So a friend of my Gfs dad gave me two external frames. One is a academy Broadway it's surprisingly light and the other idk what brand but it's much heavier. After I replaced the waist band on the academy its perfect fits great, transfers weight superbly, and weighs under 4#'s. Only downside is with my summer gear it's larger than needed but I like it and hope to.get an internal still.
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