Thread: Modern Packs

Originally Posted by Southern lite

Just wondering how much weight are people carrying with these external frame packs with a meat shelf? My knees and hips get sore with anything over 35kg after a km or two. Once I'm over 40km I'm really struggling. My limiting factor is me, not the pack and I'm only early 40s. Would any pack stop sore knees with over 40kg? Surely you still have all that weight going through you knees and hip joint with whatever packs on you back? Just wondering ��

The biggest difference for me going from, macpac, Tontoka, osprey, expeed and going to the exo was getting the weight off my shoulders' and back,
The weight sits on my hips and can feel it on my legs

I have only had mine up2 45kg but i was fine the next day.
I have major back issues ( was told i would never carry a backpack again) and would normally be crippled after carrying that much.

Originally Posted by 199p

The biggest difference for me going from, macpac, Tontoka, osprey, expeed and going to the exo was getting the weight off my shoulders' and back,
The weight sits on my hips and can feel it on my legs

I have only had mine up2 45kg but i was fine the next day.
I have major back issues ( was told i would never carry a backpack again) and would normally be crippled after carrying that much.

If you've got a heap of weight on your shoulders with a macpac or tatonka etc then its not fitted properly. To be honest I think a lot of guys think that if they buy the most expensive/exotic/unobtainable packs the placebo effect kicks in and you're telling yourself it's awesome (which it's maybe) but most modern packs from the more common manufacturers carry weight just fine

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

If you've got a heap of weight on your shoulders with a macpac or tatonka etc then its not fitted properly. To be honest I think a lot of guys think that if they buy the most expensive/exotic/unobtainable packs the placebo effect kicks in and you're telling yourself it's awesome (which it's maybe) but most modern packs from the more common manufacturers carry weight just fine

Bro its definitely awesome and the macpac was ok, Tatonk always felt like it was pulling me back ospray was way better but nothing like the exo and with my compressed vertebrae its not a placebo but i do know what you mean

My sciatic nerve plays up when i overdo things, my training pack is a sika and any more than 12 kg in that, and i know about it the next day.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

If you've got a heap of weight on your shoulders with a macpac or tatonka etc then its not fitted properly. To be honest I think a lot of guys think that if they buy the most expensive/exotic/unobtainable packs the placebo effect kicks in and you're telling yourself it's awesome (which it's maybe) but most modern packs from the more common manufacturers carry weight just fine

You are correct. Most modern packs are thoroughly adequate, but do fall onto a continuum of "good enough" to "excellent". The older I get the more excellenter I require.
Like the difference between a high density foam mat and a thermarest neo air.