Backpacks Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/backpacks/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:26:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Backpacks Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/backpacks/ 32 32 38683869 Backpacks: less is not more https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacks-less-is-not-more/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:20:21 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=12838 You don’t have to be a genius to know that the lighter your backpacking kit is the easier it is to hike. The easiest way to lighten your load is to discard things you don’t need, get rid of duplicate items, and opt for items made from lighter weight materials. Often gear can be jettisoned … Continue reading Backpacks: less is not more →

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]]> 12838 Kelty Backpacks https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking/vintage-gear/kelly-backpacks/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:51:19 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=97 In the 1960’s my first pack was a Boy Scout pack I bought at a swap meet. I think it was an Antelope brand. That pack is long gone. From 1971 until 2008 my main pack was a Kelty D4. I had several other special packs, but this D4 was probably used over 90% of … Continue reading Kelty Backpacks →

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]]> 97 zPacks Zero Backpack https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking/gear/zpacks-zero/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:45:37 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=86 The zPacks Zero Cuben Backpack is really a stuff sack with straps. Mine has two options: External water bottle pockets (because I often need to carry lots of water in the desert). Sleeping pad holsters. These are removable, and I only use them when I am using a GG NightLite sleeping pad. This is the … Continue reading zPacks Zero Backpack →

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]]> 86 McHale Bump Backpack https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking/gear/mchale-bump/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:45:03 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=84 At the end of 2010, I purchased the last backpack I would ever need, a McHale LBP 36. You can read about it here. Well, with a capacity of 39 liters in the main bag before tightening things up with all the compression straps, the pack was a little large for some of my short … Continue reading McHale Bump Backpack →

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]]> 84 McHale LBP 36 Backpack https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking/gear/mchale-lbp-36/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:44:27 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=82 Introduction Around 2008 my backpacking equipment started moving towards the spectrum of Ultralight and below. I was approaching 60 and lightening my gear would allow me to continue hiking at the same level (speed and distance) I had been doing all my life. Ultralight is a base weight (the total weight of the pack minus … Continue reading McHale LBP 36 Backpack →

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