[pct-l] Cheryl Strayed's Pack in Wild

[Mary Kwart]

I wish I would have kept mine-- I often feel sad about giving my old
Kelty Tioga to Goodwill in the late 80's. It was a tough pack and I
could carry almost anything. 
--Fireweed 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Tibbits" 
To:"Mary Kwart" , , 
Cc:
Sent:Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:35:54 -0700
Subject:Re: [pct-l] Cheryl Strayed's Pack in Wild

 I have been using my Kelty Super Tioga every summer and winter since
I 
 bought it back in 1982. It is very comfortable, allows lots of air
between 
 my back and the pack bag, transfers almost all weight onto my hips,
is well 
 balanced and predictable, and carries the weight of a group trip
nicely. 
 Still going strong on every Mountain Education trip 32 years later...

 Ned Tibbits, Director
 Mountain Education, Inc.
 www.mountaineducation.org
 ned at mountaineducation.org

 Mission:
 "To minimize wilderness accidents, injury, and illness in order to
maximize 
 wilderness enjoyment, safety, and personal growth, all through
experiential 
 education and risk awareness training."
 -----Original Message----- 
 From: Mary Kwart
 Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:45 AM
 To: sean.nordeen at gmail.com ; pct-l at backcountry.net
 Subject: [pct-l] Cheryl Strayed's Pack in Wild

 The pack in the movie was made to look like the pack Cheryl Strayed
 carried in the 90's. It is supposed to be a period piece about
 backpacking--something like shooting a movie taking place in the
 1950's--you wouldn't have people driving modern cars. Although this
 fine point will probably be lost on the general non-hiking public.

 I don't know why the people at REI put Cheryl Strayed into an
external
 frame pack when she got outfitted before her hike in the 90's. I
 switched to an internal frame pack from an external frame Kelty Tioga
 in the mid 80's when Gregory came out with an internal frame pack.

 I have a pic of myself on the John Muir Trail in 1980--my external
 frame pack had my home made frostline kit two person tent strapped on
 top, with a day pack around it. The pack weighed 65 pounds. You could
 carry more weight on top, which looks ridiculous now, because of the
 stiffness of the frame. There are advantages to carrying an external
 framepack--it carries loads better with less fussing about how you
 pack than an internal frame pack. In 2011 I met a guy from Scotland
on
 the Colorado trail who was using a home made external frame pack that
 he marketed over there--it was very lightweight. I am surprised
 someone hasn't resurrected the idea of carrying a high tech external
 frame pack on groomed trails like the PCT.

 --Fireweed

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