Wow! So inspirational to read about your trail adventures. It seems you have found the perfect setup for your needs!

Coming back on the tent topic: I really love the tents from MSR. Perfect mix of weight, durability and user friendliness – at least for my needs. I just got the “new” Freelite 1 which is 240 g lighter than prevoius model but have…

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Love to hear that, Katie! The Jade is one of the hero packs in our assortment. But maybe you are just doing better with ventilated backpanels instead of close-to-body. Tempest has a breathable backpanel if I remember correctly.

Hi Craig,

interesting, thanks for your feedback! Definitely a special and more niche category and for advanced hikers I would say. True, it is all about finding the sweet spot between weight and comfort!

Hi Rhana,

Facet 35 is the lightest pack for trekking. For example Elmar uses the Focal 38 as he has very small and light equipment. It offers a really good suspension but no extra features. Pretty solid and easy pack.

Jade 38 offers the same suspension but with more features and pockets. You have a U-zip on the front for more organization…

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Very good, you should always try on a pack before buying it. At least for bigger packs and multi-day trips.

Ok tough one because I do not want to recommend too onesided 😀 but if you look for something around 40L and maybe suitable for a hut to hut trek etc. I would recommend the Zulu/Jade line from Gregory and specifically Jade 38. Other…

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Yeah still room for improvement but I will figure that out trail by trail!

Have a nice time in Jordan and on your next adventure! 🙂 I saw you are pretty busy 😀

So curious what you will say about the Gregory pack!! 🙂 Which one was it again? Maven, right? I can say that carry comfort is the most important aspect in building packs for Gregory 😉 If you want to go lightweight Paragon/Maven is a good choice but Focal/Facet might be even better as it only weighs around 1kg but still offers dynamic carry comfort!

It was a blast! Felt so good to be out for 4 days! I had a 58L pack with me (but 48L would have worked, too) and pack has never been so light before so it was really comfy to hike! I could not measure the exact weight as I lost my weight scale but I would guess it was around 10kg.

I do carry lots of water with me (4L), had a 2 person tent with…

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Hello hello!

I am working in the backpack industry and so I am very curious about which packs you are using, why you are using them and what the most important features/specs for you are. Is it weight, comfort or the best feature set. Let’s discuss here and if you have general questions about backpacks (even more technical) I can surely help on that!

I feel you! 😀 and everytime I promise myself not to bring it again but it happens over and over again!

Another basic is: the bigger the pack the more you take with you. You will always end up filling up your pack to the maximum so also good to have that in mind and take a smaller pack.

I will be on a 4-day trip tomorrow and will share my…

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Always a tricky one. I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Leave out all the unnecessary and especially luxurious things but take everything you really want on the trail.

For packs: where is the advantage if your pack only weighs some grams but does not deliver any comfort at all? Same with sleeping mat/bag.

I really take care that my…

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