- Time of past OR future Camino
- Portugues Sep 2024
I have read I think every single thread here but I am afraid that the backpacks that I have access to here in Europe are not that common in the UK and North America and vice versa, so here I am, asking for advice since I did not find much about them in the forum.
I have my packlist ready, without water, snacks and the backpack I am at around 4,5 kilos which is much less than the magical 10% (and I will leave it at that, no more details about my chubby figure
). It all fits in my 30l fastpack but this backpack has no structure, very good for my short hikes with my dogs in the mountain but no way it is going on the camino with me, my back would kill me. I have identified 3 serious contenders so far, but for lack of a decent shop in Malaga apart from Decathlon (and none of their bags suited me), I am getting the packs shipped to me and will then decide which one to keep. I hate that I have to do that, but it is what it is. So here the 3 packs:
1. Rab Muon 40. Has arrived. Fits me fine (there really is a lot of possibilities in term of fitting with this bag so that’s good), but the padding of the shoulder straps, and in a certain mesure of the hip belt, rubs the inside of my arms in a manner that makes me think it could induce chafing quite quickly when wearing a short arm T. It is not always rubbing, I have to pull all straps well and then it does not anymore, but I am a tad skeptical about how that will work in the long run.
2. Montane Trailblazer 44. Same style as the Rab Muon 40, has not arrived yet. 44l is too much but if it is like the Rab pulling all the straps would make it “small” enough, and I would be able to use it for other trips where I need more room.
3. Gregory Facet 35, ordered directly on the Gregory website where it is on sale right now, waiting for it to arrive. I have heard very very good stuff about Gregory and the offer was so very tempting.
I don’t aim at it being super lightweight, but I want it to sit properly and make walking with my pack for hours in the heat not a torture. I enjoy the vest style of the Rab because I am used to my fastpack, but the fabric they used for the padding is a bit rough (or am I being too sensitive?). I did not like any of the Forclaz I tried on in Decathlon. I would love to have easy access to my bottles, either on the front or in the side pocket in a horizontal position. And last but not least, it has to fit in the cursed “Ryanair Carry-on torture cage”. For the time being I left Deuter and Osprey out of the game because my credit card does not like me right now, and hopefully one of the first 3 will be “the one”. BUT… if you have any suggestions…
I have my packlist ready, without water, snacks and the backpack I am at around 4,5 kilos which is much less than the magical 10% (and I will leave it at that, no more details about my chubby figure
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1. Rab Muon 40. Has arrived. Fits me fine (there really is a lot of possibilities in term of fitting with this bag so that’s good), but the padding of the shoulder straps, and in a certain mesure of the hip belt, rubs the inside of my arms in a manner that makes me think it could induce chafing quite quickly when wearing a short arm T. It is not always rubbing, I have to pull all straps well and then it does not anymore, but I am a tad skeptical about how that will work in the long run.
2. Montane Trailblazer 44. Same style as the Rab Muon 40, has not arrived yet. 44l is too much but if it is like the Rab pulling all the straps would make it “small” enough, and I would be able to use it for other trips where I need more room.
3. Gregory Facet 35, ordered directly on the Gregory website where it is on sale right now, waiting for it to arrive. I have heard very very good stuff about Gregory and the offer was so very tempting.
I don’t aim at it being super lightweight, but I want it to sit properly and make walking with my pack for hours in the heat not a torture. I enjoy the vest style of the Rab because I am used to my fastpack, but the fabric they used for the padding is a bit rough (or am I being too sensitive?). I did not like any of the Forclaz I tried on in Decathlon. I would love to have easy access to my bottles, either on the front or in the side pocket in a horizontal position. And last but not least, it has to fit in the cursed “Ryanair Carry-on torture cage”. For the time being I left Deuter and Osprey out of the game because my credit card does not like me right now, and hopefully one of the first 3 will be “the one”. BUT… if you have any suggestions…