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Just like horse or dog breeding, the future of this upcoming new backpack from Granite Gear is fairly predictable because it combines the attributes from two winners. The new Meridian Vapor will combine the body of the Nimbus Meridian (being introduced now, but thru-hiker Justin Lichter has put 8,000+ miles on one so far without failure) with the frame of the popular Vapor Trail. The volume will be 3,200 cubic inches.
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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.