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Sep 18, 2010 at 12:15 am #1646697
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Sep 18, 2010 at 1:40 pm #1646774I just watched the video of rucksacks being towed behind a car, and it was an impressive result for the Vapour Flash. Great fun but all they had to do for a real world test was entrust the packs to the baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport.
More seriously, has anyone noticed a water proofing issue with Dyneema. A waterproof layer noticeably peeled off my original Jam in its first year. I haven't seen that with my do-it-all Jam2 but it leaks like sieve. The water appears to be going through the fabric rather than through leaky seams. Neither Jam is in the first flush of youth but in both the Dyneema looks almost showroom condition.
Didn't Coup use a Jam for one of his Alpine-style backpacking jaunts?
Sep 18, 2010 at 9:21 pm #1646862I really like my Jam & Jam Jr (peak prototype) packs, but my vote is for the Granite Gear Vapor Trail. This is if I had to choose one pack for all of my needs.
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JohnSep 19, 2010 at 12:01 am #1646879…
Sep 19, 2010 at 8:13 am #1646904Joe said "Limiting yourself to one pack? The horror………….the horror…….."
^ this :) jack of all trades, master of none
if the horror came true, I'd probably opt for a medium-ish Kifaru- if SF (not San Francisco :)) folks are using these for multi day missions in Afghanistan- they'd probably hold up for an average joe in the Rockies
Sep 19, 2010 at 12:35 pm #1646956After some careful reconsideration, my taste for quality craft brews would require me to possess a more robust pack for toting beer into the backcountry (which I currently never do), however, if I was to do so I'd opt for the ULA Epic for these reasosns: lightweight, internal framed, cushioned back panel, extremely variable and adjustable, durable. That settles it…. the ULA Epic would be my hypothetical "DO IT ALL PACK" with the MLD Exodus in a close 2nd.
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