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It's been some years since I've looked into this, but from what I recall there are different packing strategies for internal and external backpacks.
by rascul 4y ago
It's been some years since I've looked into this, but from what I recall there are different packing strategies for internal and external backpacks.
- yencabulator 4y agoAnd that gets even more interesting as many Deuter backpacks are hybrids, with a rigid frame that leaves a cooling air pocket between your back and the pack, while looking like a non-frame backpack.
- rascul 4y agoSomehow I didn't realize that Deuter is a backpack manufacturer.
- alistairSH 4y agoProbably, though external frame packs mostly don’t exist any more. At least not in the normal consumer outdoor gear market (REI, etc). A fair chunk of the UL market forgoes a frame completely, and just uses some foam to add rigidity and padding. That’s usually for people going with a truly minimal base weight… Tarp tent, minimal quilt, possibly no stove (living off overnight oats and other things that can be consumed after soaking).
- rascul 4y agoInteresting. It's been so long since I've looked into this stuff that I didn't realize external frame packs were mostly gone.