I'm thinking of making the jump to frameless, and have some questions.
Does using the CCF pad as buritto to pack your gear into offer better weight transfer than folding the pad into layers and putting it into a pad pocket along the back of the pack ?
Is it relatively easy to remove a 3/4 ridge rest from the pad pocket during rest stops & re-insert - or is it not worth the trouble ?
Does the Ray Jardine approach of putting the food at the bottom, quilt in the middle & cloths at the top tire you out (by causing more forward lean) any more than packing the pack with the weight (food) high instead ?
Is Silnylon durable enough if you don't drag the pack around (but don't baby it a lot either) or is the Dynema fabric (or 140, or 210 pack cloth) needed ?
Thanks.