MLD PACK SALE

Sadly no sale on NEWT…fantastic pack btw. I just wish mine would have front mesh pocket.cheers!

Kudos Ron on the new Newt.
As a long torso type I feel strongly about the following:
you awesome pack makers take on an interesting a dubious task: trying to tell the public how well it's gonna fit them. I suggest you do even better, by putting most of the onus back on the consumer, and heres what I mean: STATE THE TORSO LENGTH.
From shoulder strap attachment point to either bottom of pack bag, or "center of hip belt" [and define this].

This would be helpful for all packs, but Especially packs like the Newt, which you claim "Fits from about 5'6" to 6'2". Really, an 8 inch range??

Encourage the consumer to know her torso size , state exact torso measurements of your packs, and then give sizing guidelines.

Having spoken my piece…what is the torso length on the new Newt?

Pack sale continues through this week.

Also up now are introductory discount prices for two new pack options.

LIGHTWEIGHT SUSPENSION UPGRADE
http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=208

SUPER PACK UPGRADE OPTION
http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=212

Brian- Thanks for the feedback- we are always trying to update/edit/improve our product descriptions.

Ron,

So is this option on the packs going to replace the Exodus FS as a stand alone product?

Sounds like it is, but wanted to double check and to find out if there is a Exodus FS for 2014 how it might differ from this option on all of the packs.

Tony

Hi Tony:

I actually posed the same question to Ron earlier today, and he said the following:

"No plans now on the FS – it really was only good for maybe a couple of lbs more than the current upgrade anyway."

The new upgrade definitely looks pretty interesting- I'm pretty light right now and am looking for a lighter pack, but occasionally need to carry decently heavier loads.

John,

Thanks for passing the information along from Ron on the FS.

My friend, Jeremy, and I did a 130 mile section of the JMT from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite this summer and Jeremy had the Exodus FS and it carried like a dream without the inflatable pad. He used his Gossamer Gear Torso Pad in the pad sleeve and it carried like a dream.

I was sorry to see the FS pulled and I had emailed Ron and he said that he was going to tweak the design a bit for next year.

I like the idea of being able to add or remove as much support as you need for a particular trip.

Jeremy and I did the JMT in 2011 and on our last resupply from Muir Trail Ranch, we were both pushing 30-31 lbs and it sucked…hence why Jeremy ended up getting the FS after our JMT experience.

Hope that the FS will return in 2014.

Tony

"My friend, Jeremy, and I did a 130 mile section of the JMT from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite this summer"

That is hard to believe. The John Muir Trail does not go from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite. It goes from Yosemite to Mount Whitney.

–B.G.–

Bob,

You got me….you are correct.

I meant to say that we were on the PCT….not JMT.

Thanks for the correction….and you realize that you really do have a lot of free time………

Tony

It's not so much a matter of how much free time you have. It is more a matter of how many of those hours are billable.

–B.G.–