Because I’m quickly becoming one of you as I age. Never was one who was going to forgo a trowel and use a stick to dig my cathole or cut my toothbrush handle off and tie the head to my finger with floss, but here I am. I bought into compressed towels and water bottle bidets a few years ago. I am not using an expensive pad, mostly Klymit and Therm-a-rest. My tents are the Dan Durston X-Mid 1 and 2, depending obviously. My question is about packs. I currently am using the Granite Gear Crown 2 which I really like so far. But apparently I can do better.
So my question comes down to whether the exotic fabrics ( Gossamer Gear, Hyperlite, Zpacks, Lite AF, etc) are worth the money. I’m mainly concerned about the durability aspect. I don’t want to lay out that kind of money every 2,3, or 4 years. This whole post may be a fool’s errand since I’m not sure how long the cuben fiber stuff had been around. TIA
So my question comes down to whether the exotic fabrics ( Gossamer Gear, Hyperlite, Zpacks, Lite AF, etc) are worth the money. I’m mainly concerned about the durability aspect. I don’t want to lay out that kind of money every 2,3, or 4 years. This whole post may be a fool’s errand since I’m not sure how long the cuben fiber stuff had been around. TIA