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Named for the Lutsen Mountains in Granite Gear’s native Minnesota, this backpack is fully adjustable for a comfortable, customized fit, wherever adventure takes you. You can adjust the hip belt (from 28 to 40 inches) and the torso length, which varies based on the size you choose Read More
Considering this pack. Anyone try the 35l while biking/bike packing? I'm using the kelty riot 22, and its great but want something with a little more room. Worried this might be overkill.
Why is the Shipping and Handling twice the cost of Shipping on the Crown? It's only 8 oz heavier. The math doesn't make sense. The base price is excellent but the shine comes of when you see shipping costs. ???????
Tctower12Often with shipping, a slightly larger size of the item forces the company to go to the next size or level of shipping, paying a lot more. This is especially true since backpacks aren't a normal, regular shape
joshchThanks. It still leaves me modestly skeptical considering the pack I want is a 45L versus the Crown at 60L , making the Crown intuitively bigger. When my Crown showed up from the last drop it was bent slightly to fit in the shipping box, putting a warp in the back sheet that will come out over time but still probably not the best way to pack it.
Johndoe2150Absolutely not. I am a 17 inch torso and when I tried on a regular fit granite gear it was very uncomfortable. A regular for is for 18-21 inches. Do not size up. In the lutsen get a s/m.
I have purchased 4 of these packs on clearance from REI. While I don't personally use them, I keep them for my sons and their Scout friends to use. I have been impressed with how well they are built as well as with how adjustable they are. The Scouts seem to love them and I've actually had a few parents buy them from me after the boys decide they like them. $99 is a great price.
I bought the 45 on the last drop. I took it on a 3 night trip to the Lost Coast this spring. It carried a non-ultralight load (regular 2 person tent, MSR stove, etc.) pretty easily. My only complaints: the back ventilation was only so-so, the slot for hydration bladder is a little tight, and the hipbelt pockets are really close to useless (you could fit a bar in one and squeeze a smartphone in the other, but it's a tight fit). The hip and shoulder adjustment systems are excellent (I have a freakishly long torso). It's a really solid pack: I was a little worried about going for the 45, but it was perfect (I have an old Dana Design Terraplane that still carries huge loads like they're nothing for anything bigger).
It looks like it's about 25" high, a couple of inches taller than my black diamond daypack that I have repeatedly taken on planes as a carry-on. My guess is that you could sneak it on if it weren't super loaded up.
I think I'm going to go with a Deuter 35+ or Deuter 45+ instead of this - it's the same price essentially if you look around, can carry 5 lbs more stuff, I don't need UL truly but the 45+ is not even a lb more than this at 3lbs 15 oz and the Deuter has more straps and is made of tougher material.
MunkyadrianPacks aren't measured by chest size. You need to know your torso length. With a soft sewing tape measure and help from a friend, measure from iliac crest to 7th vertebra. That is your torso length.
Seeing this in the Ultralight group sort of makes me question what Massdrop's definition of "Ultralight" is. This looks like a decent lightweight pack for a good price, but a 3lb pack designed to carry up to 40lbs doesn't fit within my understanding of ultralight, which is pretty much established to be base weights in the sub-10lb range, and most people packing that light aren't going to want a 3lb pack with 20 lbs of extra weight capacity
Anyway, not a big deal, I just think this is a better fit for the Outdoor category.