rodney.black
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I wanted to post this up on the other thread about the extreme testing but it is closed now. Apparently if you go to the woods and leave your computer for 5-6 hours threads are closed when you come back. Hopefully we can all be civil and have a positive discussion about gear and keep this thread open for people who are actually interested and want to discuss the positives and negatives of this product.
Anyways I was watching another one of the Ultra testing videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCf0dZXfjI&list=UUC1bN36M7SnEwgkxMl_Dl7Q
In this video, if you fast forward to about 40 seconds in they show the Ultra frame and suspension with a 150 lb weight strapped to it. It shows how it carries that type of weight and how much it flexes under a heavy load. I had the pleasure of trying one of these packs at the Kuiu booth and was really impressed with how it carries heavy weight. The beauty of this frame is that it has vertical stiffness and horizontal flex. This translates to having the ability to carry heavy loads (vertical stiffness) while remaining comfortable to wear and move (horizontal flex).
And when people say that the Ultra flexes too much based on the truck test, that just doesn't make sense to me. You will never have that much weight bridged on the frame as when that truck is on it. That is way different than carrying 100 - 150 lbs of gear / animal. You can clearly see how much the frame is flexing with the 150 lb weight in the above video. I think that some flex is good because it helps to distribute the weight onto the lower back and hips without being too rigid and uncomfortable while hiking. Too much flex obviously is not good. The Ultra frame felt like a good amount of flex to me when I tried it on with the weight in it. More time in the field with it once it arrives will tell more.
Anyways I was watching another one of the Ultra testing videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCf0dZXfjI&list=UUC1bN36M7SnEwgkxMl_Dl7Q
In this video, if you fast forward to about 40 seconds in they show the Ultra frame and suspension with a 150 lb weight strapped to it. It shows how it carries that type of weight and how much it flexes under a heavy load. I had the pleasure of trying one of these packs at the Kuiu booth and was really impressed with how it carries heavy weight. The beauty of this frame is that it has vertical stiffness and horizontal flex. This translates to having the ability to carry heavy loads (vertical stiffness) while remaining comfortable to wear and move (horizontal flex).
And when people say that the Ultra flexes too much based on the truck test, that just doesn't make sense to me. You will never have that much weight bridged on the frame as when that truck is on it. That is way different than carrying 100 - 150 lbs of gear / animal. You can clearly see how much the frame is flexing with the 150 lb weight in the above video. I think that some flex is good because it helps to distribute the weight onto the lower back and hips without being too rigid and uncomfortable while hiking. Too much flex obviously is not good. The Ultra frame felt like a good amount of flex to me when I tried it on with the weight in it. More time in the field with it once it arrives will tell more.