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I totally agree with your point about keeping the heaviest elements close to your back. My personal trainer has a fit anytime I talk about getting a pack with a trampoline back because of ergonomics.
Just because other people don't do something (i.e., carry a z-packs pack) doesn't mean it's a...
A review that I saw about them stated that if you can imagine it they can make it. Why not send them a picture/description of what you're looking for and see what they say?
For the same price range as z-packs you can go to Zimmerbuilt.com and customize the pack of your dreams. They specialize in lightweight, waterproof ones. They also have some stock items similar to the non-zip packs for less than the z-packs products.
Do any of you own the Z-Packs Arc Blast? If so, now that you've used it for awhile do you think that it's worth paying almost twice as much for it as any other backpack? I am intrigued by the lightweight aspect as well as it being waterproof. What input do you have for someone like me who is...
I found an umbrella to be of more use for shade than rain protection. The rain rarely seemed to fall straight down- usually at an angle which limited its usefulness.
Macabre might have been good old autocorrect doing it's thing. To me it does seem more appropriate. Can't fathom walking with volumnious amounts of fabric flopping around my legs. Different strokes for different folks....
Like many people on this forum, I am always looking for ways to lighten the load in my backpack. Back at the time of my first Camino I remember people suggesting that I cut the labels out of my clothes as yet another way to reduce pack weight. So, my curiosity got the better of me and I...
Personally, I would take a pair of lightweight hiking sandals instead of flip-flops. That way if your boots give you trouble you will have something else to walk in.
I bought my silk liner from Treksilk in VietNam. It cost $32'including shipping to the USA. That was in 2015 so it might cost more by now but still probably a bargain.
Aarn now sells a poncho called the Water Wizard which is designed to accommodate the footprint.
If you're not wearing the pack it reconfigures to fit a normal person.
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