SWF Seeks...

Nov 02, 2010  ·  09:48 PM  ·  permalink

I’ve been looking for years, but I just haven’t found the one. Gregory was nice, but I was always looking around for something better. You know what I mean…the one you want to have with you on every adventure? So perfect you never wonder what it would be like with that one over there?

I’ve been skiing with a Gregory day pack similar to their current Jade 35 for several years. It wasn’t that it was the perfect pack — in fact, it was lacking a lot of the features I wanted. It’s just that I couldn’t find anything better.

My main requirements for the perfect skiing pack:

• Pocket up top so that my lunch won’t get squished when I sit on the lift
• Some way to keep my hydration tube from freezing
• Carry skis, helmet, goggles, and shovel gracefully
• Dedicated pocket to carry wallet, keys, and phone so that I don’t drop them off a lift into a snow bank or sit on them
• Fit me well (which men’s packs rarely do)

And bonus points for:

• Doesn’t look stupid
• Light weight
• Not bulky

I thought that I was asking too much and should just find one to settle down with. But just when I stopped looking, my perfect match came along.

Camelbak just came out with a new pack that must have been designed from the ground up with snow riders in mind. It has every one of my requirements and more. This could be love. Sorry, Gregory.

While Googling around for more information, I came across this excellent video review:

And boys, there’s one for you too. It’s called Pit Boss. Sounds very manly.