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[pct-l] Re: pct-l-digest V1 #338
Dave Gomberg wrote:
> With an external frame and homemade sack, you can distribute the weight
as
> you wish. I will be sure to keep the bottom of the sack fairly shallow
so
> that it won't hold a ton of weight.
That's the way my old Alp Sport bag is constructed. Wide at the top,
narrow at the bottom.
> The factories understand this problem well. The solution is a good back
> band and something to keep the load off of it. I am planning a nylon net
> back band and curved horizontal tubes to keep the load away from it.
I think this will be tough to deal with. I've always had a problem finding
a good, stiff backband. I continue to use the 25-year old nylon backband
that came with my olk Kelty frame. It's the kind that has a nylon cord
running from side to side. You have to pull it to tighten it. However, my
backband is as tight as a drum.
> At three pounds and $78 I can understand why you did not use a bear can.
I
> hope to introduce one in 1998 that weighs one pound and costs $25. Stay
> tuned.
I'll be interested in hearing more about this, too.
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