tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post1352720324691892701..comments2024-03-24T16:31:02.092+00:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Classic SimplicityMac Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-7312480551351025022009-08-14T14:33:39.746+01:002009-08-14T14:33:39.746+01:00I'm unlikely to try mine before next year. Eve...I'm unlikely to try mine before next year. Even though I'm getting better at carrying less I still manage to fill the Appalacian. Must try harder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738980514451227510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-41494468254871536342009-08-14T14:30:54.364+01:002009-08-14T14:30:54.364+01:00To be honest I haven't, as I can get my gear i...To be honest I haven't, as I can get my gear in the LIM 45 it would be pretty much lost in the Annapurna. I might try it when I'm able to get out again.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-19973460586558449562009-08-14T13:43:35.905+01:002009-08-14T13:43:35.905+01:00I have a blue Annapurna 2 with the padded hip belt...I have a blue Annapurna 2 with the padded hip belt up in the loft.<br />As the multiday hiking I do is with an 2.5kg Lowe Alpine Appalacian (very comfortable) I've been wondering recently about resurrecting the Annapurna. I know that the original elastic in the lid has gone but that is hardly fatal. Seeig the picture of the brown one took me right back to 1978 when I got mine. Thanks for posting the weights as I remembered it as being light but really had no idea what it actually weighed. I did change the shoulder straps on mine in the early 80's.<br />So, have you actually used it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738980514451227510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-15366394392378070162009-04-20T03:02:00.000+01:002009-04-20T03:02:00.000+01:00I've got a Blue one too, again an Annapurna 2 and ...I've got a Blue one too, again an Annapurna 2 and it has the padded hip belt. Amazingly light for something that age and size, 1.5 for the brown, 1.8 for the Blue. If I had to carry a heavy/bulky pack again I'd use it rather than the Condor.<br /><br />Ordered a Gregory Z55 from Cotswold, seems to get good reviews and on sale at £70.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-41587181638090033542009-04-19T20:16:00.000+01:002009-04-19T20:16:00.000+01:00The brown Karrimor brings back memories. My friend...The brown Karrimor brings back memories. My friend carried one on the Pennine Way in 1978. I think he had a padded hip belt though. I can remeber fitting the unpadded Karrimor hip belt to a different pack frame. If you don't like a sweaty back, the Osprey Atmos or Exos range are worth a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com