Originally Posted by
Zalman
I don't get that. It might be true for hikers that restrict themselves to the AT (I don't know, never walked it), but anyone going for more than a weekend, or into the dessert where they need to carry large amounts of water, will have much heavier loads no matter how gossamer their base weight. This is exactly why I like Seek Outside. For the extra pound (over, say, an Arc Haul which is only a little smaller), I get a pack that can take me anywhere. I've tried all sorts of packs -- from military packboards, to state-of-the-art internal frames, to packs with flexible stays, as well as frameless -- and for me there is just no substitute for a real, rigid frame. And no one I've found makes a lighter, more agile pack with such a frame than Seek Outside.
I'll add that Seek Outside packs are absurdly rugged, and crafted with utterly meticulous workmanship.