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Granite Gear Crown V.C. 60

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Feb 8, 2012 at 4:23 pm #1285398

Steven Paris
BPL Member

@saparisor
Locale: Pacific Northwest

I'm not in the market for a new pack, but I've been curious about this replacement for the venerable Vapor Trail. It looks like backcountrygear.com has them on sale now. Has anyone used one?

Feb 10, 2012 at 11:27 pm #1837817

Justice Baker
BPL Member

@jkokbaker
Locale: Central Oregon

I bought one today on basegear.com with 20% off, should be here next week, can not wait to see it.

Feb 11, 2012 at 4:42 am #1837846

Michael Schwartz
BPL Member

@greenwalk
Locale: PA & Ireland

Justice, I am looking forward to your first impressions, especially of the new suspension system and how the pack feels against your back. I'm sure others will be interested too. –Mike

Feb 14, 2012 at 1:18 pm #1839475

Justice Baker
BPL Member

@jkokbaker
Locale: Central Oregon

I will have it tomorrow evening when I get home.

Feb 14, 2012 at 2:17 pm #1839495

Nathan V
BPL Member

@junk
Locale: The Great Lake State

There is a pretty thorough review at Sectionhiker.com.

http://sectionhiker.com/granite-gear-crown-vc-60-backpack/

Feb 23, 2012 at 2:55 pm #1843706

Aaron
BPL Member

@aaronufl

Feb 23, 2012 at 3:20 pm #1843716

David Ure
Member

@familyguy

Very nice – what torso size did you get?

Feb 23, 2012 at 3:27 pm #1843719

Aaron
BPL Member

@aaronufl

I went with a regular torso. It fits 18-21 inches, and I'm at 19.5, so the fit is great. I've always found granite gear packs (at least the ones I've tried) to be super comfortable, and the Crown is no exception.

Feb 23, 2012 at 3:47 pm #1843728

David Ure
Member

@familyguy

Aaron – is there any way that you might be able to do a favor for me? I am curious as to the measured distance between the top of the hipbelt and where the shoulder harness attaches to the main bag. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

Feb 23, 2012 at 4:07 pm #1843743

Aaron
BPL Member

@aaronufl

No prob, David. From where the shoulder harness attaches to the top part of the hip belt is 15 inches.

Feb 23, 2012 at 5:50 pm #1843785

Arn Aarreberg
Spectator

@aarrebea
Locale: Northern Bay Area, CA

Aaron, from you pictures the pack looks pretty big, how do you think it would carry a bear can? I have been drooling over this pack, it fits my needs perfectly if it can carry a full size bear vault with other low volume gear.

Feb 23, 2012 at 6:13 pm #1843804

Aaron
BPL Member

@aaronufl

Arn,

In the pic I have a BV450 inside and it fits easily. a BV500 or other full size can would be no problem. If needed, the extension collar gives plenty of extra space too.

Another nice feature is being able to take out the framesheet when you don't need it (aka, when I finally go somewhere where I don't have to haul a bear can).

Feb 23, 2012 at 6:31 pm #1843820

David Ure
Member

@familyguy

Thanks Aaron.

Feb 23, 2012 at 6:36 pm #1843824

Arn Aarreberg
Spectator

@aarrebea
Locale: Northern Bay Area, CA

Aaron,

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I think I may be adding this pack to my collection in the near future.

Feb 23, 2012 at 7:33 pm #1843867

Konrad .
BPL Member

@konrad1013

Looks like they thinned out the hipbelt padding and probably saved some weight. That's a plus in my book. Their old one was pretty cushy… unnecessarily so. I've always wondered why so many manufacturers and consumers think extra thickness= extra comfort? Thinner is more flexible = more form fitting around the curvature of your iliac crest. Good stuff!

Feb 24, 2012 at 11:03 am #1844168

Shane S.
BPL Member

@grinder
Locale: P.N.W

How tight is the interior hydration pocket? I had to modify my Blaze AC (which appears very similar) hydration sleeve to get a full 3 liter bladder in it.

Mar 1, 2012 at 3:30 pm #1847496

Kevin Greene
Member

@kgreene

I currently use a GG ozone that I like a lot. I use the expansion collar on it frequently…can someone with a crown measure the max volume from the expansion collar? (I'd love to see a picture of it packed as high up as possible!)

Also if anyone has also used the ozone also I'd love to hear a comparison between the two packs (volume and load carrying comfort especially).

thanks!

Mar 1, 2012 at 4:48 pm #1847549

Steve B
BPL Member

@geokite
Locale: Southern California

It will fit a bear canister, but horizontally or vertically? And if horizontally, anywhere in the pack?

I have the old Vapor Trail and my older Bearikade (10.5" long compared to the newer weekender that is 10" long) and it will fit horizontal in the bottom, but only after insertion vertically.

Thanks for your help
Steve

Mar 30, 2012 at 7:22 pm #1861723

Ryan Krause
Member

@rmkrause
Locale: Pacific Northwest

I just tried the it with a Backpackers Cache 812 and a Bearvault 500. The BC812 will fit horizontally anywhere in the pack. On the other hand, the BV500 refused to go horizontally anywhere in the pack. Either one seemed just fine vertically.

Jul 31, 2012 at 9:08 am #1898787

michael levi
Member

@m-l
Locale: W-Never Eat Soggy (W)affles

I am a 6 foot male skinny 150 pounds.

Should i order the long torso?

What size hipbelt should i get, do i get to choose for free upon ordering from REI or maybe backcountry.com?

Jul 31, 2012 at 9:48 am #1898797

Julie R
BPL Member

@julier

Granite Gear has measurements for torso and waist belts on their website. I'm not sure about REI or backcountry.com, but you can order the Crown from Backcountry Gear. On their website, they don't give you the option to change out the hip belts, but when I talked to them in the store, they said they would switch out hip belts for free. You may just have to call to place the order. Plus Backcountry Gear has a 20% coupon for a full priced item until 8/8/12.
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