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if i may, i would like to suggest the use of a gps tracker to be hidden in the pack. It can make a lot of difference. It has a proximity alert so if they move the pack beyond a certain perimeter it will ring your phone and start mapping its location.....
A bit off the track but i use one of those fishing vests made of perforated mesh and therefore cool enough. it has something like 27 pockets, most are hidden on the inside....just a thought.
Hi there,
I have some seriously sensitive guts as well :-) due to past issues with oysters in Brazil back in 2003. Problems lasted years.
Ok, here's what i found. Any other element outside of water in a bladder is crusing for a bruising, especially sugar based compounds as they tend to form...
Agree. That is the reason why i finally ended up with an exos. My assault pack has though a rigid frame between the hydration compartment and the main storage compartment. It's unseen and is removable. It does get sweaty, and a lot, i'll give that to you. What i do however is train with the...
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Nice and elaborate reply. I do thank you for that.
I have found an acceptable trade off in the Osprey Exos 38. As i write i have still in front of me both packs, the exos and the atmos 50 ag. I do understand what you are saying about the importance of the HIPS embracing, yet IMHO the...
A note on the bladders, they are not heavy at all!! the blue one is the civilian one and is 3 lt, the other is the mil-spec and is 2 lt and is the one i will use on the camino. There's no difference in the materials except for the fact that the blue mouth piece is easier and more convenient to...
Hi cher, you have to read well, the question is clear. i would have gladly switched to the camelbak pursuit 21lt, a more conventional pack and was asking if the pack would allow enough capacity to transer my load into it while removing some stuff. But it is not the case, so as pong says, i'll...
Hey Pong, thanks for taking the time.... ;). Negative, on the waistbelt, you saw the newer model which has been lightened quite a bit, mostly in the area you mentioned. Mine has a padded waistbelt. I finally found the time to upload some pics, this should help. remember the pack is 2.2 kg empty...
This was my original idea. please help me sort it out. Look at the video, the pack is only 21 lt so truly inadequate at least for me, but looking at it...it seems way bigger and more capable than what stated. Just look at how many things he got inside it. Please le me know your thoughts.
I hear you Pong, today was just a try, tomorrow i'll push harder. My water bladder is 100oz or 3 lt, but i fill up to 1,5lt. I can shave off a few grams but not much, as such is the nature of tactical packs. The whole point of this, is that the bag itself weighs 2,2kg empty!! and that's the...
Ok. Less is more. True. However, after a close analysis of at least the majority of variables, a 35-38 lt pack is the most versatile choice under any perspective. This for me obviously. My camino will be early sept. to early oct.
The Kestrel 48 is just an overkill as the Atmos 50, there's just...
I appreciate your insight sir. I don't think i want to do without a sleeping bag, liner or a fleece, but to each his own. BTW your pack might be cheap but it's a tactical one, notice the molle webbing. Also your shoes are quiet appropriate for the walk :-)
Your comment is right on. The weight is exactly 8,5 kg, without water. The camelbak motherlode has molle webbing which allows for a modularity unheard in conventional packs. At 37lt with my load i have just a bit od free space available. However its conception is not aimed at something like the...
frankly...i was going to do it with a camelbak motherlode, tactical assault pack, 37lt, great pack for organization, resistance (cordura 500D) but heavy at 2,2 kg and not conceived for prolonged extended range hikes as in the camino. I like camelbak though, they used to make the vantage ft at 35...
Hi everybody,
i have this idea as a thorn in my side. I own an osprey atmos 50 AG, great pack, but there's just something...something unconvincing in the way it embraces my hips in such a fashion that i feel constricted, awkward..
Also 50 lt is definitely an overkill, at least for me. My...
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