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#172804 - 12/08/12 08:56 PM Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner [Re: wandering_daisy]
oldranger member Registered: 02/23/07 Posts: 1735 Loc: California (southern)	I am still nostalgic for my 1960's Kelty frame pack; had it not been stolen, I would still be using it. Fairly light and nothing beats an external frame for heavy or awkward loads.
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Pack Recommendation for Beginner	asarkar	09/08/12 11:14 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Glenn Roberts	09/09/12 05:50 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/09/12 07:34 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	asarkar	09/09/12 11:14 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/09/12 12:23 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Glenn Roberts	09/09/12 03:17 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	asarkar	09/09/12 04:45 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/09/12 06:30 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/09/12 07:03 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/09/12 09:03 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	JPete	09/09/12 08:37 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Steadman	09/09/12 10:01 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Glenn Roberts	09/10/12 07:15 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	ETSU Pride	09/10/12 11:15 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Steadman	09/13/12 09:03 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	verber	09/10/12 12:39 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	asarkar	09/10/12 07:38 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	asarkar	09/10/12 07:38 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	verber	09/11/12 11:27 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	TomD	09/12/12 03:50 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	OregonMouse	09/12/12 11:02 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/13/12 10:33 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/13/12 01:34 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/13/12 04:43 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/13/12 05:11 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Steadman	09/13/12 08:55 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	oldranger	09/14/12 12:03 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/14/12 12:22 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/14/12 06:53 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	lori	09/14/12 10:01 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	09/14/12 11:30 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	wandering_daisy	09/13/12 11:42 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	billstephenson	09/14/12 01:05 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	skcreidc	09/14/12 02:37 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	bns3	12/07/12 11:46 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	jbylake	12/07/12 02:01 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	wandering_daisy	12/07/12 10:05 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	DTape	12/08/12 05:25 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	wandering_daisy	12/08/12 01:55 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	JPete	12/08/12 02:54 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	oldranger	12/08/12 08:56 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	jbylake	12/08/12 11:34 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	oldranger	12/09/12 04:50 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Glenn Roberts	12/09/12 12:13 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	jbylake	12/12/12 10:45 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Gershon	12/20/12 11:24 PM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	momof2	01/10/17 05:54 AM
Re: Pack Recommendation for Beginner	Richard Cullip	12/08/12 11:57 PM