User Review: Gregory Shasta

Gregory Shasta
Above: The current Shasta, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 8, 1997 by an anonymous hiker

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: Internal
Size: 5700 cubic inch(???)
Number of Pockets: 1
Height of Owner: 6'2''
Price Paid: $245 USD

This is in response to another earlier post on the Gregory Shasta pack. I also have a '96 Gregory Shasta and I think it is very good pack. Although the pack I purchased is size Large the salesperson had to replace the hip belt with that from a medium pack since my waist size is too small to use the original hip belt.

As to the problem the other post is talked about, I too had the same problem. What the sales person ended up doing is to use the adjust-a-cant feature of the pack to make the pack set up for a female. There are three positions for screws once you remove the hip belt from the pack. The center postion is the factory set up and is for a male with normal waistline. The inner position is for female hikers who tend to have a waistline more "curved" than that of a male. The outmost positon is for people who have a more of a straight waist line.

I also personally think Shasta is a very good pack. There isn't much of bell-and-whistle on the pack. Then again, when you on the trail for a few days/nights, you would be walking most of the time and how many times would you stop to "dig" think out of you pack? Having too many compartments would only add unnecessary weight to the pack and the added stitching would weaken the fabric (Ask anyone who is knowledgable about hiking boots and he/she will give you the same answer, less is better).

I added a figure-8 to my Shasta to store things I would need while on trail. e.g. maps, water filter, rain gear, etc to keep the things in main compartment undisturbed and weight properly distributed until I arrive at the camp site, rather than having to go through the hassle of opening the pack to find the things that I need and repack it when I am done.

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