Sunday, 12 August 2007

more kit...

spent another day shopping for trekking gear... i tried on loads of backpacks and finally settled on the deuter race exp air (3L water and 12 L cargo).

my requirements:

- light/small
- small shoulder straps that don't rub
- hydration system
- aircomfort (frame is off your back - reduces sweat by 25%)
- pole straps

turns out i ended up with a biking pack. clearly there are no pole straps but it does have a few extra features:

- helmet holder (my waterproofs and pole fit in very nicely)
- light reflectors (in case i get lost in the dark!)
- "high flow" valve (enables me to chug water at amazing speed)

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