[at-l] 100% on topic

[astrogirl at aol.com (Nicole Markee)]

On Mar 21, 2005, at 20:34, Slyatpct/M@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/21/2005 7:16:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> astrogirl@aol.com writes:
>
>> I guess that's enough for the moment.  :)  Does anyone else use a
>> Gossamer pack?
>>
>
> I had one of the very first G4's and sold it.
>
> I'd much prefer a pack with a frame (internal) and a suspension system.
> Even though it's an extra pound and a half, I settled on the ULA P-2.  
> It allows
> me the freedom to add extra weight when need or want be.

I've been using a frameless rucksack for four or five years now.  I 
have one of the original GoLite breeze packs.  The shoulder straps are 
trying to detach from the sack by now, and I admired someone else's 
Gossamer pack last year and thought I'd try one.

Based on my experience with the GoLite pack, I know that I really need 
a sternum strap and that a hip belt is useful but does not need to be 
padded at all.  I modified my GoLite to use a home-made ultralight 
fanny pack as a hipbelt.

I use the provided pads on the shoulder strap, but not on the hipbelt.  
I ordered the G5 with a sternum strap, but it was WAY too low for 
someone with breasts so I moved it up myself.  I could have moved it 
farther, but I don't really want to take it apart and do it again.  It 
was a huge improvement in any case.

-Astrogirl

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> Sly
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