ULA CDT Questions…

1. What are the two loops of yellow cord for on each strap?

These are for water bottles, and are my preferred way to carry water. Gatorade bottles, or others with a pronounced indentation, work best. Tighten them a lot to prevent the bottle from falling out.

2. Whats the point of the two velcro loops on the back of the pack by the top of the stretchy loop?

for an ice axe

I too, think that a roll-top conversion would be better. I've seen it done to drawstring packs before. Wouldn't be hard, use milk-jug plastic, or similar, for the opening stiffeners.

Yellow cords are for drinking bottles, Velcro is to use with loops to hold ice axe or hiking poles on pack.

Thanks guys! That makes sense…I probably cut them off as I don't use ice axes and don't like the bottoms on the straps.

I've converted an osprey exos to a roll top and it has a similar top so I'm gonna try it with these. Maybe i'll post some pics afterwards.

Thanks again!

You can safely remove them without cutting them off if you wanted to use them in the future. Just need a knife or something thin to pry the plastic piece apart.

Yellow cords also work well for holding bear spray.

I love the water bottle holder on my ULA CDT. So convenient and in winter kept it close by. I always used a smart water bottle there. .worked great. I tried to duplicate those holders on my GG G4 pack, but some reason it didn't work the same.