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lumineferusother
Trad climber
Great Falls, VA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 24, 2011 - 06:30pm PT
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So as I was going through my stuff looking for something I happened to notice that I have a sh#t ton (imperial not metric) of various types of backpacks. It makes me wonder how many packs others have and what kinds?
For example I have a 30 L pack I use for day-long hikes, alpine/ice climbs, and skiing.
60+ L pack I use for multi-day trips
20-30ish L pack for rock climbs/canyoneering
Haul bag
Small packable bag for summit pushes
30 L pack for SARs
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Oct 24, 2011 - 06:51pm PT
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Four.
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lumineferusother
Trad climber
Great Falls, VA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2011 - 07:02pm PT
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Osprey Exposure 36
Osprey Variant 52
Marmot Altisplane
Osprey Waypoint 80 (Forgot about that one)
Metolius Porta-Cord (Forgot about that one too)'
Metolius Canyoneering Pack
Patagonia Light-weight travel pack
Metolius Half-Dome
And yes...pro-deals are an absolute blessing!!!
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:04pm PT
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Smallest to biggest'ish, too many:
BD Bullet
Crappy book bag type pack for the gym
Crappy Costco drybag type pack for biking to work during portland "heavy air"
Granite Gear framless 1lb backpacking thing (love it for under 30lb loads)
Yellow 30L thing (Kelty? Can't remember, falling apart due to cam lobe holes)
Metolius Crag Pack, second smallest (~2000 cui)
Runout Customs Haulpack (~3000 cui, and sweet)
Lowe Alpine blue ~4000 cui that is disintegrating after years of abuse
Granite Gear ~3lb ~4000 cui pack that is great for backpacking with over 30 lbs
Fish Budget Haulbag
A5 Grade VIII Haulbag
No pro-deals :(
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apogee
climber
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:04pm PT
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Too feckin' many. Just can't throw anything away!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:10pm PT
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Oh man...did this thread vindicate me as I have been referred to as a "Pack Whore". Compared to some of ya I'm a saintly little gal.
Thanks!
Susan
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lumineferusother
Trad climber
Great Falls, VA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2011 - 07:15pm PT
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Haha, if I ever meet a woman that has more packs than purses I'll probably fall in love...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:18pm PT
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My ex falls under that criteria. Careful what you wish for...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:28pm PT
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Just enough, and no more. I'm no Werner, but I try not to let material things own me.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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Oct 24, 2011 - 07:46pm PT
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Fewer packs than Kaukulators, how's that?
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Dolomite
climber
Anchorage
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Oct 24, 2011 - 08:18pm PT
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Oh man, embarrassing question (that is, answer). Let's leave it at: more than enough.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Oct 24, 2011 - 08:34pm PT
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too many
1995 REI tourstar, pretty rough shape
1998 Greggory shasta ?75 litre
2005? Rei tallus 40L
2007 Go light 38 Litre with a torn bottom, duct tape repair
Just got a 2011 black diamond speed 42 liter (best yet IMO).
A definite pack whore here!
Better than a crack whore....:)
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Oct 24, 2011 - 08:47pm PT
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I'm sure I'm forgetting some
Somehow I now have 3 crag packs, first was a wild country quest II, pretty impressive to be going strong after 25 years.
2nd is a BD, I forget what they call it, maybe a crag bag. This one is kinda disapointing, they claimbed balistic nylon that can be hauled and take a beeting, well I've never hauled it, but the "balistic" nylon has blown out of the side of the main pouch, and has blown out of the top pouch twice after repairing it once. It is a pretty minimal pack which is why I've used it as carry on luggage around the world.
3rd is another BD, just got it from Sierra Trading post. It'll be used as a ski and ice climbing pack.
Two fanny packs, yeah gafaw, gafaw, but when all you need is to carry some lw rain gear and a water bottle, can't beat it. I thought I'd lost my first one, turns out it was packed away when we put stuff in storage for re-carpeting the house, so I ordered a jumbo mountainsmith one when I got the new bd pack.
There's an extrenal frame back I picked up at Salvation Army for a few bucks, actually a pretty nice suspension and frame and should I ever decide to do some hunting, will be up to packing out meat.
I think the last pack is a costco dry bag pack. It lives on the boat, has first aid kit, handheald gps, handheald vhf, flares, and other sundry survival items. I end up schlepping it on day hikes and add water bottles and snacks. Not the best pack, but it keeps everything dry when heading to shore.
I still need to get a big pack for multi day backpacing trips.
PS, new I was forgetting something, a Fish Grade V haul bag.
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brat
climber
El Portal
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Oct 24, 2011 - 08:56pm PT
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Umm...
Granite Gear Nimbus Meridian 62L
Arcteryx Bora 80L
Mountain Hardwear Trad (which, by the way, is not so good for trad... doesn't even fit harness, helmet, shoes, water, and a rack... much less a rope or lunch or a jacket)
REI summit pack, I forget what it's called
And for the record, I have only 2 purses. Dress up one, and non-dress up one.
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Hilt
Social climber
Utah
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Oct 24, 2011 - 09:00pm PT
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A bright Orange Haul bag
Mystery Ranch incredible Backpacking bag for a week in the woods
Northface school backpack
Timbuktu Bike bag
Several other small packs
This includes a REI staff hydration pack (Worked there over a decade ago.)
...and I guess you can say the dog pack is mine too.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Oct 24, 2011 - 09:08pm PT
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maybe 8 packs, I can't even count
but how many tents to I have? I have a tent fetish, and every planned trip seems to require a different tent. ha
I can count 7 tents, probably more back in the storage somewhere.(and that is after giving a few away recently)
Sierra Designs super flash, double wall, three hoop (old school, solid alpine 4 season tent);
Bibler I-tent
BD Firstlight
Marmot Titan (travel in asia mosquito net dome - stored in India)
Sierra designs super light flash (used to be my ultra-light before getting my firstlight)
old beater 4 person REI dome (got used from REI for $25) - car camping
Northface Flint (light, cheap two person, two pole mosquito net tent for long distance cycling - and the fly can double with my Firstlight if in really rainy area)
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who has the oldest pack?
I've got a Lowe expedition from '81 or so (still my go-to pack for big loads), an REI "klutter sack" from about the same time, and a Blue Forrest haul bag from maybe '76 (now that's a classic) - still gets used when I need a "sub-bag" on walls. My newer 45 liter Black Diamond technical alpine pack is already falling apart - and its hardly ever been used. "ultra-lite" sucks when it comes to packs.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Oct 24, 2011 - 09:19pm PT
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I don't have time to even try to total the packs in our family (apparently I have time to sit here though).
I will say we have packs to cover every need a family of 3 could dream of.
Backpacking,rock climbing, hiking, bike riding, motorcycle riding, dogs, ice, snow, books, shopping, camping, butt packs, camel backs, first aid........
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Oct 24, 2011 - 09:47pm PT
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"who has the oldest pack?"
My guess is there are guys on here who own packs older than I am! ( 1963 )
My oldest pack is an external-frame 1979 Jansport D-3. I paid $139 for it new in '79, which was a hell of a lot of cash for a pack back then.
That pack was with me on all of my Sierra hikes, and more nights on San G than I can keep track of.
It's been dragged out of retirement for kite-aerial photography work. It carries the cases that hold my camera rig and radio transmitter ( there needs to be a tiny one of those, mine's freaking huge ), water, a sweater, lunch, and a cooler for beer with space to spare.
I'm as happy with it today as I was the day I bought it!
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Oct 24, 2011 - 11:49pm PT
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Too many. Can count that high. I have 4 Cilogear packs alone.
Here's 2 in action:
I have the Hauly on the ledge below, and the summit pack stuffed with the lead line on my back.
Most memorable pack was an old Karrimor Hot Rock which I gave to a Thai lad who lusted after its ancient hole filled body over in Railey.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Oct 25, 2011 - 12:02am PT
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i have a lot if we count trashed, retired packs: various army surplus, hines snowbridge, wild things, pride of place to my late sixties canvas millet.
in rotation now, only three:
montbell balance light (about as close as i can get to that millet now)
http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=36&p_id=1223307
a cilogear for winter and overnights
and a fish for craggin and yarding.
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