Gregory.S. Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I am trying to choose between the 50l Direttissima (large) and the 70l South col by mountain hardware. Somebody at the outdoor store in portland told me that the 50l expanded quiet a bit and that they had used it for a lot of multi day trips with no problem. Right now I mostly go hiking / camping, however I am going to climb baker before the end of the season (hopefully). I am really just starting climbing / preparing for it. I hope to do Mt. Rainier next season as well as shasta. Any advice / opinions are welcome! http://www.sunnysports.com/Prod/MHWPDSN.html http://www.rei.com/product/811212/mountain-hardwear-south-col-70-pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfinger Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Go with the one that will fit what you want to use it for most of the time, also BTW you can strap a TON of stuff on one of these and the old Direttisima is on sale cheap all over the place and is bigger than the new one. I bought a new scrambler and will use the great straps of the old DT to strap it on the outside if I need a whole lot of volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsandPants Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Go with the one that will fit what you want to use it for most of the time This! Also, I usually tell people to get a smaller size as it will force you to take less. You'd be surprised what you take that you really don't need and how much stuff can be left behind! Just my 2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake_Gano Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Any advice / opinions are welcome! Buy a 70L pack and you'll end up carrying too much shit, all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory.S. Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Yeah I bought the 50, I would definitely end up carrying too much stuff and the 50 was more comfortable. Thank you for the feed back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Miller Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Wise choice with the 50L! The 70L is for all intents and purposes an expedition backpack. Now's the time to start winnowing out the excess and extraneous gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenthief Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The pack didnt come with any instructions so I had trouble attaching crampons onto these packs. Most my other packs have shock cord webbing on the back for crampons but these just have 2 horizontal straps, and i had the feeling the crampons can easily fall out. how do people attach crampons onto these packs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfinger Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 using those straps.... seriously. Sometimes I strap the pons onto an ice axe to keep all those points of the pack fabric entirely, and just strap the axe on as I normally would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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