Do I need any more packs? No, not at all, yet I still find myself looking at the catalogues and picking out the next model. Silly. I can't help it, but look at it this way...it's waaayyy cheaper than meth and I get to keep my front teeth.
The search for the perfect pack drives some of that. I wish I could design my own as none of the ones I have tried get it 100%, not that they are not good packs, they are. It is just that I always think, "Well, if I only had this feature there or a pouch here, a nip-tuck-stitch, etc.
I am wearing a new model from Osprey, the Raptor 6.
Mine is a spiffier color, but this smallish pack has a lot of nicely thought out features and looks to be very well made. I am enjoying wearing it and I will do a full review in time. But then I think, "If only this was tweaked here and there..." Sigh. The junkie in me is not satisfied.
Maybe I should shop for investors and open up Granny's Packs. Do it my way. Or not. Meanwhile, I will try and restrain myself and limit my pack habit to a dozen or two. That outta do it.
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I've been using the Raptor 6 for a few weeks now and its my main hydration pack now. I showed it to a friend and now he has one.
For longer rides/trips i may move up to a Raptor 14...but i'm impressed with the build, materials and thought that went into it. I'm curious as to what you will think once you use it more.
Wally - yeah, I have a feeling it will become my daily pack, barely edging out the most excellent Camelbak Octane XC. We shall see. Stay tuned as I will have a complete write up and likely a video review on The Cyclist Site.
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