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    ROBERT TANGEN
    Spectator

    @robertm2s

    Locale: Lake Tahoe

    Has anyone tried on this backless piece? Here’s what C.A.M.P. says:
    “The amazing Flash Anorak is unlike any other shell on the market—it has no back! This ultralight windshell is carried in a pocket that attaches to the waist belt of any day pack. When things cool off, unfurl the anorak and pull it on WITHOUT REMOVING the pack. The shell is attached at the waist to prevent flapping and gives excellent protection from wind and even light drizzle. When no longer needed, simply take off the shell and stuff it back in the pocket without removing the pack. This is going to be a favorite with anyone moving fast in the high country.” (I have no affiliation with CAMP.)
    SPECS
    ID: 1446
    Sizes: S – M – L – XL
    Weight (M): 112 g, 4.0 oz
    Color(s): Orange, Black
    $119.95 USD

    #1750108
    Nathan Watts
    BPL Member

    @7sport

    Always cool to see new innovations. Idea makes a lot of sense too.

    #1750129
    Nate Davis
    BPL Member

    @knaight

    Locale: Western Massachusetts

    Makes sense until you get to camp. Then you're either forced to walk around with your pack on, or find some other way to keep your back dry.

    Still a cool idea, though.

    #1750145
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    if you think that new innovations are cool, try making an old one , that would be even cooler.
    Franco

    #1750146
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Interesting piece. I think it would be difficult to actually put on, though, if I understand the pics and writeup correctly. There's still a strip of the fabric at the bottom of the jacket – just a big hole where your back would be. So you'd have to get that strip of fabric over your pack without taking it off.

    #1750147
    John Nausieda
    BPL Member

    @meander

    Locale: PNW

    Franco: You sound like Borges about the Don Quixote.

    #1750151
    Dale South
    BPL Member

    @dsouth

    Locale: Southeast

    Sew a pack cover to the opening and you will have a Packa. A more expensive one but maybe a few ounces lighter.

    #1750181
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    John

    Borges ? more like :

    latin

    It was just a bit of fun,I cannot even spell commonly used words.
    A couple of often used redundancies that somehow amuse me :
    tomorrow morning at 8 AM
    they both differ from each other..

    Sorry about the thread shift …
    Franco

    #1750193
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    Hmm… same weight as my large Houdini which has complete coverage with a hood.

    #1750202
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    The hook is "pull it on (and off) without removing the pack"
    I would very much like to see someone walking with a pack on and doing just that.
    Franco

    #1750204
    Robert Cowman
    BPL Member

    @rcowman

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    this is designed for climbing not backpacking.

    #1750205
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "if you think that new innovations are cool, try making an old one , that would be even cooler."

    It's been done countless times down through the centuries. It's called the wheel.

    #1750214
    David Adair
    Spectator

    @davidadair

    Locale: West Dakota

    This quote often comes to mind:

    Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    #1750270
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    "this is designed for climbing not backpacking"

    BINGO
    (I'm practicing my hyperlink skills)
    Franco

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