pocket guide back packs

packing a pack

Stuffing

it makes packing faster, the pack fit better, and iseasier on gear.

forget what you might have learned in the boy scouts. Compressing and rolling things especially sleepingbags is not efficient. instead it creates a large "rock" in your pack that throws off weight and shape.

Water resistance

Pack covers sometimes work but eventually soak through. Therefore, water protection within the pack can also help.

line pack

line pack

create tube

create tube

Stuff within tube

Stuff within tube

Maximizing waterprotection minimize effort:

Packing items efficiently: First line ppack with shelter and or tarp, then pack sleeping pad in tube shape, then stuff sleeping bag into the tube and then other items ontop of the sleeping bags loft. other formulas for packing do work and can be more efficient depending on gear and personal prefferance.

weight and balence

a good looking pack is an efficient pack. This means that a pack with no lumps or asymetrical sides is well packed and efficiently distributed.

Day packs

Day hike requirements

personal

Personal: Water, food, possible warmth layer

minimal

if you are hiking for a day packs can be as small as possible

if you are hiking for a day packs can be as small as possible

guiding

guiding requirements: 4 essentials + personal water,food, layers

pack should be large enough to to carry 4 essentials even for day hike and carry person items.

pack should be large enough to to carry 4 essentials even for day hike and carry person items.

necessary and unnecessary features

necessary

waist belt: this belt is necessary and holds most of the weight in the pack.

Shoulder starps make sure your shoulder straps work and carry the loud efficiently.

The pack needs to be the right size for what you are doing, I.E. large pack for large trip, small pack for small trip.

Desired

This pack in desired because it is simple light and minimalist. However if activities called for other features those feature

This pack in desired because it is simple light and minimalist. However if activities called for other features those features would be desired.

Specific to activity

Subtopic

effective support straps

one large compartment

Minnimalism

unnecessary

Loops: Ice axe loops at the bottom of your pack if you are iceclimbing can be handy, however if you are not they are only extra weight.

Pack covers: They can e an entire LB or two and some argue that a ponch, tarp or trash bag lining the inside of the pack accomplishes the same goal.

Compression starps. These straps only servere to compress the pack which is not nessosary

Whistles: built in whistles break and just arent loud enough. Cut them off along with straps, and other less useful features.

This pack is covered with unnessosary strap, pockets and buckles. Solution: scissors.

This pack is covered with unnessosary strap, pockets and buckles. Solution: scissors.

Pockets: simplely there are many pockets that are not really used for any thing. cut them off. However it is wise to leave about 1 pocket to hold items that can get lost easily.