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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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