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Hike Packs
HP1 What are the features of a Hiking
Pack?
White Mountain™ hike packs open from the top and have a full
dual draw cord storm collar to effectively protect your gear
from the weather. The lid on the Main Peak and Basecamp series
extends for extended loading. Hike packs are often designed for
extended loading with the minimum of depth to keep the load
close to your back. When loading your hike pack and carting a
number of heavier articles, you should consider the information
on our page
loading the backpacks to determine the best method of
placing your gear. This page will also explain how to best use
the lower compartment of your backpack.
White Mountain™ hike packs and most hike packs on the market
today have an upper and lower compartment, with either a dual
zip or draw cord division. The dual zip or draw cord division
allows for separate packing or can be opened completely to
utilise the pack as one compartment only. The advantage of the
dual zip division is the ability to open the pack on the one
side only to store a longer item, yet still maintain the dual
compartments. The draw cord facility on the other hand opens
from the middle and although possible to utilise this feature to
store a longer item in the centre, it is a little more awkward.
White Mountain™ provide on some of the hike packs an
extendable lid allowing up to an extra 20 litres of storage.
Providing extra storage in this manner keeps the weight closer
to the body, and is much more preferable than increasing the
backpack width or depth.
All White Mountain™ travel packs and most travel packs on the
market today have external compression straps. White Mountain™
backpacks have two or three compression straps either side of
the backpack and two sleeping bag compression straps on the
lower compartment. The sleeping bag compression straps are long
enough to accommodate the external attachment of a ground mat if
required. Some of the White Mountain™ range of hiking backpacks
have up to five Compression Straps on the top lid, allowing you
to extend the capacity of your backpack by as much as 15 litres.
Most backpacks, particularly hiking backpacks have external
ice pick support loops, webbing daisy chains, or elastic cord,
for easy attachment and access to any choice of tools and
equipment.
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