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<blockquote data-quote="COmtnman1" data-source="post: 1974514" data-attributes="member: 68967"><p>[MEDIA=youtube]5w9gmKx1gFs[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>This is one of the best pack comparison videos i've watched, although i don't think he gave MR a fair shake because of his pack choice. I've used Dana Design & MR packs since the late 90's & never really considered trying anything different. After watching this video, i went to the local SG dealer & tried on their Sky Talus 6900 & it wouldn't come close to holding what i had in my MR pack which is a 6500 with the Nice Frame. They didn't have the Sky Guide 7900 in stock, so when i got home i called SG in Bozeman, MT & ended up "buying" one to try out before i go on my elk hunt in a month in CO. I got it last week & loaded everything from my MR pack into it & walked a quarter of a mile with it & came back home & unloaded it. They aren't a bad pack but with what i carry, it just didn't work as well as my MR. I'm not young & i don't have, nor can afford, the latest & most up to date, lightweight, compressible gear(sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent). The way i had to load the SG, it just didn't feel as stable & until i put my tent on the meat shelf, i couldn't even raise my head to look up. The quality of the SG pack is good but probably not as good as my MR pack which i bought in 2008, so i can't say how their quality is today. All this to say, that the more packs you can actually put on & try out, the better you'll know what's going to feel & fit your body the best!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COmtnman1, post: 1974514, member: 68967"] [MEDIA=youtube]5w9gmKx1gFs[/MEDIA] This is one of the best pack comparison videos i've watched, although i don't think he gave MR a fair shake because of his pack choice. I've used Dana Design & MR packs since the late 90's & never really considered trying anything different. After watching this video, i went to the local SG dealer & tried on their Sky Talus 6900 & it wouldn't come close to holding what i had in my MR pack which is a 6500 with the Nice Frame. They didn't have the Sky Guide 7900 in stock, so when i got home i called SG in Bozeman, MT & ended up "buying" one to try out before i go on my elk hunt in a month in CO. I got it last week & loaded everything from my MR pack into it & walked a quarter of a mile with it & came back home & unloaded it. They aren't a bad pack but with what i carry, it just didn't work as well as my MR. I'm not young & i don't have, nor can afford, the latest & most up to date, lightweight, compressible gear(sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent). The way i had to load the SG, it just didn't feel as stable & until i put my tent on the meat shelf, i couldn't even raise my head to look up. The quality of the SG pack is good but probably not as good as my MR pack which i bought in 2008, so i can't say how their quality is today. All this to say, that the more packs you can actually put on & try out, the better you'll know what's going to feel & fit your body the best! [/QUOTE]
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