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PostedJun 12, 2007 at 10:02 am

Went down to my dad's house and was helping him clean his gargae and I found a very lightweight pack frame with straps and all on it. My question is this. Should I made a new pack for it or just strap stuffsacks to it. I watched a video I got at the library on ultralight backpacking and that guy said to just strap your stuffsacks to the frame. What is your opion on this? As long as I have a waterproof cover I don't see a big problem with it. But then again if I was to make a pack for it I don't think it would add much weight to the total pack at all. I guess it will just come down to ease of use and looks more or less.

Douglas Frick BPL Member
PostedJun 12, 2007 at 10:38 am

You can certainly do that. For example, the LuxuryLite Condor modular pack system uses cylinders that strap onto a lightweight pack frame. I recommend weighing the pack frame first, though–you might find that it weighs more than you think, and maybe more than necessary. I plan to do something similar with my REI Piggyback kid-pack next winter. Even though the pack frame weighs 3 pounds 1 oz, and a POE 50L dry bag adds 11 oz, it will still be four pounds lighter than my current winter pack.

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