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The Integral Designs Silcoat Backpack, as the name implies, is made of silnylon. The backpanel is 200d polyurethane-coated nylon packcloth, and the shoulder straps and waistbelt are polyester webbing. It has a volume of 1526 cubic inches (25 L) and weighs 4.6 ounces (my measurement). The Silcoat Backpack has a very simple design and can serve as a lightweight pack for dayhikes from camp, bear hang, pillow, stuff sack, and dry bag.
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By Will Rietveld
Will Rietveld Ph.D, Senior Editor for Gear and Apparel, joined the BPL staff in April 2004. In his former career, Will was a research scientist, project manager, and R&D program administrator. Now retired, he lives in southern Colorado where he takes up a new career of backpacking year-round in the mountains and canyon country of the Southwest. During the summer months Will and his wife Janet are volunteer wilderness rangers in the Weminuche Wilderness. He has been a lightweight backpacker for 52 years and an ultralight backpacker for 13 years.