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Posted by copper (Guest) on August 31, 2007 at 4:31:24 am EDT
In reply to Gregory Baltoro, REI Ridgeline posted by Sujoy on May 16, 2007 at 12:52:49 am EDT

1. It has been suggested before but the only thing you can really do is load it down with some weight and walk around the store for at least 20 minutes. After all adjustments have been made if there is any digging, pinching, etc then try a different pack. If you are going to be hiking with more than 40lbs and are not going to bushwacking into the deep forest then I would go with a external frame pack. If you are going to be carrying 10 days of food + camera gear + all the essentials I think you may have a hard time keeping under the 40lb mark...but you have to decide the final weight on your own.

2. Do not buy a piece of gear or pass on another because of a reported "reputation." Every company comes out with gear that is golden and every company comes out with complete crap; simple as that. Everyone is built differently and what may have a good reputation for others may not fit you at all.

3. Take advantage of REI's return policy. You may find a problem with a pack that you didn't notice in the store or you may find that the pack you picked up is falling apart after one use. It is easy enough to return the pack (even Sport Chalets near me have a no questions asked return policy now) to a nearby REI...dealing with returns to a company in Canada wont be that easy and replacements can take a while to get (I've been down this road before).

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