[pct-l] Front pack/pouch

[Stephen Clark]

Also tried the "front pouch" idea this year. Mine however was larger. It
was the detachable pouch from the top of an old pack I no longer use.  Mine
was large enough for 4 days of food or a 2.5 liter bladder and a few
snacks.  Tried it both ways and, being one of those geezer hikers you've
been reading about, just taking about 5 pounds off my back made a huge
difference.
Quackers


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Ginger Hayes <ginger.hayes at gmail.com>wrote:

> I hiked this year with a Mariposa pack, and a GG front pouch, the "hipster"
> (http://gossamergear.com/packs/pack-accessories/hipster.html).  I was
> really happy with this combination.  It's not large enough for water, but I
> kept daily maps and my phone in there.  Also kept some snacks, hard candy,
> lip protection, hand sanitizer, travel size kleenex packet, and my ziploc
> wallet.  This pouch was the first thing on in the morning, and the last
> thing off at night.  I kept it on all day long.  Because it did not attach
> to my pack, it stayed on me whether or not my pack was on.  I didn't have
> to worry about losing track of these things because they were always on me
> and not in my backpack.  In addition I could access them easily while I was
> hiking without having to stop.  A couple smart design features to this
> little pouch is that the clip to fasten it is in the front (not under your
> pack), and even if you forget to zip it closed, it doesn't flop open--I
> never lost anything out of my pouch even though I forgot to zip it up all
> the time.
>
> Ginger/Soda Pop
>
> >
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> > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:35:50 +0200 (CEST)
> > From: jacques.pulce at free.fr
> > Subject: [pct-l] backpack
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> > For my thru hike in 2015 I'll have a GG Mariposa UL and maybe a waist
> > pouch or a "front" backpack. Has somebody already hiked like that (xmt
> > Edelweiss in 2010)?
> > The front pack would be used for storage of water, day snacks, camera,
> > PLB,maps and guidebook,...
> >
> > santiago
> >
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