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RE: [pct-l] pack dilemna



There is nothing better than a D-5 for walking down the trail. Two solutions
that I have tried.
1-Strip the pack bag off and replace it with lighter sacks that you lash on.
This reduces the convience of the D-5 but drops the packweight to about 3
pounds
2-Spring for a Kelty Cloud. Configure with stays and hipbelt. Toss
everything else. The Kelty hipbelt is very rigid and acts more like a d-5
than anything I have tried. [My wife hates it however because it doesnt
contour to a woman's hips]. Packweight 2 pounds.

I do NOT believe a fanny pack will work because the weight rotates the
pelvis, something that the D-5 is very good at not doing. Additionally, I
find that even a 10 pound pack places more weight on my shoulders than a d-5

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Young [mailto:youngjack@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 8:49 AM