<div>Well, I guess I'll be looking more into getting something like a ULA circuit or conduit for this trek.</div>
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<div>Has anyone done the Sierra's with something as small as an atmos 35? I don't have a store around with one, so I cannot play with it myself to see how it is, but is there a strap on top to lash a bear can to? I think I might be able to fit the rest of my stuff in the pack, don't know how much I could get in there in the way of food though.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 30, 2008 9:43 AM, Home <<a href="mailto:jeffreyn@sonic.net">jeffreyn@sonic.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">We do it with smoke (very lightweight smoke, albeit) and mirrors (what you<br>see is not what you get).<br>
<br>Gossamer Gear's (formerly GVP's) G4 is basically a ruck with a waistbelt.<br>The belt helps, but the key is using the sleeping pad as some structure in<br>the bag. You start off with a lightweight setup, then transmit at least<br>
some of the weight to the hips using the pad and the belt, and what's left<br>is very light on the shoulders. Even my full suspension, exterior frame,<br>JanSport (whatever happened to Jan, anyway?) puts some weight on my<br>
shoulders.<br><br>Or maybe I just have big shoulders.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br><br>On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:28:36 -0800, G. Lowe aka Wheeew<br><<a href="mailto:gailpl2003@yahoo.com">gailpl2003@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> I so completely agree with using a pack with some suspension. I can't<br>
> imagine carrying a pack that rests on the shoulders instead of the<br>> hips. I would be fatigued in no time. I don't know how other hikers do<br>> it, even to save a lb or two off the pack weight. Nicht!!!!<br>
<br><br><br></div><font color="#888888">--<br>Jeffrey "57" Zimmerman<br>Sonoma County<br>The Left Coast<br></font>
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