 | Gossamer Gear G5 Hyperlight 42L Rucksack - lightweight rucksack Ref: 1077
Gossamer Gear G5 Hyperlight Rucksack - lightweight rucksack
MEDIUM ONLY ( 18" - 22" Torso)
The G5™ Hyperlight pack is one of the lightest packs with a waist belt on the planet. It is designed to effectively incorporate the "dual use" technique of ultralight backpacking. Your sleeping pad (NightLight™ torso, Z-Lite™/Z-Rest™, Thermarest® 3/4 length, or other 20"-wide pad) becomes the pack frame by inserting into the back of the pack. This way it can be extracted during rest stops to sit/lay on without unpacking your pack. The shoulder straps and waist belt are designed to accept unused articles of clothing as padding. Foam inserts are included if you are disinclined to use sleeping socks, gloves etc as your padding.
The bottom of the pack "flares" out to provide more area for your sleeping bag, to minimize loss of loft from overstuffing. As a user tip, when you are carrying a bear canister, this expanded bottom area allows you to put the bear canister in horizontally in the bottom of the pack (after taking out your trail food for the day), putting your sleeping bag and clothes on top of the canister. The HUGE side pockets will hold, as an example, two, 2-liter soda bottles, on EACH side! A generous mesh pocket on the back of the pack gives you a place to put sodden items where they won't dampen the other contents of your pack.
The G5™ is designed with the emphasis on light weight. The original G5™ is made from Spinnaker ripstop fabric however, after many customer requests, we've produced a limited supply of G5™'s made from silicone-coated ripstop nylon (silnylon). This is the same durable fabric that the original Mariposa™ is made from. Silnylon increases the load weight limit of the G5™ by about 5 pounds to 25 pounds, which allows a wider audience to be able to give the G5™ a try. The closure is a unique and light "roll-top" closure, similar to that used in some dry bags. A channel is sewn into the top of the extension collar with a drawcord and cordlock included.
This pack is recommended for only the lightest backpackers. Typically, if you are careful with your gear, place an extreme emphasis on low pack weight, are willing to replace gear more frequently as it wears out and have a base pack weight before food and water of 10 lbs or less, you may be a candidate for a G5™. If you are wondering if the G5™ pack is right for you, then it is not.
Gossamer Gear G5 Hyperlight Rucksack Features:
New Hydration bladder pocket
Uses sleeping pad as frame
Shoulder straps and waist belts designed to accept unused clothing as padding
Includes removable foam inserts for shoulder straps and waist belts
Adjustable and removable sternum strap
Expanded sleeping bag storage area to minimize loss of loft
Large capacity ripstop side pockets
Rear lightweight mesh pocket for drying gear
Roll-top closure to protect gear in inclement weather
Haul loop for picking up pack
Lashing loops
Specifications:
Weight:
9.1 oz. (Medium)
Foam shoulder strap pads add 0.25 oz. each
Foam waist belt pads add 0.2 oz. each
Removable sternum strap adds 0.7 oz.
Capacity:
42L in main pack body
55L c.i. including extension collar and pockets
All sizes have identical capacity
Size:
Small (16" - 19" torso)
Medium (18" - 22" torso)
Large (20" - 24" torso)
Materials:
40 denier 1.3 oz. silicone-coated ripstop nylon ("silnylon")
Selected use of 210 denier 4 oz. urethane-coated double wall ripstop nylon
Colour:
Royal Blue
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Price: £85.00
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