Category Archive: Ultralight Backpacking

Feb 19

How to pack a backpack

Rick McCharles, editor of Besthike.com, put together a good video sometime ago on how to pack a backpack. Of course, everyone has their own way of packing their stuff, and it does depend on your pack & what it is you’re carrying. I’m always experimenting with different ways to stuff my pack, but I usually …

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Feb 18

Granite gear virga

The pack I’ve used the last three years is a Granite Gear Virga. It’s an ultralite frameless pack, weighing in at a mere 1 lb 3 oz. It’s a basic pack, no fancy bells & whistles, just a good reliable piece of gear. It has 3200 cubic inches of space, a simple top-loading system, with …

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