Too late in the season to get a pack?

Heyo! I’m considering asking for a backpacking pack for my birthday coming up. I’ve always wanted one but never explicitly had the need because I do a lot of car camping and day hiking.

Do y’all think it’s kind of late in the season that it’ll get too cold for camping soon? I’ll be spending the rest of the year in the Pacific Northwest before the holidays and then back to upstate NY. By then, it’ll basically be ski season.

Maybe I ask for $$$ for skis….