[pct-l] Pack weight

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, all,



I use the Golite Breeze.  I have 4 or 5 of them in various stages of wear.  The
first I bought new from Golite when they were still being made, and liking
it I bought the others at eBay.  I’ve heard the whole long, sad story from
Coup, but suffice it to say that when the licensing agreement with Jardine
expired – and they subsequently couldn’t arrive at another agreement –
Golite could no longer make that exact pack design.   Mine weigh 13 oz.



I also have a little Zpack   http://www.zpacks.com/backpacks/z1.shtml  that
weighs 3.4 oz.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Austin Williams <
austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for asking.  It was a Ray-Way pack (you buy the kit and sew it
> yourself).  First thing I ever sewed.  It actually held up (and I still use
> it now, 2 years later).  Cost around $60.
>
> Mine weighs 9-10oz.
>
> This might sound over exaggerated, but I actually can list any down sides.
> It was WAY more durable than I ever would have thought (it held up for over
> 30 miles of bushwhacking in Glacier NP.... only got one little hole in it
> (when I walked into a super-sharp branch), but that was easily patched on
> the trail.  You do have to learn to pack the bag so it's comfortable, but
> that I mastered in less than an hour during my training hikes.
>
> I use a closed cell foam pad (3/4 length) when I sleep.  When I pack my bag
> I just roll that pad up, stick it in the backpack, and let unroll itself a
> bit.  It fits like a fat cylinder inside your bag.  That becomes the
> "frame"
> and you pack all you're gear on the inside.
>
> I guess you could say the weight limit would be a limiting factor, but I'm
> an ultralight hiker, so I never had to deal with that.  I also carry my
> water in a bladder bag, in a hip pack.... so that cut back on the weight
> inside the pack.  When it's super full, it can be a little top heavy, but
> it's so light anyway that I never really worried about it.
>
> I do remember when I needed to do a 10-day stretch without resupply, and I
> couldn't fit all my supplies in the pack.  I used a front pack in that
> situation.
>
> Also, when the Kit instructions said to sew a single line, I would sew a
> double line.  When it said to double sew, I would triple or quadruple sew.
> I don't know if that helped, but it was my first sewing project and I
> wanted
> my pack to be sturdy.
>
> Its identical to the Golite Breeze pack (no longer available)... In fact,
> GoLite got the design for the Breeze from Jardine (there is still some
> animosity between Jardine and the founder of GoLite... drama).  I can't
> fathom why GoLite stopped making the breeze.  IMHO it was the most awesome
> all-around ultralight backpack they ever made.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Austin
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