summit pack

[layton]

does anyone sell these anymore!!! chirst, no one has anything anywhere.

 

looking for the Serratus Genie equivolent. i.e. stuff sack with straps...no frame, padding, bullshit. just a sleeve for a hydration bladder, zippered top flap for snacks and shades, and two tool loops and daisy chain for poon lashing. anyone got an extra genie?

[layton]

never mind i just ordered one from MEC online at a reduced price. sweet. I love this pack and rue the day i had to trade it for a cam i dropped.

[JoshK]

I couldn't agree more. The genie is a fine piece of equipment.

[thelawgoddess]

for future reference lowe alpine makes a pack like the genie. pms used to carry them but i haven't been in there lately so don't know if still do.

[Crack]

brand name suckas -nothing is lighter and more waterproof than a ziplock...just duct tape it to the small of your back and go go go!

[chris]

I heard Lowe Alpine discontinued the Summit Attach (20L). Dana Designs offers a similar pack made out of Sil-Nylon, but it looked even smaller. The Genie is bigger, 26-28L I think, but I can make it work for overnight trips!

[selkirk]

Genie if freakin sweet! Big enough for light overnights, light enough for a summit pack, durable enough to drag up chimney!

[layton]

the dana is a total piece of garbage, the ziplock bag would work better

[JoshK]

Flat out the genie is the best pack of that style. Light but sturdy - a perfect compromise. I have put several days in that fucker. Thanks for the tip on the MEC closeout, Mike, I ordered another at that price.

[Kitergal]

yeah! Mike you rock! I just ordered one myself! yeah

[fishstick]

The MEC Alpinelite 30 is the replacement. It's padded, but the pad is removeable and it then stuffs into its pocket as before. See W05 catalogue.

 

GB

[Nick]

Granite Gear used to make a summit pack a lot like the Genie, except that it had side compression straps which made it carry better than my Genie does.

[treknclime]

My Genie rocks. Have taken it on 3 day trips and appreciated the 1.0+ lbs. Have thought to put on a couple of lightweight compression straps on each side, and small pockets on the sides for pickets, and it'd be my total fav. That's the only mods I'd make on it.

[9596]

I've also got a Serratus Genie. In fact, I've got two! (a small, and a large. The small fits me better so if anyone wants a 'size long, blue' make me an offer).

 

I've used it in the Rockies, the Presidentials, and a 5 day trip in the ADKs. House and Josephson used it on King Peak. I've got a video of one on the summit of Everest! It is a great pack with a lot of credibility.

 

I've looked at the new MEC Alpinelite 30 on the MEC site and I don't think it compares. The reason I decided on the Genie was because of its uncluttered, compressible simplicity...no extra straps, crampon patches, or extra weight.

But hold on! The Alpenlite 30 weighs the same 400g as the Genie!!! How is that possible??? The fabric is a similar denier, and the pack is a similar size but has a back pad, and extra junk on it.

 

They're getting very scarce. I just bought the small one last month after the MEC rep scoured the computer inventory for it!

 

cheers,

 

Urban Sherpa

[Dr_Crash]

If the AlpineLite 30 is indeed the same size and weight, my question is how well will it compress when you remove the back padding? If it compresses as well as the Genie, then it looks like a great small pack to get.

 

drC

[jordop]

PMS has a Grivel genie equivalent deal.

New MEC Superlite 30 for $49 is where it is at, though a bit heavier than Genie. Lowe Mountain Attack 30 Hyperlite is a good but $$ GEnie improvement.

[rhyang]

The Alpinelite 30 is not the same weight as the Genie - in fact, the MEC website now states the weight of the Alpinelite is 720g. Just got one in the mail and sure enough it weighs more than a Golite Jam (which carries something like 11L more) !

[magellan]

Love my new REI flash pack, 1000 cubes, hydration sleeve,weighs about 10 ounces, very water resistant, turns inside out to hold a sleeping bag, and only $25.

[Dr_Crash]

The Alpinelite 30 is not the same weight as the Genie - in fact, the MEC website now states the weight of the Alpinelite is 720g. Just got one in the mail and sure enough it weighs more than a Golite Jam (which carries something like 11L more) !

 

Could you weigh it, both with and without the removable back pad? I am very interested in this pack and would like to know the real weight. MEC lists both 390 g and 720 g for the Std pack, could it be that? If so, it'd be a sweet Genie replacement w/o the back pad.

 

drC

[fishstick]

I think the weights on the web/in catalogue may be wrong (I work for MEC). I have requested that the pack be weighed as follows:

 

With foam pad.

Without foam pad.

Without foam pad, and compression straps removed.

 

I will confirm when I get my reply.

 

Cheers,

 

GB

[rhyang]

The Alpinelite 30 is not the same weight as the Genie - in fact, the MEC website now states the weight of the Alpinelite is 720g. Just got one in the mail and sure enough it weighs more than a Golite Jam (which carries something like 11L more) !

 

Could you weigh it, both with and without the removable back pad? I am very interested in this pack and would like to know the real weight. MEC lists both 390 g and 720 g for the Std pack, could it be that? If so, it'd be a sweet Genie replacement w/o the back pad.

 

drC

 

720g is more accurate, and the foam pad is only about an ounce or two. "If it sounds too good to be true ..."

[fishstick]

Alpinelite 30 std = 664g

Alpinelite 30 std sans foam = 634g

Alpinelite 30 std sans foam and compression straps = 586g

 

As weighed on a postal scale.

 

GB

[rhyang]

~660g sounds better - my scale said about 22 oz, but after seeing the 720g on the website I figured I had to have done something wrong