Sizes: S = body height to 180 cm, L = body height to 198 cm
Weight (incl. Balance Pockets): Size S = 1.7 kg and size L = 1.8 kg
Without the Balance Pockets and the waterproof packsack inside the weight of the size S pack may be reduced to 1.2 kg. The size L may be reduced to 1.3 kg.
Volume: Size S = 60 l (50 + 10), size L = 65 l (55 + 10)
Fabric: 500D Cordura, 220D ripstop nylon
This is the Bodypack for those embracing the light = fast philosophy, with the volume to carry a week's ultralight gear.
Tough and light materials and an internal divider decrease weight without compromising our precision back shaping or load support structure. The pack is 100% waterproof!
Features:
- 2 sizes
- Sport Balance Pockets
- U, V and Multi Flow
- Waterproof Dri-liner
- Simple U-lite frame
- Clip Torso-adjust; 10 cm range
- Custom-fit hipbelt (M)
- Stretch side pockets
- Cord-loc compression
- Ice axe and trekking pole attachments
Options
- Advanced Hipbelt
- Lasso-loc straps
- Ski straps
- Snowboard Straps
- Balance Gear Racks
- Tool Quivers
PRODUKT-FEEDBACK:
Andrew McLeod, Wanaka, NZ
"Just completed a 22 hour continuous training mission in thick west coast bush. Featherlite Freedom was awesome. No sore shoulders or back…first time ever that I have carried a load for that long without a hint of discomfort. Amazing comfort and stability."
Will Rietveld (backpackinglight.com review)
"The Aarn Bodypack Featherlite Freedom gets an "A" for innovation. I achieved a superb fit with this pack and comfortably carried 30-pound loads over a variety of terrains. Featherlite Freedom has one of the most sophisticated and adjustable suspension systems to be found anywhere, and I had no trouble dialing in a perfect fit. The pack's articulated hipbelt and sliding shoulder straps allowed excellent freedom of movement while the pack "stuck" to my back."
Phillip Wilkie, Wellington, NZ
"I've come off a 5 day tramp in the Tararuas with Featherlite Freedom. Like many older trampers I too have suffered and been damaged by inadequate packs, little realising how they were hurting us.
This trip my partner carried my last "good" pack, a 55 litre design from one of the big players that til now seemed better than most. Because we have very similar body sizes we were able to swap from one to the other for direct comparisons.
The Featherlite was the clear favourite. Perhaps the most noticeable effect was the ability to just "stroll" in a relaxed normal gait on the flat sections. To my mind the unbalanced lean forward pose of the older designs means that you are constantly "walking uphill", expending extra effort even on the flat. All up we estimate your design trims anything up to 15-20% of the effort off a typical day's tramp".
