[philmont] Backpacks

I had to laugh when reading Dr. Bob's comment about the Aether 85 being
too small. When I arrived at Philmont last summer, my son, who was a
Philmont ranger, gave me hard time about bringing my giant, heavy
Aether 90 pack to Philmont.

Dan Preston
On Apr 14, 2007, at 9:15 PM, Dr. Bob Klein wrote:

> At the extreme risk of annoying the I-F crowd, in my opinion these
> packs are too small. These c.i. values would be about right for
> external frame packs. You need to add at least 1,000 c.i. for
> internal frame, and 1,500 - 2000 c.i. would be better.
>
> Because neither the Aether or the Coyote have expansion options, if
> you can't decrease the bulk any further, or delete any other items, it
> would be my suggestion that you purchase, rent, or borrow larger
> packs. Do so for your shakedowns, and see if you're happier.
>
> I am *quite* sure you will hear other comments. Remember that actual
> experimentation is a lot more useful than listening to us running our
> theories at each other. Good luck.

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Received on Mon Apr 16 09:14:01 2007