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Originally Posted by Dogwood

Originally Posted by Coffee

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but Dogwood's comment on a virtual frame for the CDT caught my attention when I did a search. So I figured I'd comment on this thread rather than starting a new one. I just received a custom CDT (specified a rolltop like the Circuit vs. the draw string closure) and I'm experimenting with various ways of packing it. I carry both a regular Neoair xlite and a cut down piece of blue foam that I use as a sit pad. I removed the standard foam that ULA ships with

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Originally Posted by Tipi Walter

Originally Posted by Marcovee

Um, external frame packs were "just a phase" in the 1970's/1980's. Hardly anyone using them anymore, for good reason: they're heavy and bulky.

Very light kits were available 50 years ago and old Kelty packs with the sparse hipbelts and shoulder straps were very light. Indeed.


Here is Andrew Giger's kit from 1969 and shows a very light external frame pack, along with his whole

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