[pct-l] Backpack items

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

In my opinion, REI is good for clothing, hats, shoes, socks. But for  
gear, I go with ULA, Gossamer Gear, Tarptent, 6 Moons designs,  
Western Mountaineering, Go-lite etc. But that's just me.

The Osprey packs are very nice, though. I'd try get one on the small  
side rather than the big side. Something below 4lbs if at all  
possible. The Osprey pack you list below weighs over 6lbs! The tent  
is over 3lbs! The bag almost 3lbs. That's more than 13 lbs before you  
put in anything else! Yikes! All my gear weighed less than that.

Diane

On Oct 14, 2011, at 5:37 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Although I wasn't ready to buy anything yet, REI is having a 20%  
> sale until
> Sunday for new members.  I was curious what the list had to say  
> about any of
> the items below (pros/cons).
>
> Tent: NEMO Obi 2P (I'm 6'3" and weigh in at 260)
> Backpack: Osprey Argon 85 or Gregory Palisade 80
> Bag: North Face, Cat's Meow
>
> Any advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> Joel Hawk