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JESTER94
6
Aug 10, 2018
▶ 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.
ToeBreaker
10
Aug 15, 2018
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.
JESTER94
6
Nov 1, 2018
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.
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