[Philmont] Internal Frame Packs

Well, my clothes in their plastic vacuum bag get pretty squashed, but
I'm not too worried about that. The food sit at the top of the pack so
there's minimal damage there, although boxes of crackers, which are not
what I consider backpacking food, so get a bit mashed on occasion. But I
would pack them in the cooking pot to reduce damage.
 
As for tying stuff to the outside... I don't. My pack has two
compartments on the face and two side pockets. Each side also has mesh
water bottle pouches at the bottom and straps on each side that I use
for lashing my trekking poles during transport. Oh, my pack cover has a
carrying case that I do attach to the outside. My rain gear and a few
other items go in the hood that doubles as a fanny pack.
 
I found that I really don't need a lot of pockets and lashings. I put
smellables in one one waterproof ditty bag as it's easiest to pull that
out quickly for the bear bag. Likewise, other small stuff go into one or
two ditty bags that are easy to get to. This approach tends to force me
to take less stuff, although I still tend to over pack.
 
I think one of the more important lessons to learn on shakedowns is what
gear you really need (or don't need) and how to live in your pack. I
try to have the crew live the Philmont way even if it's not as
convenient as normal backpacking techniques.
 
Willie Vannerson

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David Wheeler
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:12 PM
To: Philmont List Member
Subject: [Philmont] Internal Frame Packs

John wrote:

How do you deal with the problems of getting stuff squashed inside and
stuff tied on the outside of an internal frame pack.

You don't!

First and forevermore, internal frame packs suck!

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