New backpack…the Stealth

John ,

Like the quality of your bivy so I ordered my wife a stealth pack.

Hoot

Looks like a nice happy combination of some good MLD Burn/Prophet and GoLite style packs. Don't need one but I like the 2 side compression straps and the comfy looking shoulder and waist belt. That 140D Dyneema is the bomb (beautiful supple feel and look – a little shinier than the typical dyneema X).

Nice Looking Pack at a really nice price : )

Looks very nice. Option for hip belt pockets? If so, what is the cost and weight?

Is the front pocket gusseted so that you can get to it when the pack is fully loaded?

Thank you for the nice comments everyone!

To answer some questions,

edit: picture added
Steve, here is a picture of the hipbelt pocket. A real simple, spacious design. Costs $5, adds .45oz.

Eric, the picture doesn't show it well, but the front pocket does have pleats on the bottom. The mesh is also quite stretchy to allow for more room when it is fully loaded. Its not a huge pocket, but like the description says, it still holds 250cu (measured when packed full).

Let me know if anyone has and more questions, and thank you to the ones that have ordered. There are still two 140D ones left at this price, and one X version. I don't think the price will raise much once these are out, but it will increase by $5-$10, as this price would be hard to keep.

How stiff are the shoulder straps? If you have a larger 1.8 liter Gatorade bottle, would you check if it'll fit in the side pockets?

The straps are padded with 3/8in foam, so they are quite comfy.

As for the Gatorade bottle, what is the diameter of it? When I went to the store this morning I tried looking for a 1.8L one, but had no luck. A Nalgene can fit just fine in the pockets, but I don't know how much wider the Gatorade is.

-John

spam…marking this thread in case it becomes another invisible thread

Now that this thread has become "invisible", I'm curious as the whether or not posting in it will revive it…testing.
edit: it brought it back, good idea on marking it Eugene.

Anyways, as far as the pack goes, I ended up making some hip belt pockets for it, and will post some pictures soon.

It does. That's why I marked it…so I could come back later and uninvisible it.

Bumping again to make this thread visible again after the latest spam attack.

Hi John

I could be interested in a pack, although I'm thinking about holding out til I see the next iteration…

I love my bivy, by the way!

Has anyone reviewed this pack? It looks great, and I'm thinking of getting one once they're available again. I just want to make sure that there aren't any large shortcomings.

Hey guys I had emailed John in December asking when the pack might be back in stock, I had been holding out for the right pack and this looked like the ticket. Well after our initial correspondence he just sent me another email saying that the stealth is back in stock!

I ordered my Stealth today. Can't wait to get it. Read all the comments I could find and I think this is what I am looking for to meet me really, really light weight trips. I'm not quite SUL…but this seems to fit the bill. Great looking pack.