GG Whisper & Pad Advice Wanted

Thomas, the nightlight torso pad is a tri-fold and fits nicely inside the Whisper against the back. If your gear is bulky (there isn't much room inside the Whisper) then you could shock cord it to the outside front, but then you'ld lose rigidity and support, as the pad is your "frame". I assume yours is made of spinnaker and so not waterproof. I've found it best to line the inside with a plastic bag before loading any gear to prevent perspiration from getting to your stuff. As for a water bottle, I velcro tie a Propel sport drink bottle (45 g) or two to the shoulder straps. And keep in mind this thing is fragile, but even so I sure love mine!

I fold up my NightLight and place it against the back of my Whisper. I then put a bag liner in behind it (away from where my back will be) and fill that with gear. I use a hydration bladder, so next I slip it in between the pad and the filled liner. Food bag goes on top, then I roll it closed.

I haven't really had any problems with the closure, but did have to do some fiddling to get the hydration hose to slip out the side without pulling on the velcro. I fixed this by stringing the hose through a 1" loop of cord that a tied on to one of the pack's cord loops.

The biggest thing I've noticed about switching to the Whisper (and one reason I use a hydration bladder) is how difficult it can be to access anything in the rear pocket. I've developed an odd ritual where I lean forward and hike up the pack so I can grab my camera, snacks, or a backup water bottle. I'm planning on making a strap holder for at least the camera, so I don't have to go through all the fuss when I want to take a shot.

Have you folks tried strapping the pad on the outside between the pack and your back with some shock cord? I saw that in a photo on the GG Whisper page.
Tom

I roll a deflated 3/4 length ProLite 3 inside the Whisper… like a burrito. When I want a full length pad, I shock chord a cut down Z-Lite to the back of the pack (so… Prolite + Z-Lite). Works perfectly. You could do the same with the GG pad… but it would be a little more bulky.

–Have you folks tried strapping the pad on the outside between the pack and your back with some shock cord? I saw that in a photo on the GG Whisper page.
Tom–

I've done this a couple of times. The biggest downside it that the Nightlight doesn't slide against things very well, so it resulted in my shirt getting pulled up a whole lot. If you can live with it, it frees up a lot of space inside the pack. I prefer to carry the pad inside the pack, folded up and against my back, unless space is at an absolute premium.

Adam