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Hello folks - when I walked last year I used a 48l kestrel from Osprey http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/v...trel-series/kestrel-48?color=120#.VN54sy6Bkg4
I was reasonably happy with it... plenty of space and it was comfortable and no rubbing anywhere or uncomfortable straps.
I did find getting my water out of the pocket tricky and often I had to stop and remove the pack... so this wasn't ideal. Also, there are two small zip pockets on the waist that were useful but quite small... bigger pockets would have been useful... not a big deal though.
My husband is looking to buy a new pack for his camino and I am wondering if we should try something else? Even though he'll be using the pack for his week... I could end up using it... so it's a chance to think about different options.
Any recommendations? Or would you say if my pack was comfortable I should stick with it?
Many thanks in advance
suggest you take a looks at zpacks.com....very lightweight equipment...they have some pockets that you can attach to your present pack straps to solve the water bottle problem....good stuff!Hello folks - when I walked last year I used a 48l kestrel from Osprey http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/v...trel-series/kestrel-48?color=120#.VN54sy6Bkg4
I was reasonably happy with it... plenty of space and it was comfortable and no rubbing anywhere or uncomfortable straps.
I did find getting my water out of the pocket tricky and often I had to stop and remove the pack... so this wasn't ideal. Also, there are two small zip pockets on the waist that were useful but quite small... bigger pockets would have been useful... not a big deal though.
My husband is looking to buy a new pack for his camino and I am wondering if we should try something else? Even though he'll be using the pack for his week... I could end up using it... so it's a chance to think about different options.
Any recommendations? Or would you say if my pack was comfortable I should stick with it?
Many thanks in advance
My wife carried a Osprey 46L (model unk) from Geneva to Santiago and loved it. If she had to decide between her pack and me, she would have picked her pack. Sadly, her pack was stolen, and Osprey no longer made that model. She now has an Osprey Sirrius 36L. It opens both top and front and could take a bladder, although we always hike together, so I do have some value in handing her a water bottle.Hello folks - when I walked last year I used a 48l kestrel from Osprey http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/v...trel-series/kestrel-48?color=120#.VN54sy6Bkg4
I was reasonably happy with it... plenty of space and it was comfortable and no rubbing anywhere or uncomfortable straps.
I did find getting my water out of the pocket tricky and often I had to stop and remove the pack... so this wasn't ideal. Also, there are two small zip pockets on the waist that were useful but quite small... bigger pockets would have been useful... not a big deal though.
My husband is looking to buy a new pack for his camino and I am wondering if we should try something else? Even though he'll be using the pack for his week... I could end up using it... so it's a chance to think about different options.
Any recommendations? Or would you say if my pack was comfortable I should stick with it?
Many thanks in advance
Unfortunately, Go-lite is now out of business....My lightest rucksack, a golite ion weighs 220 grams, 9oz in old money...
Unfortunately, Go-lite is now out of business.
Hello Les,Hello folks - when I walked last year I used a 48l kestrel from Osprey http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/v...trel-series/kestrel-48?color=120#.VN54sy6Bkg4
I was reasonably happy with it... plenty of space and it was comfortable and no rubbing anywhere or uncomfortable straps.
I did find getting my water out of the pocket tricky and often I had to stop and remove the pack... so this wasn't ideal. Also, there are two small zip pockets on the waist that were useful but quite small... bigger pockets would have been useful... not a big deal though.
My husband is looking to buy a new pack for his camino and I am wondering if we should try something else? Even though he'll be using the pack for his week... I could end up using it... so it's a chance to think about different options.
Any recommendations? Or would you say if my pack was comfortable I should stick with it?
Many thanks in advance
Hi Mark,I used an REI Crestrail 48L pack last summer when I walked the Camino. Great pack. Lightweight, etc, but was really too big for a summertime CF. If I were to do it again I think I would downsize and purchase a pack of around 32-34 liters. I've looked at the Osprey Stratos 34 and that looks perfect to me.
Another advantage of the smaller volume packs is that they can be stowed on the flights to and from Spain as carry-on's (as long as you don't put knives, liquids, etc in them). I carried-on my 48L pack on the flights, but it was pushing the limits size-wise.
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