[pct-l] Re: Old Packs

[foshione@dteenergy.com (Elizabeth A. Foshion)]

I've also got a 70's Kelty which I still use anytime I want to carry a plush base camp set up a few miles into the backcountry. It's a lot  lighter than my husband's 90's Kelty Tioga. A real workhorse. I like the oxidated muted finish (and the very dull pack
colors) - Shiny and bright colors are great on snow & ice, but in the woods I like to blend.

Katt

Montedodge@aol.com wrote:

>  A pre-80's Kelty is indeed becoming rare. I would hang on to that pack
> Jerry!! They are a piece of backpacking history as old as the PCT in some
> cases. No made in Korea, but asembled in Pakistan labels on those old packs.
> Go to a motorcycle shop and ask for a good aluminuim cleaner polish to take
> care of oxidation. Dick Kelty is a legend as so are his old packs. (  old US
> made ones of course!) Craftmenship is fast becoming  an obsolete word as is "
> Made in USA "