Re: [at-l] Pack for small person

[Ken Bennett <bennettk@wfu.edu>]

>    >I need  suggestions on an internal frame pack for a 9-10 year old. My
>1700 ci  Mountainsmith Tyrol is about the right capacity, but even cinched
>all the way  up, it is still to big to ride comfortably.   Does anyone out
>there have experience with a 1700 to 2400 ci pack that will adjust way
>down? If  it is a women's pack, please be sensitive to the fact that this
>is a 9 year old  boy, he has already indicated that Turquiose is not a
>favorite  color!   Thanks in  advance,   Lee I   Joe


You might look at the REI Rising Star, which is an internal frame pack made
for women and smaller hikers. It is dark green, at least the last time I
looked. Our local mountain-shop owner suggests Kelty packs, especially the
Coyote (I think), which is an I-frame pack made for Scouts and other small
beings.

My daughter has finally outgrown her REI kid's frame pack. She is way too
tall to get a proper fit, but she's so painfully skinny that the hipbelt on
any larger pack won't cinch down far enough. I may look at the Osprey packs
that Jim Mayer recommended.

Ken


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