ZPacks Arc Blast for 16″ torso?

ZPacks does measure their torso height a little different than others. Here is the method that they use. It is easy to do actually.

However, if you need a smaller size, I suggest shooting them an email. I am quite certain that they may be able to help you figure it out!

Measure according to the info Chad references – their method does, in fact, add a couple inches to traditional torso measurement.

I have the ZPacks Arc Blast. My torso measurement is 18". I first ordered a 19" from ZPacks. The hipbelt rode up on my waist and I had to keep pulling it down. I sent it back and got a 20" and it works much better. I have been using this pack for a year.

Thank you, I will measure from the specs given. I might just be an 18".

i have 19.5 " torso and the 21" is perfect. You will probably be close with the 18". It might still be a hair long, but that depends on how you wear your hipbelt, and how much weight is in the pack. The arc in the frame affects it too.

Best thing to do, is send Joe an email or call and talk to him.

ZPacks Arc Blast for 16″ torso?

It will be super easy for them to cut off an inch or two from the carbon fiber Arc Frame (patent pending) that the ZPacks Arc Blast and Arc Zip use.

The link Chad posted above really does a good job of showing how to measure for the Arc backpacks.

Has anyone used this pack that has also used a “traditional” pack? I currently have a Deuter Act lite in women’s small.

A lot of us have.

As for the ZPacks Arc Zip 62l vs the Dueter Act Lite 50+10 (closest comparison)… well the Dueter is going to carry a heavier load better and with less shoulder pain on loads over 20 pounds. But, that all comes about because of the additional 1013 grams (2.23 pounds) of padding and crap that the Dueter has. The Arc Zip/Blast will max out at about 32-35 pounds and the Dueter will max out around 36-38 pounds. The Zip/Blast are $300’ish and the Dueter is $200’ish. Saving those extra 2+ pounds I think most of us will agree is worth the extra hundred bucks. And, if you need to carry over 35 pounds, or even if you are under that and just want a pack that is awesome at load weight distribution, the Six Moon Designs Fusion 60 is a serious contender, and only $115 bucks right now… it is in between the Arc Frame and the Dueter in regards to cushy comfort, but it blows both of them away in regards to weight-distribution-comfort, and at $115 bucks on sale right now, kind of a no-brainer. I do, of course, have a special place in my heart for the Arc Zip :-D