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.
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"There are no comfortable backpacks. Some are just less uncomfortable than others."
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
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