[pct-l] Granite Gear front load system

[Patrick]

I had a granite gear latitude vapor this year on the trail (basically  
just a vapor trail with a filet zipper), I really liked it. It help up  
pretty well over the about 1800 miles I use it for (used a gregory for  
the other miles). The front load zipper was handy -- I didn't keep my  
stuff in a trash compactor like Richard, I used a granite gear roll- 
top dry bag for my sleeping bag (1.6 ounces for the appropriate sized  
drybag, not bad for waterproofness) and granite gear of antigravity  
gear silnylon stuff sacks for everything else. My stuff stayed dry and  
was easily accessible.

Although I mostly just used the filet zipper for lunch breaks (foodbag  
access without unpacking) and such. It was always easier to load in  
the morning, although When you only have five discrete items to put  
into the backpack, I guess loading is easy with any bag. Anyway, I  
would recommend it.


On Nov 15, 2008, at 12:23 PM, RICHARD OSTHEIMER wrote:

> Well, Jason, it was there but I only used it to access very  
> infrequently used items from the very bottom of my GG Nimbus  
> Meridian.  Above that I had a trash compactor bag inside which I  
> packed my down sleeping bag and clothes stuff sack as insurance that  
> they'd stay dry.  I never had any problems with the zipper if that's  
> a concern you have.  Hope this helps.  Rick "Handelbar" Ostheimer
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