RE: [at-l] Introduction/Mystery Ranch Packs

["Janel Clement" <janel@kismia.com>]

No, I don't see it as a good value either - they're way overpriced! The
weight didn't seem too bad to me though - 3 pounds, 12 ounces for the one I
saw. And they do have good construction. Can't shell out that much dinero
though...

Janel
who needs a new pack... off to check the clearance racks...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-at-l@backcountry.net [mailto:owner-at-l@backcountry.net]On
> Behalf Of W F Thorneloe, MD
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:17 PM
> To: KarenS62@aol.com
> Cc: at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: 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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