I practice what you're preachin'. My pack comes in at somewhere around 6750 cu.in. and weighs less than two pounds. It also happens to be pretty comfortable.

It's a real joy to pack stuff without a concern for space or compression. On my first trip out with the pack it looked stuffed to the gills because my down quilt and insulated clothing were just layed in the pack. In passing a couple bp'rs one commented that it looked like I was the pack mule of the group. I took off my pack, held my arm straight out and hung the pack off of one finger...pretty easy since the total pack weight was about 15 pounds. The look was, as they say, "priceless."

FB