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    if you really want to save money buy used, watch the for sale here, post a wanted to buy (include what you are willing to spend - many wanted to buy postings are more like "I basically want it for free")

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    Agreed that the pack isn't where you want to skimp. You can still use the cheapie, but probably keep the discounted quality pack on your immediate radar.

    I just picked up a new daypack (REI Trail 40L) at REI's garage sale yesterday for $22. Normally retails for $109. Came with a free rain cover!

    Many WB members use the Osprey Exos 58L. You could get one right now for under $150 if you needed one in a small size:
    https://www.google.com/search?q=ebay...20502321994995


    Or you could spend $175 to buy this one brand new, size M, off Ebay:
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Osprey-Exos-...YAAOSw4YdYyczl

    I waited and waited for the Osprey Exos in my size to get down to around $160. Regular google searches. I found it within 6 months. Love it!

    Keep hiking with what you have and keep looking for the right pack at the right price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PAHiker View Post
    Six Moon Designs Fusion 50 and 65 - 2014 models for $100.00. Quality packs at cheap prices.
    Just went to their site. Shows nothing in their bargain bin. Must have sold out.
    zig-zag man

    There is no such thing as free.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zig-zag man View Post
    Just went to their site. Shows nothing in their bargain bin. Must have sold out.
    I think I purchased one of the last 2014 Fusion 50's, I used it once on a 10-mile hike and now it lives in my gear closet...
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    zig zag man , check boreas buttermilks on sierra trading post.com

    its a steal @ $70.00
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    Quote Originally Posted by zachzz12 View Post
    zig zag man , check boreas buttermilks on sierra trading post.com

    its a steal @ $70.00
    If it fits the same way as the Lost Coast I bought and returned in approximately 1 hour, $70 is a rip off.
    Good luck.
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    I'm of the "discounted quality pack" mindset. I started out early this year with a list of three packs I considered serious contenders for next year's AT through-hike: the Gossamer Gear Mariposa ($260), ULA Circuit ($235) and Granite Gear Crown V.C. ($200). Immediately there was a discrepancy of $60 in list prices of packs I consider roughly equivalent. Then the Crown V.C. went on sale for $150 and I almost bought one, until I learned this sale was because the Crown 2 (pretty much a replacement for the Crown V.C.) was introduced at the same list price. The Crown 2 fixed the biggest drawback of the earlier pack by including hip belt pockets (also a removable lid standard rather than as an add-on). And it added something new and improved: an adjustable hip belt so I wouldn't need to order a smaller replacement (an extra $45 at Gossamer Gear) as I got skinny on the AT. As I see it, this pack is superior to all my initial "quality pack" options, and generally cheaper. When the Crown 2 went on sale for the first time I bit at $159.49 (no tax, free shipping).

    Is this the best or cheapest backpack available? No on both counts. But it is new rather than used, fairly light (2 lbs. 2 oz. with the lid removed), and a good match for my needs. It's pretty much half the price of the Gossamer Gear pack ($305 with a second hip belt). And in comparison to a high-end specialty pack, here's what it would cost to have the same features as my Crown 2 in a ZPacks Arc Haul: $299 base price + $45 belt pouches + $10 ice axe loops + $10 roll-top closure straps + $10 v top strap + $15 lumbar pad + $45 spare belt + $10 shock cord lashing = $444: that's roughly 3X what I paid. (Plus ZPacks only makes their belt pouches in black, which is a stupid choice. Who wants their chocolate snacks melted in the sun?) The ZPacks configuration would be 6 oz. lighter for that $284.51 price difference. Of the included standard features of the Crown 2 pack, I'll be using all of them on the AT except for the ice axe loops. (And those may come in handy later on the PCT. )

    If you can come up with a pack that satisfies your needs and is cheaper still, more power to you!

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