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Is There a Backpack that Doesn’t Make Your Back Sweat?

If you are on a hiking and backpacking tour and you carry a pack, the annoying truth is that most likely you will be sweating if this is about a steep terrain. This holds even if you do not carry a pack. So there is no backpack that will not make you sweat, but there are excellent designs which will reduce sweating a lot. Even if you sweat, you may experience also that on a downhill walk your back dries fast even with the pack on.

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Why Would Someone Choose a Frameless Hiking Pack Over Internal or External Frame Packs?

Here are some possible reasons for choosing frameless hiking backpacks: Body shape not suitable for a framed design. When you want to have your hips free for a wide range of movements. When you use a climbing harness. When you do not want to have a hip belt. When you carry a small day pack with not much weight. Frameless packs may be more affordable. Frameless packs may be lighter. There may be more reasons, but in any case, those presented in the list are discussed below in the text. But did you know that there are hiking backpacks with a removable frame?

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What Are All Straps on a Backpack Used For?

There are at least five types of straps on a backpack: Straps used for gear attachment only. Straps with dual use for the pack compression and gear attachment. Straps used for comfort and packs stabilization. Harness straps. Straps used to close the pack. All of them are discussed here. #backpacking #hiking #backpacks #hikingpacks

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Backpack’s Volume Capacity vs Weight Capacity

Backpack’s volume capacity and weight capacity are very different features. The former can be measured and it is exact. The latter describes the comfort level, it is based on feeling and therefore it is not exact.

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What Are the Loops on My Backpack For?

There are at least four different groups of loops on a typical backpack. You will find them on the lid, on the bottom, on the front, on the shoulder harness, and sometimes also on the sides. You can use them to attach a lot of gear that normally does not go into the pack. This includes trekking poles, an ice axe, skis, a helmet, a tripod, an axe, a riffle, an extra day pack, and some other items.

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What’s the Difference Between a Woman’s and a Man’s Backpack?

There are several top outdoor brands that build gender-specific packs. The best known among them are Osprey, Gregory, Deuter, and Kelty. You will see also Mountainsmith packs for men and women separately. The most important differences can be grouped as follows: Essential: Differences in the design of suspension system. Non-essential: Volume differences. Differences in buckles design. Color differences.

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What Are the Benefits of a Lid on a Backpack?

The most important benefits of a lid on a backpack are the following: With a lid, a top access to a pack is fully protected. A lid can have one, two, or even three pockets. Many packs have lids with additional attachment loops, usually four of them. Some lids are floating type so this allows for carrying more stuff and keep it fixed under the lid. There are lids that can be removed and they transform into a lumbar pack or even into a fully functional day pack.

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What Is Osprey Extended Fit?

Oprey has launched a series of backpacks under the common name Extended Fit, and this includes modifications of packs from some of their standard series. All of them include the following features: The Extended Fit packs are designed to fit larger hips and this means that padding is considerably extended. The shoulder harness padding is extended. These packs have longer hipbelt and longer shoulder straps. They also have a longer sternum strap. They come with repositioned and much larger hip belt pockets. All packs the from Extended Fit group come with the features of their corresponding standard series. So the extended features are extras to what you normally have in Osprey packs.

What Is Osprey Atmos & Aura AG LT Backpacks Series?

Osprey Atmos and Aura AG LT backpacks are two completely new series that Osprey launched for the last season. It appears that the letters LT in the name imply that this is about reduced weight, they describe them as lightweight packs. Many of the essential features of the standard Atmos & Aura AG packs are still present, but some important features are missing and they are listed here.

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What Is Deuter Aircontact Core Backpacks Series?

At Deuter site they describe their Aircontact Core series as “comfort at its core”. My guess is there is more about it regarding the word core in the name. They have built this new series that is by features and weight in between their Aircontact X and Aircontact Ultra. So formally, Aircontact Core is moderately heavy as compared to Aircontact X. But the Core series has far more features than the ultralight Aircontact Ultra series. In my view, this, together with the volume range, is what makes them “core packs”.