[pct-l] for all you old foofs that like to reminisce

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

Hey, Carl!

I'm still using mine and quite happy with it. I use internal frames for my 
Search and Rescue work because I don't need the volume of the Kelty. 
Regarding mobility with the Kelty, I used one to ski the CDT back in 1980 
and didn't have a problem....

Ned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Siechert" <carlito at gmail.com>
To: "eckert" <jape1 at cox.net>
Cc: "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Backpacking Light" 
<BackpackingLight at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] for all you old foofs that like to reminisce


> Thanks for that link, Eckert!
>
> It's true; Kelty packs were bombproof, even the ones that weighed less 
> than
> 6 lb 10 oz. I used the pack I carried on the PCT, which weighed "only" 4 
> lbs
> 10 oz, for another 28 years of one-two week trips. In fact, aside from its
> weight, there's nothing wrong with it and I'd still be using it now if I
> hadn't shed a few pounds and switched to Six Moon Designs packs a few 
> years
> ago.
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
> 1977 PCT Kelty Kid
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:09 PM, eckert <jape1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I was looking up an author of an old field guide and ran across a pdf of
>> a 1979 Backpacker magazine.  Enjoy the ads.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yl7syko
>>
>> The link is somewhat convoluted because of my search query, and begins
>> towards the back of the magazine.  Just scroll up for a treat.  On page
>> seven (for you PCT buffs) see why the Kelty Kids held that name.
>>
>>
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