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Strong, light, external pack frame. It is very stiff, doesn’t flex under weight.
The belt has a thick lumbar pad but not much hip support. It’s mostly 1.5” webbing. It is the weakest link in the system.I suspect the frame is capable of handling more than the rated 35 lbs, but the belt isn’t even that good. A frame this great deserves a more serious belt.
The shoulder harness has a wide range of adjustment. It is clever and does the job (except for lack of mounting points or daisy chain).
Three things would make it better:
- Daisy chain on the shoulder straps! Mounting pockets is messy because there are no mount points.
- Female buckles to match the male buckles for attaching bags. Not sure what Vargo was thinking by supplying only one side.
- A more serious belt. The frame deserves it.
It took me 30 minutes to MacGyver my old DCF Z-Packs Arc Blastpack onto this frame. I only left the top horizontal Carbon flat bar , removed the belt cut the shoulder straps but kept the shoulder strap adjusters on which was I used as an attachment point along with the load lifter and the lower attachment straps for the shoulder straps I also added the two webbing cinch straps at the top. My load now feels 50% lighter! I plan to backpack 150 miles with my dog and will have no issue carrying the additional gear and food for her. My pack added just 15 oz after adding a couple additional accessories. Would be nice to have daisy chains on the shoulder straps, but I’m making it work as is. Going to use a large Danny pack for my phone and snacks. This works better than I imagined!
