[Philmont] Internal frame packs

My son got back this past Saturday evening from doing trek 8. He has
an *Osprey
Aether 70* internal frame pack
http://www.ospreypacks.com/Packs/AetherSeriesMens/Aether70/ and here is what
he did:

Coleman Exponent 32 degree mummy bag, Thermarest, Crocs, and a few other
small items got stuffed into the lower compartment. He packed very light as
far as clothes go to save room for food and crew gear. His tent (Sierra
Designs Electron) got strapped on the outside bottom of his pack minus the
footprint, stakes, and poles which his tentmate carried. And finally, he
bought a Crazy Creek chair at TOT which got strapped on the back of his
pack.

Hope this helps!

YiS
Bill

On 8/16/07, Mark Liechty <mlaccs@mlaccs.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I am sure I can google some kind of answer but am looking for real
> scout experiences.
>
> I have an External frame pack. I have had it for a long time and it is
> great. I can put my stuff inside and tie on my tent, tarp, thermarest,
> sleeping bag, blankie, Coleman stove and the spare tire for the truck with
> lots of room to spare. Since the pack weighs about 6 pounds when empty I am
> a long way from being ultralight but at $540 for Jim's tent that ain't gonna
> happen soon anyway.
>
> so on to the question.
>
> I bought my son a new fancy internal frame pack. He has far more room in
> the pack than I do but once he packs food\water and maybe his sleeping bag
> there is really no room for the tent or Thermarest or other stuff (he tends
> not to need the Coleman stove or spare tire)
>
> How do you guys deal with this? The pack simply does not lend itself well
> to having things hang off it and I have not seen many photos showing this
> done so i am wondering if the problem is with my general mindset on how to
> treat these things.
>
> Others in the troop seem to have similar challenges where things are tied
> on in ways that look awkward compared to my trusty old setup.
>
>
> --
> Mark Liechty
> Eagle Class of 82
> Brotherhood Member OAmark@mlaccs.com
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Received on Thu Aug 16 11:48:21 2007