[pct-l] cold sweaty back

[tom aterno]

Next trip, I am going to pull my old Kelty frame pack out of the attic and see how it works.  There is nothing wrong with the Mariposa Plus - in fact, it is the best pack I have used.  But I want to see now how the Kelty compares after not being used for the past 29 years.  It is only 2000 cu in, but it does have storage space above and below the pack body.  
Plus, it is fire engine red ;-)


--- On Mon, 12/28/09, ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> wrote:

From: ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty back
To: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 10:55 AM

One answer to this question is to select a pack that carries its weight on 
your pelvis rather than your back, for example the frame pack.

Another related question I have for the List is, do internal frame packs 
that constantly receive moisture from your back, ever mold??

Mtnned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 1:18 AM
Subject: [pct-l] cold sweaty back


> Ok, here's something probably familiar to all of us.  You're hiking along,
> take a short break either with your pack off or sitting down with your 
> pack
> hanging back off your back.  You get up to go and the pack reconnects with
> your back with a nice freezing cold wet smack.  Your back gets all sweaty
> while you're hiking and as soon as you take the pack off the breeze cools
> off both your wet shirt and the front of your damp pack.  I recall that
> happening with regularity and not enjoying it at all.
>
>
>
> I've hiked with a G4, a G5 and a Catalyst - same experience with all of
> them.  So, what I'm wondering is this; has anybody found a solution?  Any
> sort of clothing/pack combination that resolves or reduces this effect?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Potential178
>
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