Rivendell Mountain Works Jensen Pack

Does anyone own one of these reincarnations?

www.rivendellmountainworks.com

1000d codura. it's gonna be heavy. looks very interesting. especially for the price.

From 2 to 2 lbs 10 oz - depending on size, so while it is heavy, it's not a 7 pound monstrosity.

Seems pretty light given the fabric and the fact that the 2010 Jam 2 (also frameless) is 2lbs. Gotta love 40 years of progress.

does anyone have better pictures of how these are laid out?

Hmmm... Scotty, I believe we have entered a time warp. Check to see if we still have a trail of Unobtanium particles so we can "breadcrumb" our way back.

Bet I could look in one of my original Backpacker magazines (I have #s 1 thru 55 and then many more non-consecutive issues) and find a Jensen advertisement.

Spring 1974 - review and winner there.......

Being a Grand Canyon hiker, I wanted a beefy pack that could take some serious abuse, silnylon makes me nervous for pack material.

I have two four night trips under my belt with my M Jensen pack and can say that the pack is as bomber as they come.

It carries well (25lb loads with water). The designer was famous for turning cartwheels with the pack on.

Here's a thread with plenty of pics
http://www.bplite.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1061

I'm so late to the party!

I purchased a used version of the pack about 1974. Back then, it was marketed through the Great Pacific Iron Works, indicated by the label on the pack. It lasted for innumerable trips over the course of several decades. I purchased a new one about two years ago. I love it.

No, it's not the lightest pack. It's not heavy, either. It is bombproof, it's insanely comfortable, and it's stable when climbing or skiing. The new version does offer a few optional refinements that add a few ounces.

By the way, I also own the original Giant Jensen. It, too, has seen a lot of miles, including the summit of Mexico's Pico de Orizaba. If it wasn't still in such great shape, decades after I purchased it, I'd buy another.

Never owned a Jenson, but remember drooling over them, sometime around (I think) the late sixties. Didn't have the bucks then, but remember that the inventor was reputed to be almost as eccentric as Stephenson. Best, jcp

I recently received the RMW Marioposa. Retro at its finest!

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