This question has been asked a thousand times and I have responded a thousand times. Aluminum all day everyday! Would you prefer to have an okay fit and save a couple of ounces? OR.... would you prefer to have a perfect fit and save those few ounces on another piece of gear?? I don't think it's...
I have a brand new coaxial bench rest for sale. This will complete with any thousand plus dollar bench rest out there! This is brand new I have never even taken it out of the house. Benchrest features a rack and pinion lift. I had a custom machined thrust bearing and bushing made for it. I also...
This pack gets better every time out. Had 42lbs in it late last night. Decided to do 3 miles around the development in the dark. So sick of the hot weather. It was nice out last night and could not pass up a walk.
So volume wise the late season main bag is bigger. But you have the two side pockets on the 357 and so much molle webbing. It's easy to add a lot of volume with accessories. I'm not a fan of the top load only packs. For me they would be great if we were hiking one straight distance and dumping...
I can't even remember how big the late season was? I originally just ordered a shape charge but returned it in favor of something a little bigger. 357 is definitely a huge improvement in that department. I could easily do three to four days out of it.
I had multiple spike camps and late seasons. Though I did use it for several years. I did not care for the spike camp because the opening It was just way too small. The late season was nice But lacked all the modern design and upgrades. I actually have Patrick Smith's original personal spike...
I was able to put things together. The belt I have a small pouch on each side plus I have the nalgene holder on the left side next to the small pouch. On the front face I have a medium pouch and a large pouch. Nothing in there at the time. Something that can be removed in a second or installed...
I was able to unbox my 357 tonight. I installed a large and medium pouch on the front face of the bag and two small ones on the belt. Along with a nalgene bottle holder on the left side of the belt. Initial impressions are the pack is absolutely awesome. I hope to load it up for 30 to 40 lb...
Extremely long day at work. I was only able to open the box and verify everything was there. Hopefully I can snap a few pictures and write down a few thoughts in the next couple days.
Use a pair of vise grip pliers. But wrap the jaws in electrical tape so you don't mess up The stays. They're no joke to get out! It's not uncommon to break a sweat doing it!