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JESTER94
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Aug 10, 2018
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▶ What type of qualities do you look for in a backpack? durability, simplicity of design, quality, affordability.
▶ Are there certain features that make most sense for you? I'm very fond of panel loaders. I wish someone made an affordable lightweight external frame panel loader- on some trips I take my old external frame Kelty (over 40 years old) and it's comfortable and performs well- particularly when the temp is high I appreciate the ventilation and the way it carries. Super-ultra-lightweight isn't as important as function to me- I don't want to haul around 7 pounds of pack, but since I'm not skinny a pound on the back doesn't make or break things. ▶ What companies/brands do you think make the best products? To my knowledge, most packs are now made in Asia by factories contracted by brands- few of the brands we're all familiar with actually manufacture anything themselves. The domestic, high quality manufacturers are pretty small scale and cater to higher end buyers. For this reason, I don't associate many large brands with particularly high quality anymore.
Aug 10, 2018
ToeBreaker
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Aug 15, 2018
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JESTER94I love the Z-Packs, but they miss your mark on a couple items. They are not cheap, rather pretty spendy They are US made If you are "Thick" like me (6' 230pounds) the shoulder straps are going to be short.
Aug 15, 2018
JESTER94
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Nov 1, 2018
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ToeBreakerI'm working on getting down to 230! 6'1, and still 30 lbs North of you. Last multi day I used a Granite Gear Aji 50 I got a couple of years ago and it worked well, though tracking down an XL hip belt for it took some doing.
Nov 1, 2018
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