Six Moon Designs Flex Pack PR Pros Mix and Match Harness and Hip Belt Multi-point compression: Keep load stable and compact.2 removable side pockets: Water bottle pockets clip into side straps.8″ wide front pocket: Large enough to fit paddle blades.Rear vertical zippered stretch stash pocket. Minimal contact back panel: Same Comfort Fit™ suspension system used on SMD’s lightweight packs.Multiple hip belt styles: Available in small, medium, and large.Multiple shoulder yoke styles: Now available with an S-strap.Adjustable torso length: Between 16 and 22 inches.We even found ourselves bushwhacking through some dense vegetation, not unexpected in riparian areas. We made certain to spend more than 50 percent of our time on these trips actually hiking with the packs on to test their comfort with a load. Since I usually travel with my husband Paul anyway, this gave us the opportunity to try out both versions of the pack by swapping for various packrafting trips we took this spring. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to test out both the Robic and the X-Pac version of the Flex PR at the same time. Your pack is safe and secure on your raft, and you are safe as well. The Flex PR solves this issue – the pack body can easily fit inside the 50-liter dry sack provided, and the dry sack has four external lashing points to secure the bag to your boat. Some boaters will turn their backpack inside out, or get a dry sack large enough to accommodate their entire backpack. A loose shoulder strap could catch your foot, a major hazard if you are capsized in rough waters and get trapped underwater. On a raft, a backpack can be problematic. Read next – Six Moon Designs Rainwalker SUL Umbrella Review.There are two removable water bottle pockets, one on each side. You can utilize the exterior straps to attach a sleeping pad to the bottom or top of the pack or attach a myriad of items to the outside of the pack body. You’ve also got hipbelt pockets and shoulder strap pockets to use as you prefer, plus a sternum strap and load lifters for carrying comfort. The exterior body offers a special pocket to stow your broken-down paddle, plus a zip-up pocket for snacks, maps, or other small gear items. The dry bag makes up the main pack volume, holding most of your gear. The Flex PR is, in essence, a dry bag with a suspension carrying system. According to my less precise luggage scale, the X-Pac came out slightly heavier than advertised, the Robic slightly lighter, both around 10 grams difference. Given the various sizes available, I wouldn’t expect the pack to weigh the exact number of grams as the website, but to be fairly close, and that all seems to check out here. They appear to have rounded up for the final totals. I sure do love that they’ve listed out the weights of the individual components, but I can’t help but notice that the individual parts don’t quite add up right compared to the final weight in grams. Please note that the above weights are all pulled directly from the Six Moon Designs website. Six Moon Designs Flex Pack PR At-A-Glance Pack Materials A multi-use pack designed specifically for packrafting, the Flex PR can carry a heavy load for packing or portaging, then pack down neatly to secure to your craft. While you can technically use your ordinary backpacking pack, those who packraft often or are interested in longer packrafting expeditions would benefit from a backpack made specifically for packrafting. Packrafting, the sport combining backpacking and paddling in a lightweight inflatable raft, has been expanding in popularity in recent years.
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