Granite gear Alpine Light pack

[vegetablebelay]

This is very similar to the Wild Things Ice Sack except no file pocket and anyway, files are really only to be used back in the warm hotel room surrounded by many beers

[Cpt.Caveman]

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Originally posted by vegetablebelay:

This is very similar to the Wild Things Ice Sack except no file pocket and anyway, files are really only to be used back in the warm hotel room surrounded by many beers

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Werd to that. I have to climb with this veggie dude one day. Oops I meant drink hehehe

[vegetablebelay]

True, true.

[erik]

veggie, right now you are at one of the two great posting counts. "69" and "420"

keep it real bro!

[IceIceBaby]

[ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

[IceIceBaby]

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Originally posted by willstrickland:

although they retail at $160, Next Adventure in PDX has them for $100.

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Do you have their web site address I need a new pack I have the old Icepack and after loyal service and abusive treatment for 10 years its ready to go ( but still in working order) and I really don’t like their new version of the pack plus its hell expensive (they forgot they dealing with cheap climbers)

[ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

[willstrickland]

Just traded a fleece suit and an old Dana daypack for one of these yesterday, even up. Not bad since I never used the fleece suit, and the old pack was mediocre at best.

Alpine Light

So, light: hell yes, well designed: mostly, rugged: remains to be seen, but looks a little prone to ripping in the main body from picks and points, bottom is burly.

The cramp straps/tool sleeves are nice, well done. There's a file pocket, but don't expect to get a file with a plastic handle on the tang in there. File pocket is sized for a standard 8" mill bastard without a handle attachment. I use a smaller file with a handle (removable) so how useful this feature is depends on me buying a different file, or fishing around trying to get the smaller file out of the pocket. The waist belt is very thin (2") with a gear loop on each side which is sized to double as tool holster while placing gear. The back pad is removable closed cell foam doubled over, and there's no framesheet or suspension to speak of. Spindrift collar is BIG, enough so that at 5'8" I can climb into the pack to my waist. Haul loops on front and back as well as a top lid that opens from any side. I'm impressed overall, and although they retail at $160, Next Adventure in PDX has them for $100. That's a good deal IMO. Now, maybe I'll do some suffering with it find out how it really peforms.