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Transient Being
12-26-2011, 22:22
Wow, this thing is light!!! 1 lb. 7oz. But is it good enough for a thru? Any ideas?
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___65688
i didnt see anyone use that pack this year during my thru hike. didn't seem to have enough support when i was looking at packs. the exos 46 on the other hand(i used a exos 34 from daleville,va until katahdin) was a very popular pack and not a whole lot heavier than the hornet. mine was 2 lbs, 2oz, and i think the 46 is like 2 lbs 6 oz or something.
but after figuring out my gear and getting lighter and lighter, i think i could rock a hornet during an AT thru hike. except i dont think i would, and will just go frameless next time and get a pack that is under 1lb
hope this helps
bigcranky
12-26-2011, 23:37
It's a nicely made frameless rucksack. Plenty of frameless packs out there among the ultralight hikers. It would work fine for a thru-hike if you are an ultralight hiker with a base weight in the 8-10 pound range, I reckon.
I tried one in a local shop and found the M/L size to be far too small for me in torso length. Shorter/smaller hikers would fine it fits just fine. It does seem to be well designed and well made.
Lots of other choices for this type of pack, many of them in the 8-12 ounce range or even less. See for example zpacks.com.
bigcranky
12-26-2011, 23:39
As a followup, I don't see how Campmor puts this in the "internal frame" category.
As a followup, I don't see how Campmor puts this in the "internal frame" category.
From the owner's manual:
"The Hornet 46 also features dual internal Delrin side rods to provide the suspension needed to carry larger loads."
skinewmexico
12-26-2011, 23:55
Wow, this thing is light!!! 1 lb. 7oz. But is it good enough for a thru? Any ideas?
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___65688
It's 6 ounces heavier and $35 more expensive than the Gossamer Gear G4, which debuted in 1998. Cutting edge stuff there Osprey. About a jillion thru-hikes have been done with the G4, and it's made in the USA.
Transient Being
12-26-2011, 23:56
Wow, never been to the zpacks website. Jeez, that stuff makes feathers look heavy. Looking at some of their weight makes my 27 oz. tent I just ordered look like cast iron. Oh, well, the cycle repeats itself.........
SCRUB HIKER
12-27-2011, 00:05
A fellow named AYCE was using the Hornet 46 this year on the AT. He didn't seem to be having any trouble. I believe he finished in less than 100 days, if that gives you an idea of his hiking style.
Singletrack
12-27-2011, 07:44
Wow, this thing is light!!! 1 lb. 7oz. But is it good enough for a thru? Any ideas?
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___65688
Check out the Osprey Hornet 46 thread, on General Gear Talk.
bigcranky
12-27-2011, 11:34
From the owner's manual:
"The Hornet 46 also features dual internal Delrin side rods to provide the suspension needed to carry larger loads."
Huh, thanks. I didn't see that on the Osprey web site, and I didn't notice them when I tried on the pack. It felt pretty flexible with a load.
Big Dawg
12-28-2011, 05:22
I talked to an Osprey rep back in September and she said they will start offering the Hornet 46 in small, medium, and large near the beginning of 2012.
Singletrack
12-30-2011, 14:38
The 2012 Hornet 46 will come out on January 9, 2012. New sizing, S, M, L. $159. 24 ounces.
Big Dawg
12-31-2011, 03:28
The 2012 Hornet 46 will come out on January 9, 2012. New sizing, S, M, L. $159. 24 ounces.
note to self... start trying to come up w/ all possible reasons, to share with my wife, why I need ANOTHER backpack.
colorado_rob
08-29-2012, 22:46
Wow, this thing is light!!! 1 lb. 7oz. But is it good enough for a thru? Any ideas?
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___65688 I think so, at least for the middle of the AT when less gear is needed. I own and use the Hornet 46 and Exos 46, pretty much interchangebly. the Exos is definitely more comfortable with loads over 22-24 pounds or so. My scheme is to start my NOBO with the Exos next year, switch to the one-pound lighter Hornet for up into New England, then back to the Exos for the finish. My medium/large Hornet 46 weighs 25 ounces, my wife's small/medium 24 ounces. 1lb-7oz spec is "light" an ounce or two. MAYBE mine is a pre-Jan 2012, though I bought it in Feb/March of this year. I've used it for maybe 200 trail miles and some multi-nighters. Again, fine when low twenties weight, not good above 25, for me, at least. The Exos is find to 30-35.
oldspice
01-10-2013, 15:13
I used mine on my foothills trail thru hike last year and loved it. Only 76 mile trail tho. It worked great and I'm 6 foot 1 and It fits me very well.