[pct-l] Internal frame pack with bear canister

[Jeffrey Olson]

This is a good strategy.  Another is to get ahold of a Golite Gust type 
pack at 19 oz (too heavy for many I know).  It is a big sack with 
lightly insulated shoulder straps and a web waist belt.  I've carried a 
bear canister in it.

I like the "sack" approach to carrying gear because I bought a very 
expensive down quilt and hate the thought of stuffing it.  So, I never 
have.  The pack always looks filled because the sleeping quilt takes up 
over half the volume.

The closest it's come to being stuffed is when I carried the bear 
canister.  Still, there is plenty of room for 12 lb range of gear...

Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD
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> From: Diane Soini
>
> The pack should be the last thing you buy. After you lighten up your
> load, then buy the pack. It makes no sense to lighten your load with
> a lighter pack without having lighter contents. Starting with
> lightening the pack first will only hurt and make it harder. Lighten
> the other things first and then you will know what pack you need to
> carry it.