A Digital Pack Fitting Tool

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gerardcarey

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #1

This will be fun for us gear fanatics to fiddle around with.
It's an app....from Osprey.

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/outdoors-news/the-worlds-first-digital-pack-fitting-tool/12598.html

Search “Osprey PackSizer” on the Apple app store or on Google Play.

Regds
Gerard

 

Last edited: Mar 16, 2014

t2andreo

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #2

That is a very clever app. Unfortunately, it is not yet available on the U.S. iTunes app store site. My Apple ID will not work on the UK site, or any European site for that matter.

So, I must be patient... On the other hand, I already have an Osprey pack I like very much. We set off for our second Camino in five weeks.

It's all good...

 

AnnieH61

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #3

Nooooo. I've already bought my pack. Hands over ears now.
Annie

 

Diogo92

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #4

Glad that I don't have a smartphone. I would go nuts with this, trying to advice everybody about their packs

 

dougfitz

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #5

gerardcarey said:

This will be fun for us gear fanatics to fiddle around with.
It's an app....from Osprey.

Click to expand...

When is an app not an app? When its an ad!

 

t2andreo

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #6

AnnieH61 said:

Nooooo. I've already bought my pack. Hands over ears now.
Annie

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It's like the old song from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1960s vintage) "If you can't be with the one you love...love the one you're with..." Seriously, if the pack you selected fits you and is comfortable, it is the right pack.

Go with what you know and have, with no regrets. Like new cars, and bargains on the high street, there is always something shinier, flashier, and less expensive coming along. It can get boring after a while.

I know what my correct pack size is. I bought it last year. I wore it on my first Camino and will wear it again this year. Time taught me how to adjust it properly for the optimum fit.

BTW, I use the Osprey Kestrel 48 liter rucksack in the M/L size torso. But because I have longish legs and a shortish torso, the rucksack "frame" is adjusted to it's minimum length. It's all good.

There is no such thing as the best anything. There are solutions that work for you, and that is all that matters.

 

HermanTheGerman

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• Mar 17, 2014

• #7

Hmm, this app crashes on my HTC Desire S with gingerbread. Doesn't matter though, my new Osprey Kestrel 38 came from England a few weeks ago and fits well.

 

SYates

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• Mar 18, 2014

• #8

As useful as it looks it really should be only the first step in selecting a backpack. Nothing beats testing a fully loaded backpack before you buy it! SY

 

patgreen

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• Mar 18, 2014

• #9

I tried it and it worked. It recommended what looked like their entire range. There were no suggestions for how to adjust or load a pack. I would expect an honest advert to be more useful.