Securing the roll top on a Seek Outside

Always the former, never the latter. I personally hate those over-the-top Y straps.

If your final roll is a half-roll then you end up with the rolltop “ring” sitting flat on the top of the pack, instead of like a donut standing on end which can get caught on branches. So there’s no need for a Y-strap to hold it down, and it’s just one buckle to click–streamlined and simple. I don’t have a Seek Outside pack but I have used packs with rolltops with this method for seven or eight years, including on bushwhacks in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where the bushes whack back. Here’s a picture illustrating the method:

I prefer the simplicity of the one clip method, as illustrated by Greg. Like Philip, I abhor the over the top strap. I understand the need for it at times, so I typically cut the strap and resew a loop with triglides at the necessary points. Clipping to the sides is alright, but again, it’s too clips, not one. Clipping to the sides also results in a more “pleasant” shape for pictures perhaps, if aesthetics is your thing… For some reason I am rather impatient about pack opening speed and simplicity :D