[pct-l] Re: The Death of Heavy Metal!

["Elizabeth A. Foshion" <foshione@dteenergy.com>]

I also have a vintage Kelty pack I adore. Since my back structures are messed up
from an accident, I find the very structured external frames much more
comfortable.

katt

Carl Siechert" <csiechert@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > The day of the Kelty Tioga's and Seracs, Jansport D-3,D-5's, Alpinelight's
> > and NorthFace's " Back Magic" has gone the way of the Svea. ( And the
> > 8-track) It is strange indeed to see any of these radio receivers on the
> > trail nowdays. Maybe the farming out of cheap labor (and materials) is
> > bringing these old war horses down. New packs of these makes are but lame
> > imitations of the packs of yesteryear. Old frame packs, though heavy,
> still
>
> On a hike near Thousand Island Lake last year, we saw two different groups
> of hikers--all with vintage Kelty packs. The original Kelty packs were lean
> (<3 lbs) and comfortable--and they last forever. We, of course, were using
> the experimental flexible frame packs that Dick Kelty made for our '77
> thruhike. (A couple of years ago, Kelty Pack borrowed them and offered us
> any new pack in exchange. No thanks, we said!)
>
> Carl Siechert
> 1977 Kelty Kid

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