Out of curiosity, what exactly does one put in a 95 liter pack? My pack is 40L and it fits everything necessary for a 3 day winter burl-fest. That includes a bunch of wintery objects that would be smaller/non-existent on a summer trip. If you were doing Denali or something, maybe I could see 95L being cool. Just seems like overkill for short overnights.
And who wants to carry 95L of stuff around? If you have the space, you might be tempted to use it!
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:09 am Post subject: Re: ? ? ?
yoskolo wrote:
Out of curiosity, what exactly does one put in a 95 liter pack?
What I pack (bold face notes stuff I also carry on day hikes):
o Food and toiletries (toothpaste and toothbrush, soap, etc) in an Ursack.
o Clothing: fleece jacket, windbreaker, spare socks (2 pairs), spare underwear, cold weather stuff (glove liners, fleece cap, fingerless gloves). Owing mostly to the fleece jacket, this is my bulkiest bag after the Ursack.
o Hand towel
o Two ponchos (one for sitting on that also serves as a ground cloth, one for if it rains)
o Shelter (usually a tarp and some stakes; sometimes an old two-man dome tent with poles and a rain fly)
o Bag with my "ten essentials" (Leatherman, compass, spare cord and straps, headlamp, spare batteries, etc)
o Sun protection
o Pack cover
o Sanitation kit including trowel and toilet paper
o Two liters of water in Nalgene bottles
o Camp water bladder
o Cookware: one pot, one plastic cup, one spork and a set of "bulldog" grips for hot pots.
o Mummy bag
o Mummy bag liner
o Therm-a-Rest mattress
o Stove
o Stove fuel
o First aid kit
o Maps
o Paperback book
o Notebook and pencil
o Two liters of wine and/or four bottles of beer if there is a cool stream at camp
o Camp shoes if I have room
o Sometimes a camera tripod
o Ice axe and crampons if it's going to be one of those hikes
o Dog food and poo bags if my dog is coming along
I honestly can't imagine doing with less. A lot of the stuff that never gets used ought to be kept handy for emergencies in any case. _________________ I'm aware that, for many people, a map holds neither meaning nor mystery. I can only hope, compassionately, that the rest of their existence isn't equally poverty-stricken.
- Colin Fletcher
I also have the Aether 85 which I used on Denali last year. That's a fairly light pack for its size which is why I got it. It worked well for me as have all the Osprey packs I have. Not all Osprey's packs have the lightweight I'm looking for but some like the Aether are just right.
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