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RE: [at-l] Two things

If there's an outfitter that rents equipment nearly, have her rent an exter=
nal and take a hike, then rent an internal and do same.  Make sure the pack=
s are equally well fitted.  Then which ever she likes best is the best pack=
.  Now, there are arguments about trails vs. climbing, right coast vs. left=
 coast and everything else, but above should work if she tests where she is=
 going to hike.

J. Mark


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-at-l@saffron.hack.net  On Behalf Of MarvWelte
Sent:	Tuesday, March 31, 1998 1:03 PM
To:	DaRedhead@aol.com; at-l@saffron.hack.net
Subject:	Re: [at-l] Two things

In a message dated 98-03-31 10:58:37 EST, DaRedhead@aol.com writes:

> Second, a question.  My friend (the one who went with me this past weeken=
d)
>  got bit by the bug, despite her knee injury.  I saw the look in her eyes=
 as
> we
>  were resting and she said "It's hard to believe this trail goes from
Georgia
>  to Maine".  So now she is thinking about a pack of her own.  Her son has=
 an
>  internal frame, and she used an external frame on this hike.  I am sure
this
>  must have been covered many times - but could you give me some opinions =
on
>  internal versus external for her?  One of the guys at the outfitters in
>  Damascus said something to the effect that about 80 percent of thru hike=
rs =

> use
>  internal frames.  I thought that was kind of high?  Anyway, I am no help=
 to
>  her, because I am throroughly prejudiced - I love my JanSport external
frame
>  and wouldn't carry an internal if you paid me :)  Set in my ways, I am <=
g>
>  So, any other opinions would be welcome, to help her in her decision.

My basic reaction is "who cares?"  People use both kind.  As long as the fi=
t
is right and the capacity is right, who cares.

Everything I have read is that external is better for heavier loads and on
trails.  Internals is better for cross country or climbing.    There is a
better selction of internal frame packs, but that does not make them right =
or
better, just popular.  =


Like you, I use an old Jansport external frame, and it works fine for me.  =

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