[at-l] GG pad... it's huge...

[Marsha]

Outside. 
 
Marsha

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raphael Bustin" <rafeb at speakeasy.net>
To: <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: [at-l] GG pad... it's huge...


> 
> OK, the pad I ordered just arrived.  It's the size and
> shape I expected -- but the foam is a good deal
> more dense than I'd imagined.
> 
> Consequently, since it's not going to compress much,
> the "packed" volume is going to be huge -- basically,
> a cylinder 8" in diameter and 20 inches long.
> 
> So how do folks carry these things?  Inside the
> pack, or rolled up outside?
> 
> If my calcs are right, the pad has a volume of 500
> cubic inches, and the pack itself is rated at 3600
> (of which probably 2/3 or 3/4 is internal - the rest
> in exterior pockets.)
> 
> 
> 
> rafe b
> aka terrapin
> 
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