A little confused about my GG Virga . . .

To add – I do believe that the longer extension collar is the result of the lack of a top pocket – it permits one to roll up a lot of the fabric and prevent leaking from standing water in the rain.

I found that the long collar made finding your gear inside the sack much harder. That, plus the fairly dark fabric color made the sack into a dark cave.

However, when I resupplied with 7 days food, I was very grateful for the long collar as it allowed the supplies to fit in easily.

If I manage to get my base weight and volume down, the long collar might become more of an issue of inconvenience and frustration.

When I did rough calculations of the pack volume, to get the claimed 3800 cu.in. capacity, I had to include the long collar in the calculation.

I don't have enough foam peanuts to do the weighing thing. I am sure that the manufacturer would use all the available interior volume to use in stating the advertised capacity.

I really liked the pack this summer. But for early spring, I may need a capacity of 4500 cubes.