Picking A Pack w/ Osprey Aura AG 50L Review
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Date: 2020-08-18
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Comments and reviews: 9
Jenna08848
I just bought this pack and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was the model that you had used on the AT. I went back through the videos to see what you used and your review of this pack improved my confidence in my purchase. I also bought the 2 liter bladder from Osprey also. I need to play with getting the end through the back strap retention areas. It is very tight when you try to pass the valve through. I will use it in the spring once I sort out and buy the rest of my new gear. I am going ultra light on everything. My old pack was external frame and heavy but was good for carrying lots of food and gear when hiking with young kids. Now its all about loosing weight. Next purchase is hiking poles and a down sleeping bag or something that will provide warmth that is sufficient. I will stay with my Thermorest self- inflation mattress. I won't sacrifice comfort there. I would like a better explanation of why you are switching up packs and the thought process behind that choice.
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I just bought this pack and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was the model that you had used on the AT. I went back through the videos to see what you used and your review of this pack improved my confidence in my purchase. I also bought the 2 liter bladder from Osprey also. I need to play with getting the end through the back strap retention areas. It is very tight when you try to pass the valve through. I will use it in the spring once I sort out and buy the rest of my new gear. I am going ultra light on everything. My old pack was external frame and heavy but was good for carrying lots of food and gear when hiking with young kids. Now its all about loosing weight. Next purchase is hiking poles and a down sleeping bag or something that will provide warmth that is sufficient. I will stay with my Thermorest self- inflation mattress. I won't sacrifice comfort there. I would like a better explanation of why you are switching up packs and the thought process behind that choice.
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Lourie
I am doing a lot of canoe camping now. I am now almost 64. My knees are shot from marathons, jumping out of airplanes, and carrying 100lbs of gear on my back for looping periods of time. Has anyone ever tried a trump line? A canoeing buddy introduced me to it several years ago. It is attached to a Duluth pack, and transfers much of the weight off your shoulders. It wraps across the forehead, and transfers the weight from your back, vertically down your spine. I have used it, and it is a very comfortable way of redistributing the weight that we carry.
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I am doing a lot of canoe camping now. I am now almost 64. My knees are shot from marathons, jumping out of airplanes, and carrying 100lbs of gear on my back for looping periods of time. Has anyone ever tried a trump line? A canoeing buddy introduced me to it several years ago. It is attached to a Duluth pack, and transfers much of the weight off your shoulders. It wraps across the forehead, and transfers the weight from your back, vertically down your spine. I have used it, and it is a very comfortable way of redistributing the weight that we carry.
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travel
Great video, but you should loosen the load lifters. The shoulder straps should wrap around your shoulders and meet the pack frame an inch or two below your C7 vertebra. Basically if you tighten the hip belt first, then shoulder straps, then sternum strap, then load lifters lightly, you'll get a nice rap around your body. Finally, after everything is adjusted, if you back off the shoulder straps just a hair you'll end up with 90% of the weight on your hips. This technique kicks ass!
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Great video, but you should loosen the load lifters. The shoulder straps should wrap around your shoulders and meet the pack frame an inch or two below your C7 vertebra. Basically if you tighten the hip belt first, then shoulder straps, then sternum strap, then load lifters lightly, you'll get a nice rap around your body. Finally, after everything is adjusted, if you back off the shoulder straps just a hair you'll end up with 90% of the weight on your hips. This technique kicks ass!
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Lourie
I love your videos. Gear has come a long way since the late seventies when my Marine buddies and I would drive from Camp Lejeune to the traol. Our gear consisted of ALICE packs, poncho and liner, canteen with cup, jungle boots, fishnet hammocks. Our food (rice, grits, powdered eggs liberated from the mess hall, packed in dish detergent bottles, c-rat heavies, stuffed in our spare socks. One canteen usually contained booze. Things have come a long way.
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I love your videos. Gear has come a long way since the late seventies when my Marine buddies and I would drive from Camp Lejeune to the traol. Our gear consisted of ALICE packs, poncho and liner, canteen with cup, jungle boots, fishnet hammocks. Our food (rice, grits, powdered eggs liberated from the mess hall, packed in dish detergent bottles, c-rat heavies, stuffed in our spare socks. One canteen usually contained booze. Things have come a long way.
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Creeks
Crazy nice new intro. Great advice with try it on with weight and pretend. Load shifts can be ugly and bad shoulders (using a pack with a bad fitting hip belt) was a tough lesson for me. I'm a section hiker (7 days at the most. Really love the fit of my VC60 but I over-pack it. Would be great to see you review sleep systems and tarps or tents, for section or through hikers.
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Crazy nice new intro. Great advice with try it on with weight and pretend. Load shifts can be ugly and bad shoulders (using a pack with a bad fitting hip belt) was a tough lesson for me. I'm a section hiker (7 days at the most. Really love the fit of my VC60 but I over-pack it. Would be great to see you review sleep systems and tarps or tents, for section or through hikers.
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Candace
Omg, thanks for the strap talk. I got my first pack 80% on cyber Monday sale. I had been looking at it for weeks and told myself it would go on sale and it did. I measured myself, did comparisons etc. I was worried when I got it because the shoulder straps did sit a bit off my shoulder. But, you have cleared up that worry. Your videos are so helpful.
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Omg, thanks for the strap talk. I got my first pack 80% on cyber Monday sale. I had been looking at it for weeks and told myself it would go on sale and it did. I measured myself, did comparisons etc. I was worried when I got it because the shoulder straps did sit a bit off my shoulder. But, you have cleared up that worry. Your videos are so helpful.
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Celeste
Would you recommend the Osprey Eja 48or Aura 50? I know the Eja is a lot lighter and more minimalist but would the Aura be more sturdy for backcountry like Alaska where the weather is less predictable and the trails are more rugged? I may also do ice ax trips in the future so I think the Aura has spots for those but not the Eja?
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Would you recommend the Osprey Eja 48or Aura 50? I know the Eja is a lot lighter and more minimalist but would the Aura be more sturdy for backcountry like Alaska where the weather is less predictable and the trails are more rugged? I may also do ice ax trips in the future so I think the Aura has spots for those but not the Eja?
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Tooclean
I have really been enjoying your videos and you inspired me to through hike the AT this spring. Already doing work to plan it all out. I think we have a similar personality, which is why I've enjoyed your videos so much. I'm grabbing your ebook next. :) So thanks for the info, and inspiration!
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I have really been enjoying your videos and you inspired me to through hike the AT this spring. Already doing work to plan it all out. I think we have a similar personality, which is why I've enjoyed your videos so much. I'm grabbing your ebook next. :) So thanks for the info, and inspiration!
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Gary
First pack, you say. What are you talking about? haha Anyway, I have a closeout High Sierra 50+10 that was under 40 and it's held up for about 12-years now. Scout packs, Army packs, Forest service packs, Walgreens packs, external frame packs, stuffed pants backpacks, bedrolls, etc,
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First pack, you say. What are you talking about? haha Anyway, I have a closeout High Sierra 50+10 that was under 40 and it's held up for about 12-years now. Scout packs, Army packs, Forest service packs, Walgreens packs, external frame packs, stuffed pants backpacks, bedrolls, etc,
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