[pct-l] Pack Recommendations

[Marcia Powers <gottawalk@xxxxxxxxxxx> (Marcia Powers)]

Ok, I can't resist either. My PCT2000 pack was an REI Half Dome day pack for
$39. I carried food for both of us stuffed in the B.C. (I don't want to
start anything) that I could slide into the bottom of the pack and
considered that the "frame" and support. I just looked at REI online and
they still sell the Half Dome but it is beefier in both weight and cost. On
the CDT2002 three couples all carried G4's and also wore Tilley hats.
Locals, going by superficial appearance, would say: I saw you yesterday
at...and we hadn't been there but then we would guess who was where!

We saw Troubadour at Macks Inn and really liked his GoLite but can't tell
from our picture whether it was a Breeze or Gust. It seemed to us that the
fabric and shoulder straps were made of slightly heavier material than our
G4's.

Our G4's are still good enough to carry on the AT.

Marcia
GottaWalk
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From: "Heidi Clark" <clarkh@ohsu.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:40 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Pack Recommendations


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I'm looking for a good lightweight pack to carry.  Any recommendations?

I have a pack that's too small- a Kelty Redwing.

And a pack that's too big- a Lowe Alpine Scirocco (5000+ cu in. & weighs
about ten pounds by itself!)

I'm not an ultralighter (yet), but trying hard to be a lightweighter.  I
found that, even after cutting a lot of gear weight, my pack is still
heavier than I want it, because of... my pack.  The problem is, I'm having a
hard time justifying the extra money spent on a pack when I already have
one, so I'm looking for a bargain.

I'm thinking about 4000 cu in is a good size, to leave some room for Sierra
extras.

Also, I don't think I could use a G4 because I tend to throw my pack around
a lot and beat it up in general.

Any recommendations on size, brands, prices, structure, etc very
appreciated.

Heidi
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