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Eberlestock advice from the horses mouth
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<blockquote data-quote="Brown Dog" data-source="post: 175241" data-attributes="member: 1622"><p>Express,</p><p></p><p>Well, I'm a former gunslinger owner. Do a search on 'brown dog' and 'eberlestock' and you'll see my assessment of that pack.</p><p></p><p>I haven't handled the other models you mention...but I would point out (particularly for alpine use!) that the phantom is quoted as weighing 8lbs empty!</p><p></p><p>..and from my gunslinger experience I'll wager that the 8lbs isn't found in robust materials and design...it'll be fancy extra zips, nugatory extra straps, shiny nylon linings...and probably a padded sunglasses pouch too!</p><p></p><p>Another important point for alpine use, is that the rifle scabbard on these packs means that you are, in effect, wearing your pack 4" further away from your back than is the case for a conventional rucksac..and that has an obvious effect on balance and CoG....not good on a narrow ridge in a high wind! </p><p></p><p> I think a genuine alpine pack with something along the lines of a kifaru gun bearer (you could put a satisfactory one together with a few nylon web straps) may be a better choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brown Dog, post: 175241, member: 1622"] Express, Well, I'm a former gunslinger owner. Do a search on 'brown dog' and 'eberlestock' and you'll see my assessment of that pack. I haven't handled the other models you mention...but I would point out (particularly for alpine use!) that the phantom is quoted as weighing 8lbs empty! ..and from my gunslinger experience I'll wager that the 8lbs isn't found in robust materials and design...it'll be fancy extra zips, nugatory extra straps, shiny nylon linings...and probably a padded sunglasses pouch too! Another important point for alpine use, is that the rifle scabbard on these packs means that you are, in effect, wearing your pack 4" further away from your back than is the case for a conventional rucksac..and that has an obvious effect on balance and CoG....not good on a narrow ridge in a high wind! I think a genuine alpine pack with something along the lines of a kifaru gun bearer (you could put a satisfactory one together with a few nylon web straps) may be a better choice. [/QUOTE]
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