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May 2, 2012 at 10:10 am #1289451
Anyone can tell me what those loops on the bottom of the packs are for? Similar, but smaller loops can be found on GoLite Jam and others.
I can't see when and where they would come in handy. They are too far from torso to use for attaching sleeping bag or mat.
http://www.rei.com/media/zz/400b5da9-cbdd-49a8-b661-59fcc4c7e8d5.jpg
May 2, 2012 at 10:13 am #1873535thems ice axe loops. handy for trekin poles sometimes too.
May 2, 2012 at 10:14 am #1873536holding trekking poles or ice axe
you can see here
http://sectionhiker.com/how-to-attach-an-ice-axe-to-a-backpack/
May 2, 2012 at 10:20 am #1873540Short roping small children or drunk or otherwise slow partners like Adan Lopez.
May 2, 2012 at 10:32 am #1873544Thats it Wizner. You asked fer it. Me and yous gonna have to settle this mano a mano. I propose a race. Once i get all healed up and my guts sewed up tight, i wanna race you up baldy. drunk. Loser gets them there loops named after them. "Craig Loops", has a nice ring to it if you ask me.
May 2, 2012 at 11:08 am #1873568The recommended approach to securing an ice axe works well for trekking poles, too.
I have used the ice axe loops for securing a tripod on occasion as well, though lately I've been using one of the bottle pouches and the compression straps along that side of the pack instead.
May 2, 2012 at 12:01 pm #1873590Some packs have a small loop centered on the bottom of the pack for adventure racing tow harnesses.
May 2, 2012 at 12:42 pm #1873609So it's not for clipping my Nalgene bottle and carabiner to?
May 2, 2012 at 1:02 pm #1873617^^^ It's funny because I see that all the time.
May 2, 2012 at 1:08 pm #1873623:)
May 2, 2012 at 2:28 pm #1873652Um, I'm probably overlooking something here. It seems to be that, unlike an ice ax, which has a nice hefty head, trekking poles have no such thing, so the best a fellow can do is just pass his poles through that lower loop then figure out some way to keep them from sliding through and out?
May 2, 2012 at 2:34 pm #1873653Pass just the tip through the loop. Keep the scree basket ABOVE the loop
Twist the pole 360°, closing the loop around the pole tip.
Secure the pole handle towards the top of the pack.
The scree basket on the pole will keep the pole from sliding down and out of the loopMay 2, 2012 at 2:38 pm #1873656Jack, twist it until the loop is tight. It helps to put the loop around the cup or handle.
May 2, 2012 at 2:39 pm #1873657Well yeah, if I'd thought to keep the scree baskets on my trekking poles I would not have thought to ask the question.
[starts digging around in gear closet, wondering if he threw them out . . . ]
Edit: But wait — Eugene provides the answer for those of us who have been left bereft of our scree baskets.
May 2, 2012 at 3:14 pm #1873673If your trekking poles are long enough, just a twist or two in the ice axe loops should do the trick even without the baskets, most likely, as long as you secure the top reasonably well.
May 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm #1873679"Adan Loopez" works too.
May 2, 2012 at 3:41 pm #1873687AnonymousInactive"Pass just the tip through the loop. Keep the scree basket ABOVE the loop
Twist the pole 360°, closing the loop around the pole tip.
Secure the pole handle towards the top of the pack.
The scree basket on the pole will keep the pole from sliding down and out of the loop"+1 SOP.
May 2, 2012 at 3:52 pm #1873693I think I will turn my loops into fanciful dangling dreamcatchers now that clipping my Nalgene is inappropriate. I sure will miss that bottle whacking me in the back of my legs with every stride. ;-p
I'll post the Dreamcatcher tutorial in the MYOG thread if anyone wants to follow.
Anyone?
May 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm #1873701…
May 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm #1874205Don't believe that ice axe stuff. They're for guying yourself out so you won't get blown over in high winds. Be sure to use strong stakes, though.
May 3, 2012 at 9:54 pm #1874208""Adan Loopez" works too."
Brilliant Rob, thank you.
May 3, 2012 at 9:57 pm #1874212I thought lopez was Spanish for loop.
May 3, 2012 at 10:00 pm #1874214its so you can hang your pack upside-down and let the dirt fall out.
Sometimes there's two so you can get both side pockets clean.
From the people who brought you the 'SnakeGuard".
May 3, 2012 at 11:32 pm #1874238Lopez is derived from Latin " de lobos" which means " of the wolves". That's right. Wolf. No loops involved.
May 4, 2012 at 1:11 am #1874247"de lobos" is not Latin. "of the wolves" is "lupi" in Latin. Lopez means "son of Lope" being Lope an Italian name from the Papal States that entered Spain aproximately on the Year 700.
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