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#116133 - 05/16/09 09:45 AM Re: Then and Now [Re: Folkalist]
grampa newbie Registered: 05/14/09 Posts: 5 Loc: SoCal	I remember somewhere around 1972 coming across a Kelty frame pack with a hipbelt - first time I'd seen one. I loaded the sucker up with all kinds of gear, and thought I was in heaven cuz all that weight no longer hung off my shoulders!
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