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TP1 What are the main differences between a Hike Pack
and a Travel Pack?
White Mountain™ Travel packs are designed with the traveller in mind with
features that are necessary to accommodate comfortable frequent travelling and
are not designed to replace the bushwalking or hike pack for these reasons:
- Travel packs are generally designed with many more features than bushwalking
or hike packs, including, a harness cover, side and top carry handles, shoulder
sling, and a removable daypack. This adds considerable weight, in some cases
adding as much as 30% more weight to the average backpack.
- Most travel packs are designed with greater depth, putting more weight
further from the body. This in turn increases the leverage on the back and
spine.
- Travel packs are also generally wider than hike packs and are not contoured
to the body shape, which could allow for catching on scrub or rock in certain
terrain.
TP2 What are the main features of a White Mountain™ Travel
Pack?
TP3 What are the additional features of a White Mountain™
Hybrid Travel Pack?
- The Antarctica hybrid pack is top and panel loading combining the attributes
of a travel pack and hiking pack.
- The Antarctica is designed with the traveller in mind who requires a larger
capacity backpack with a blend of travel and hike pack features that are necessary
to accommodate comfortable frequent high capacity travelling.
- The Antarctica is designed to be packed higher than shoulder height with
an extendable lid and dual draw cord storm collar to effectively protect your
gear from the worst weather.
- The Antarctica is narrower than standard travel pack with less depth,
similar in design to the hike pack.
- The Antarctica also has a top loading division at the base of the storm
collar which is dual zipped and lockable.
Hybrid packs are not designed to replace hike packs for these reasons:
- Hybrid packs are designed with many more features than travel and hike
packs adding considerable weight, in some cases as much as 50% more weight
than a dedicated bushwalking or hiking pack.
- Hybrid packs have more stitching and zips, therefore in severe weather
conditions these provides less weather protection for your gear than a dedicated
bushwalking or hiking pack.
Features attributed to Travel and Hybrid backpacks
All Travel packs open from the front of the upper compartment and gear is
stored in the same manner as a suitcase. The only consideration in packing your
travel pack is when you are carting a number of heavier articles, then you should
consider the information on our page
loading your backpack to determine
the best method of placing your gear. This page will also explain how to utilise
the lower compartment.
All White Mountain™ travel packs and most travel packs on the market today
have external compression straps. White Mountain™ travel packs have two 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.
All White Mountain™ travel packs and most travel 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 when closed allows for separate packing,
or can be opened completely to utilise the pack as one single compartment. 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.
The removable daypack on most travel packs is zipped on the front of the
upper compartment opening lid. With most travel packs a portion of the daypack
is compressed when attached, with the zip placed in or near the centre of the
daypack. This makes it near impossible to zip into position when the daypack
is fully loaded without damaging the zip. White Mountain™ provide a solution
to this problem and suggest that the two attachment clips on top of the daypack
are secured to the D-Rings on top of the travel pack. After attaching the daypack
in this manner the lower compression straps can be utilised in the usual way,
holding the daypack securely in place. This attachment method will prevent damage
to the daypack by eliminating excessive stress on the daypack attachment zip,
.
Travel packs have a suitcase carry handle on at least one side and on top
of the pack. The top handle is very handy when trapped in those long queues
at the airport, bus or train station or taxi rank. White Mountain™ strengthen
all carry handles with webbing reinforcement and extra stitching to prevent
breakages even under the heaviest loads.
Travel packs include a removable shoulder sling, particularly necessary when
the pack is heavy, the distance to travel is short and it is not convenient
to utilise the pack harness. The shoulder sling is removable or can be concealed
in the base of the pack when not required. White Mountain™ shoulder sling fittings
are manufactured of metal preventing the remote possibility of breakage.
Most travel packs and all White Mountain™ travel packs have a cover that
is zipped in place concealing the harness. This prevents damage to the harness
in transit.
All White Mountain™ travel, hybrid and daypacks have dual zip sliders which
can be padlocked together to prevent unauthorized entry. In the Holiday Pacific
and Antarctica series of travel packs the two main compartments have interlocking
or overlapping zip sliders designed for secure padlocking. The Antarctica also
has a top loading division at the base of the storm collar which is dual zipped
and lockable.
White Mountain™ panel loading travel packs have an internal organizer under
the front cover of the upper compartment. This allows access to personal items
without emptying the entire pack. These travel packs have a true internal compression
system and a removable organizer. It is very convenient to be able to store
personal items in the organizer then be able to remove the organizer from the
backpack to place in your daypack. This is particularly useful when storing
your main backpack or while in transit.
Travel packs provide attachment points for extra straps, to secure any choice
of items to the outside of the pack.
White Mountain™ design their travel packs with a full bushwalking harness
to maximize comfort. Simplified harness systems supplied by some competitors
are fine for carrying a backpack through an airport, bus station, or to the
train, but will not be sufficient for prolonged backpacking. In some situations
to protect the backpack a large lightweight duffle bag to put the pack in is
a good idea.
All white Mountain™ Holiday travel packs with the new SHS harness system
have an organizer in the daypack. The removal daypack also has a facility to
store a hydration container and a elastic covered exit hole for the drinking
hose.
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