Gregory Optic & Octal Backpacks Discussions | Drop

Jun 22, 2018

Can anyone who has this comment on the hip belt length? What size waist would this accommodate?

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

gmorphisInstead of being lazy and posting a question here, why don't try and help yourself by first searching the internet for your answer.
I found it in less than 3 minutes and I suspect that you can too.
google.com is a great place to begin.
Good luck and best wishes.

Jun 22, 2018

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Jun 22, 2018

Fred45Instead of being a rude asshole how about you share the answer? People suck. If you have the answer provide it instead of insulting me. Just an idea.

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

gmorphisActually, I was being polite. And helpful; I gave you a starting point and wished you luck.
Don't get all pissed off at me, try calling me out because you are lazy.
Again, you are lazy and if you didn't know it, well, now you do.

Jun 22, 2018

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Jun 22, 2018

Fred45Yeah sure I'm lazy, because I went to Gregory's website and sectionhiker to read reviews. Just because the hipbelt says it's 48" doesn't necessarily mean it'll accommodate a 48" waist for example. Maybe the hip belt is measured excluding the back of the backpack. So yeah, if me searching and then asking for opinions of people who actually own one make me lazy, then I'm lazy. But you're a sad and pathetic piece of garbage.. and I'd rather be lazy than a hateful and rude lowlife who has nothing better to do than insult someone online lol.

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

Fred45Maybe he wants a first hand account from someone in this community who owns the pack. These are new packs so there are very few reviews and finding one that answers this specific question would be pretty difficult. It's a major purchase for some people so it makes sense that buyers would want to know as much as possible. I'm sorry if you couldn't sleep last night or whatever.

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

WonkwonkMaybe he should call the company.

Jun 22, 2018

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Jun 22, 2018

Fred45Oh and I emailed them as well and while waiting on their reply I thought I'd ask the community. So chalk that up to me being lazy too, :)

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

Fred45Or consult the thirty or so people who just received this from the last drop.

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

WonkwonkI'm too lazy to look up some numbers for good therapists.
Might you do that for me?

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

gmorphisFrom the rei website:
S: 27-46 inches M: 28-48 inches L: 30-53 inches
I'm still a bit nervous about this because having a larger waist and medium torso its hard to say if this will be comfortable For me. uts unfortunate that rei doesn't stock this in store.

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

WonkwonkSame thing I found Wonkwonk on https://mountainsforeverybody.com/gregory-optic-58-pack-review I wish you could get the medium torso and large hipbelt. I'm mainly concerned about winter when you need to layer some clothes and that adds even more width. So that's why I was asking people here. Not because I'm lazy :)

Jun 22, 2018

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BertnChatt

Jun 22, 2018

WonkwonkI own a baltoro and am an “in between” size. As a result I ended up keeping the pack for my torso size (small) but contacted Gregory to swap the straps and hip belt for medium to get a perfect fit. Don’t know if you can do the same for the optic but you could call in advance to find out. SUPER friendly and helpful customer service folks at Gregory!! Even a hotline just for thru hikers.

Jun 22, 2018