[philmont] Backpacks

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Daniel Preston wrote:
> 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 14:43:25 2007