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Post by albaugh1976 on Feb 3, 2005 9:48:44 GMT -5
Has anyone removed the waist belt from their pack and gone without? If so, how'd it work out for you?
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Post by refrigerator on Feb 11, 2005 17:55:31 GMT -5
8-)Tried that. Didn't like it. When I hike , I switch my pack weight by using the belt to transfer weight from my shoulders, and vice versa.
I have been Trekking for several hours and release my Belt to give a different feel for the pack, but I always go back to the Belt to stabilize my load.
I use a big pack in the winter. A 7000 cubic inch pack and I do carry a load hence I am called the refrigerator, so I need my belt.
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Post by Hikerhead on Feb 15, 2005 19:40:05 GMT -5
I'm glad someone else has a huge pack. The first pack that I bought was an Osprey Mother Load. It's 7000 cu in, maybe even more. Being a beginner, most of my gear came from Walmart so I needed a monster to carry it all. I even bought extra side pockets for the beast. It would weigh 55 lbs loaded back then. But, it's still the best fitting pack that I have and I still use it sometimes. 35 to 40 lbs in it feels like nothing.
Back on the subject. I don't think you would want to do without the waist belt. The weight of your pack should ride on your hips.
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Post by albaugh1976 on Feb 15, 2005 20:02:23 GMT -5
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Post by Hikerhead on Feb 15, 2005 20:12:45 GMT -5
Looks like a nice pack. I don't see a weight for it. How much?
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Post by albaugh1976 on Feb 15, 2005 20:23:20 GMT -5
It's listed at 4 pounds. However, once you take off the waist pack that covers the top and the built in daypack on the back, the weight starts to drop. Dropped even further when I took off the waist belt. It was just too much padding pushing into my lower back for my liking.
With everything in there plus a lot of crap I don't need, my pack weight is around 30-33 pounds all together. The Greenbrier Trail in March will be the first "real" test. If it feels good for those few days, I'll use it on the AT in April.
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Post by Hikerhead on Feb 15, 2005 21:18:31 GMT -5
That sounds like a great pack. I would have thought that it would have weighed more than that. Good job.
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Post by refrigerator on Feb 24, 2005 18:16:24 GMT -5
Nice Pack, I went to the web site and this pack is well made with excellent material, Plenty of lashing points too.
Good choice!
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