[pct-l] Ray Jardine's Quilt

[Scott Bryce]

Amanda L Silvestri wrote:
> I am also looking at ultra-light backpacks such as Rays, the GoLite
> Jam 2, Six Moons Comet, the Granite Gear Vapor Trail and others.

Add the ULA Circuit to the list, or the Catalyst, if you can't trim your
base weight.

> My problem is that once I fill a bear vault with 5 days to a weeks
> worth of food, plus a base weight of 20-25 lbs, I am up around 35-45
> lbs.  My impression is that this is a lot of weight for one of these
> packs.

It is. You really want to see if you can trim your base weight down to
15 pounds or less.

> I have also been known to "plop" down none-to-gently and fall back to
> rest with the pack still on.  I am concerned as to the "ruggedness"
> of some of these packs.  Your experiences are hereby solicited.

I hiked 150 miles with a ULA Circuit, and wore a small hole in the
bottom by plopping gently a few too many times. Most of the time I took
the pack off first, then plopped. I suspect the hole was the result of
sitting on rocks with the pack still on. Ultra light gear is not made to
take a lot of abuse.