Posts Tagged ‘Weight Distribution’

Gregory Women’s Deva 60 Backpacking Backpack

October 19th, 2009

Redesigned and face-lifted, the women’s Deva 60 Backpacking Backpack is Gregory’s top-selling female specific backpack and a Backpacker Magazine’s 2008 Editor’s Choice Award winner. Highly organized and fully featured, this versatile pack is light enough for a quick overnight, yet supportive enough to load up with a week’s worth of gear “a potential load monster that fits like a dream”. It features Gregory’s precurved, women’s-specific 3D harness that is dual density with a precurve and a waistbelt that is designed to wrap naturally around your body’s contours. With updated Response Auto Fit Suspension (AFS) system that automatically adjusts to your hip angle and pivots to mirror your body’s movements the best in weight distribution, increased load support, and exceptional comfort is achieved. Convenience features allow for top – front – side loading w/ sleeping bag compartment, front pocket and twin side pockets with stash pouch storage, and easy access hideaway water bottle holder and stash pocket. The Deva 60 is the ideal companion for life’s travels.

Gregory Women’s Deva 70 Backpacking Backpack

October 19th, 2009

New for 2009, the women’s Gregory Deva 70 Backpacking Backpack with over 4200 cubic inches of storage capacity is dialed for extended backpacking trips. During a long haul a high-performance Response Auto Fit Suspension (AFS) system automatically adjusts to your hip angle and pivots to mirror your body’s movements for even weight distribution, increased load support, and exceptional comfort. A single aluminum stay connects to the twin independent rotating waistbelt panels that auto-adjust to your hips and ensure proper load transfer. The shoulder harness also Auto-rotates at the attachment points, to adjust to the contours of your neck and shoulders to eliminating pinching and chafing. Accompanying stabilizer straps at the waist allow for optimum fit micro adjustments as a curved composite top frame “stiffener” further increases stability and aids in weight distribution. Internally, a lashed divider separates the top and front-entry main compartment from the lower sleeping bag compartment, allowing for organization or the separation of wet gear. Keeping you organized on the trail convenient features include a canted water bottle holder, gear loops, side – cross over and lower panel compression straps, and hydration compatible removable sleeve and exit port. When big is better this sister to the Backpacker Magazine 2008 Editor’s Choice Award winning Deva 60 has it all.

Kelty Tioga 5000 Backpack

August 19th, 2009

The Kelty Tioga 5000 Backpack comes with a hydration sleeve, excellent ventilation, easy access, and great weight distribution, resulting in all day comfort

Kelty Tioga 5500 Backpack (Spring 2009)

August 19th, 2009

A tried and true work horse, the Kelty Tioga 5500 Backpack comes with a hydration sleeve, excellent ventilation, easy access, and great weight distribution, resulting in all day comfort.

Gregory Palisade 80 Backpacking Backpack

August 19th, 2009

When you’re loaded to the brim for a week in the backcountry, the Gregory Palisade 80 Backpacking Backpack delivers the goods to get you there. This classic trail favorite is a hardcore hauler built to comfortably transport loads of up to 70 pounds and deliver performance by combining stout materials, ample storage, and an innovative suspension system. Employing a Response Custom Fit Suspension (CFS) System, this pack automatically adjusts to your hip angle and pivots to mirror your body’s movements for even weight distribution, increased load support, and exceptional comfort. Dual contoured aluminum stays stabilize your load and are enhanced by a supportive cross stay, ensuring that weight remains effectively distributed and the pack maintains its structural integrity throughout a long day on the trail. The waistbelt that is padded and precurved is fully adjustable for a custom fit and allows you to quickly change between five waistbelt settings with an integrated quick-release tab. A chimney-style ventilation channel between the padded back panels allows air to freely circulate and reduces the sweat associated with carrying heavy loads. With your load secure convenience features included a canted – hideaway water bottle holder, dual waistbelt pockets, trekking pole loops, multiple lash points, side and lower panel compression straps, and hydration compatible integrated sleeve and exit port.