crackers wrote:
btreanor wrote:
As I said in the other thread, the 40B is perfect. Usable for a day cragging or an overnight technical route. The amazing compressibility of Cilogear makes larger size packs usable for smaller tasks. That being said, I pretty much only use my 40B now; the last time it actually opted for the 60L was a 5 day backpacking trip where I was carrying the "guide's load" (extra sh|te, first aid kids, etc., etc.). For all my personal trips, half day to three day two night, it's the 40B.
Thanks for the kind words Brian and all the rest of you!
The 45L is the pack that's shown up in those awesome pictures in the last, oh, seven Patagonia catalogs. That said Mr Retro, you want the 40B if your torso is under 20 inches...
The new 40B and 45 are both quite a bit lighter than the old packs. They're both made here in Portland, Oregon. But the 40B
does have a shorter back panel length than the 45L / 60L sized packs as Justin suggested quite correctly.
The guys in those catalogs are using the 45 in Patagonia, in the himalayas and all that jazz. They're using 30L's and 40B's at home for days or even weekends. I suspect that you'll have plenty of room in the 40B for all of your stuff.
I've gotten it down to about 150 emails to respond to from the OR shutdown, and I should be caught up by tomorrow. (I hope.)
