[pct-l] Internal frame pack with bear canister

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, LoneRiver,

You say your last year’s pack weighed 45 lbs.  Was that all gear, or does
that number include consumables – food, water, and fuel?

I agree with Brandon’s comment about pack size:  As an adaptation of
Parkinson’s Law, the amount of junk you carry expands to fill whatever space
is available in the pack.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Rob Solorio <robsolorio at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> I have been using an REI Wonderland Trekker (external frame) for the last
> 10+
> years and am looking for a new pack this season.  The bulk of my trips are
> weekenders but once a year I do a weeklong PCT section hike (Yosemite to
> Shasta
> is our 10-year cumulative goal).  My full pack weight last year was about
> 45 lb
> but hope to start down the light-load path.  I carry a BV500 bear canister
> which
> hung nicely to the bottom of my external so I want to find a comfortable,
> lightweight, can-handle-40-lb and a bear canister internal frame pack.
>
> Backpacker has heaped praise on the REI Flash 65 as the greatest all-around
> pack
> but the guy at my local REI said that he much prefers the Osprey Aether
> 70.  It
> weighs almost 2 lb more but he said the comfort of it would more than
> compensate.
>
> So, REI Flash 65 or Osprey 70 for my non-ultralight but hoping to get
> lighter
> needs?  Can either or both handle the BV500?  Or another recommendation?
> Thanks.
>
> -LoneRiver
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