About
This takes more than a little thought.
There are so many things I could say; maybe it is sufficient at present to say that I’m a walker\backpacker of many (too many) years standing. I started the game in the early ’70’s when packs were huge - my first was a ‘Camp Trails’ external frame with an enormous dayglow orange sack whick fixed to the frame with 8 clevis pins. It did have a hip belt - and needed it - and mildly padded shoulder straps.
Now I stand on the edge of the lightweight revolution and don’t know whether to jump in or not. Until recently I used a 100 litre Berghaus Vulcan pack with both side pockets too. A really beautiful and sturdy pack which over some years has moulded itdelf to my shape and is so comfortable. Age is prevailing though and I’ve invested in a Golite Quest.
Prevailing age is just one of my reasons for buying the Quest - actually it was an impulse buy on a visit to Bob and Rose’s emporium.
My comments on it are here:
http://phreerunner.blogspot.com/2007/10/friday-26-october-2007-golite-quest.html
Once it was properly set up it was comfy, and if you use Chris Townsend’s article in May’s TGO as a packing reminder, you should be fine.
The first real test of mine will be on the TGO challenge in a couple of weeks.