Design THE perfect light winter backpack
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I know it's too popular to be cool anymore, but a HMG Porter 4400 is pretty close.
Here's mine on a recent 4-day, 50 mile backcountry ski tour. I had to myog a Spot pocket on the top compression straps and insulated bottle holder on the shoulder strap. Other than these add-ons, the svelte design without extra pockets on back/sides/top was appreciated when bushwacking through thick timber.
A 4400 may be bigger than needed for the 3-day trip length HK mentioned, but I reduce that volume with a full length Ridgerest Sol coiled twice around the inside of the pack. Food and gear goes inside that significantly narrower space in the main body and puffy stuff above in the collar area which is tapered to be bigger around than the bottom part of the pack. Baseweight of Porter pictured is 15 lbs. for a trip where temperatures ranged -5F to 34F.
Edit: My Porter wanted me to add, "who u callin' lumpy?" after it saw all those $$$$$ McHale pics;)
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