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Posted by bheiser1 on September 19, 2007 at 5:17:24 pm EDT
In reply to Backpack restoration posted by rexim on July 19, 2007 at 8:56:16 am EDT

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The replacement waist belt I purchased from Kelty
is indeed a true one-piece wrap-around waist belt.
It's not just fastened to the sides of the frame,
but is sewn to a nylon web that is stretched around
the frame. It is also attached to the side posts,
both to prevent longitudinal movement and to help
support the weight of the pack.

This sounds like what I have on my old Kelty D4. It's much better than what was on there originally, but it still doesn't feel like a "wrapround" belt like the newer ones on the internal frame packs. I think the "issue" is that I have a fairly thin build, so I'm not "wide" enough to fill out the belt. A true wrap-around belt (if not too big) would work better for me for that reason.

But on my recent backpacking trips, the pack, while not all that comfortable, wasn't bad enough to keep me from going again :).

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