Re: Re: My back is shot from too large a pack. I want to go lite,

Eric,

I see on the Gossamer blog they are testing sleeping pads.  I think they
are coming out with or looking at an inflatable smaller pad to replace the
foam one they use now.


On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Eric Green <[email protected]> wrote:

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> --- In [email protected], Dennis Phelan <dennis.phelan@...>
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> > Eric, Gossamer has a whole bunch of new packs and redisigned old ones.
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> > Gorllia is a smaller Mariposa (3000 cc Vs 4200)
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> Yes, I'm aware of Gossamer's other backpacks and the fact that my Mariposa
> is the old-style one. My Mariposa carries well with 25 pounds and is
> acceptable (if slightly annoying) with 30 pounds, I understand that the
> new-style curved aluminum stays add about 5 pounds to what the Mariposa
> will carry well, at the expense of a few ounces of weight. But I'm happy
> with what I have since I'm usually at 25 pounds anyhow unless I have to
> carry extra water to deal with desert conditions so (shrug).
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> > Z-rest instead of their foam pad.
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> Glen van Peski actually designs Gossamer's backpacks around the Z-rest, or
> at least that was true back in the beginning. Due to the way retailing
> works they cannot ship the Z-rest as part of their setup, but it works
> quite well in my experience in any of their bags that have the sleeve in
> the back for the foam sleeping pad. The downside is that the Z-rest is
> ridiculously expensive for what you get, and is really only a single-season
> purchase because it tends to compress over time requiring a new one next
> season. But it is a slight bit stiffer than the foamies they usually ship
> with the packs, which helps with weight transfer on frameless packs like my
> old-style Mariposa.
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