[pct-l] Granite Gear Vapor Trail

[hayden wilson]

I have carried a Vapor Trail on the PCT in 04, the AT SOBO in 06 and on about two thirds of the CDT that I have section hiked.  The pack shows wear but has no rips or pulled seams.  In my opinion,it is durable, comfortable, and spacious enough to handle PCT water needs and my BearVault 500.  To their credit, Granite Gear has had a service team at Trail Days in Damascus every year that I have been there, repairing anyone's gear, regardless of brand.  The only complaint that I know of is having the shoulder straps and lifters slip, requiring adjustments all day long.  Cliff at Stehekin told me to roughen the straps where they go thru the buckles by sewing there with cotton thread.  I did this when I got home; helped some, but finally just held the straps in place with diaper pins.  I usually keep everything in the same place anyway.  I don't know if this is a problem with other packs or is just a function of the webbing used on GG.  The newer
 packs now have wider straps than my earlier model. My pack weighs in at 2 lbs 5 or 6 oz, not the 2 lbs that was the listed weight in the past.
Hayden Wilson
Birdnut
--- On Tue, 12/16/08, jason moores <jmmoores at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: jason moores <jmmoores at hotmail.com>
Subject: [pct-l] (no subject)
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 6:16 PM

Hello,

First, thank you Halfmile and Patti, your info was helpful.

Next, Melissa and I purchased Granite Gear Vapor Trail (and Ki) from Cliff
Courtney at the Stehekin Ranch this summer. In '06 I saw many of these packs
on the trail, and Cliff praised them highly. After several hundred miles with
the packs we have zero complaints. They seem a great trade from our Osprey packs
sinse dropping our base weights from 20 & 22# to 12 & 14#.  

By the end of the thru-hiker season I had noticed that very few hikers were
still carrying GG packs. Are there design issues that have caused this shift, or
is it simply a matter of shifting taste? We would love to here back any
practical experience that yall may have had with GG packs.

Thank you all,
chef

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