New HMG Summit Pack maybe coming soon?
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Looks interesting, excerpt from HMG on FB.
"I had a slight change of plans this weekend and ended up doing a 40 mile loop around Baxter State Park. Carried a modified Metro Pack which we are calling the Summit Pack and weighs in at 7 oz. started with 18 lbs and finished with 14lbs.
More to come on this pack in the very near future. Stay tuned!"
As an owner and supporter of multiple HMG items, specifically their Ice Pack, Porter Pack, and Stuff Pack, I put in a request recently for a hybrid of their Metro Pack and the Porter. As both a climber and an UL backpacker, I felt that there was not such a LW and durable pack *on the market* in that ~1/2 lb range besides possibly the Cilo 20L Worksacks or the MLD Burn. I am pretty familiar with the mainstream mfgrs and nothing has caught my eye there either.
I have now had a Summit proto in my possession for a couple weeks and have put in some dayhiking miles as well as some trad climbing approaches with a full rack of doubles, helmet, puffy, rainshell, 1L h2o, plus other essentials. Upon initial use I believe it to be an excellent offering for a ~25L simple ruck. It is simple and elegant, carries modest loads well (~15 lbs or less = comfortable), and well constructed. While it may be similar to the coveted but Ion and Newt, it's somewhat different in that it's functionally waterproof and also modular ala the Porter with 4 vertical daisies. I am a big fan of this daisy system on the Porter and can see the usefulness of this system on a smaller pack.
As a note, I added the x'd bungee in the pic, and you can't see that I am using a MYOG 3/8" closed cell back panel. The back panel is so that cams and such don't jab through. These are the only mods so far.
The pack can be closed as either a roll-top stuffsack or a compression style. If used as a roll-top, the vertical compression straps can be removed and optionally used as a webbing waist belt for scrambling/climbing if need be. There is a place for a simple threaded buckle attachment at the bottom of the daisies to attach the webbing belt if needed. While it did not come with a sternum strap, I personally prefer one and could see needing it for my own use. Keep in mind, also, that this is a prototype and who knows what a production model will entail. I look forward to using the finalized version this summer.
As a note, I added the x'd bungee in the pic, and you can't see that I am using a MYOG 3/8" closed cell back panel. The back panel is so that cams and such don't jab through. These are the only mods so far.
A big thanks to Mike and HMG for getting this one into my hands and hopefully soon into the works!
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