Looking for pack ideas

Why not shot an email to ULA? Custom work is not unheard of from them.

I have worked with Chris Zimmer and he does good work and he's pretty fast. Only downside is he will make what you ask for so make sure you plan it out carefully.

Personally for your needs though I think a Seek Outside Unaweep would be ideal. The taller frame might be annoying at times but if you have a packraft I seriously doubt you'll ever care.

My personal pack is a MYOG version of the Unaweep, I took the 24 inch frame and trimmed it down about an inch. Then I built my own pack bag with the shoulder straps sewn onto that. Total weight is around 2.5 pounds.

If she likes ULA you could look at the EPIC

I am almost positive I have heard of ULA adding custom straps to packs so that should be no problem, might take longer to get but probably very possible.

I have not tried the ULA Epic but Ryan Jordan (who designed the original version of it) compared it rather unfavorably to the HMG Porter, basically thought it was much less comfortable. Also I'm not a fan of having the dry bag exposed to abrasion like that. Andrew Skurka used and Epic but he put some kind of bag on the outside to protect the dry bag.

+1 for Zimmerbuilt. It will be quicker and cost less then you think.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I had never heard of Seek Outside, the Unaweep does look pretty versatile will look into that.

I will contact Chris at Zimmerbuilt. Saw this pack on his facebook page which looks pretty close to what we would like. Great to hear about his wait times.

https://www.facebook.com/Zimmerbuilt/photos/pcb.634507403330279/634506389997047/?type=1&theater

Chris is truly awesome – and ridiculously fast – to work with.

But I agree – be careful what you ask for, because that's exactly what you'll get.

Frankly, I think that's his scam, because his stuff is really so fantastic you just want more and more and more and more…….

Maybe I should have him make me another one…….yeah, that's what I'll do……….I need another one……….