Originally Posted By 300winmag
Frameless packs seem, in my experience, never worth the discomfort for the few ounces of weight savings.


I have the opposite experience - it really depends on you and
how much weight you are carrying. I can basically save a couple of pounds with a frameless pack, and for me, it's very comfortable with my gear and the way I pack it.

Of course for you it may well be (and likely will be) different.

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Osprey says so in their literature and they are correct.


The manufacturer of framed packs says so in the literature - sounds like bovine scatology to me - they ain't correct for me! (they may be for *you*)

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For me it's a frame pack - period.
Eric


And that I totally get. Just don't assume everyone is that way and particularly don't put more credence to marketing schmoop than it deserves..
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