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Re: [at-l] Introduction/Mystery Ranch Packs
I believe POG is correct on this one. If I remember right, it was designed
by the Dana formerly of Dana Designs, or something like that. It looked
like a nice idea but even heavier and more "feature laden" than my TNF
Beheamoth pack. I did not see it as a good value, or even a nifty fashion
statement.
But I am not an expert on fashion statements as many may attest.
OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA
At , KarenS62@aol.com wrote:
><<...has anyone seen or used one of the new Mystery Ranch packs? I was at
>my local outfitters the other day when I stumbled across them and took a
>look - wow. I must say I was impressed, but then I got sticker shock
>too. Tres chere. If you haven't seen 'em, the basic idea is that the
>frame is a perfect fit to your body -you buy it seperately. Then you buy
>any one of their coolio "packbags" togo on it - I think they have six
>different ones - and they all fit theframe. It's like a mix-and-match
>pack system. Seems valuable if you do different kinds of hiking but still
>want a good frame fit.>>
>
>I think I saw this a couple weeks ago at Walasi-Yi (Orange bug,is this the
>brand we saw?). If so, it did look like a neat system and well
>manufactured. Because the frame is meant to carry many different volume
>"packbags", it seemed to be a bit heavy for a light(less than 25 lb)load.
>And it was WAY out of my price range. I'll stick with cheap and light,
>thank you very much.
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