Gossamer Gear have released a new pack; the Pilgrim.
http://gossamergear.com/pilgrim-rolltop-backpack.html
36L, roll top, ~20oz.
If you are familiar with their current line up, including the Kumo and Murmur, its very similar to both of those. Ever so slight detail differences.
I find this quite interesting. Maybe its just me. They have three packs that are almost functionally the same. The hipbelts and the fabrics are the main key differences here. The Kumo and Murmur have detachable hipbelts, with the lighter Murmur being having some 3D mesh padding while the slightly heavier Kumo has a webbing only belt (this seems backward to me). The new Pilgrim has a built in hipbelt, with 3D mesh wings.
Murmur:12.39oz, 36L, Removable minimalist 3D mesh wing hipbelt, 0.97oz Cordura Nylon
Kumo:15.7oz, 36L, Removable webbing hipbelt, 100, 200 denier Robics, some 210 denier ripstop nylon
Pilgrim:20.17oz, 36L, built in 3D mesh wing hipbelt, 100 and 200 denier Robics.
They all look like useful packs, and I can see that different people have slightly different wants and needs. Given that the packs are only 36L, there is only so much you can fit in them, I'm surprised that they have so many hipbelt options. If the removeable 3D wing belt of the Murmur works, I'm surprised they don't just use that across all three, or option the two removeable hipbelts.
The pilgrim does look (aesthetically) like a nicer pack than the Kumo…I've never understood their lid shaping on that pack, looks terrible, like a MYOG afterthought.
My other thought is maybe this is a missed opportunity to create pad holder in that size of pack, to take something more than a sitlight pad. Personally I struggle to see why you have such a pad in what is coming close or is a SUL set up. I'd probably drop coin on a Murmur if it could reliably take their torsolite pad (which I have, and love). If I want to sit on a pad in camp, I just sit on that!
I wonder if one of these packs is going to disappear from their line up sometime soon?
