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Product Description
NEW LOWER SALE PRICE!
THE G5 HYPERLIGHT BACKPACK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE MURMUR™
WE ARE OUT OF THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZES.
The G5™ Hyperlight pack is one of the lightest packs with a hip belt on the planet. It is designed to effectively incorporate the "dual use" technique of ultralight backpacking. Your sleeping pad (NightLight™ torso, Z-Lite™/Z-Rest™, Thermarest® 3/4 length, or other 20"-wide pad) becomes the pack frame by inserting into the back of the pack. This way it can be extracted during rest stops to sit/lay on without unpacking your pack. The shoulder straps and hip belt are designed to accept unused articles of clothing as padding. Foam inserts are included if you are disinclined to use sleeping socks, gloves etc as your padding.
The bottom of the pack "flares" out to provide more area for your sleeping bag, to minimize loss of loft from overstuffing. As a user tip, when you are carrying a bear canister, this expanded bottom area allows you to put the bear canister in horizontally in the bottom of the pack (after taking out your trail food for the day), putting your sleeping bag and clothes on top of the canister. The HUGE side pockets will hold, as an example, two, 2-liter soda bottles, on EACH side! A generous mesh pocket on the back of the pack gives you a place to put sodden items where they won't dampen the other contents of your pack.
The G5™ is designed with the emphasis on light weight. For instance, the side pockets are spinnaker ripstop nylon instead of mesh because the spinnaker fabric is actually lighter than mesh. The closure is a unique and light "roll-top" closure, similar to that used in some dry bags. A channel is sewn into the top of the extension collar with a drawcord and cordlock included.
This pack is recommended for only the lightest backpackers. Typically, if you are careful with your gear, place an extreme emphasis on low pack weight, are willing to replace gear more frequently as it wears out, and have a base pack weight before food and water of 10 lbs or less, you may be a candidate for a G5™. If you are wondering if the G5™ pack is right for you, then it is not.
For more detailed instructions on use, download the User Manual. See Warranty for important information as to why no warranty is offered on this product.
Not sure which pack is right for you? Make it easy with our handy comparison chart!
Recommended Uses
Ultralight backpacking with total loads of 20 lbs. (9 kg.) or less, for trips of 1,000 miles/50 trail days or less.
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Product News and Updates
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
In order to lighten our environmental footprint, we will no longer be shipping a printed user manual with those products that require one. You can view or download and print user manuals in Microsoft Word and PDF format at
User Manuals. |
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Features
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| Uses sleeping pad as frame
Shoulder straps and hip belts designed to accept unused clothing as padding
Includes removable foam inserts for shoulder straps and hip belts
Adjustable and removable sternum strap
Expanded sleeping bag storage area to minimize loss of loft
Large capacity ripstop side pockets
Rear lightweight mesh pocket for drying gear
Roll-top closure to protect gear in inclement weather
Haul loop for picking up pack
Lashing loops
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Specifications
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Weight:
Large: 8 oz. (227 g.)
This includes:
2 Foam shoulder strap pads = 0.1 oz. (3 g.) each
2 Foam hip belt pads = 0.1 oz. (3 g.) each
Removable sternum strap = 0.7 oz. (20 g.)
Capacity:
3,800 c.i. (62 l.) total
3,200 c.i. (52 l.) in main pack body/extension collar
600 c.i. (10 l.) in all pockets combined
Size:
Small (16" - 19" torso, up to 32" waist) (41 - 48 cm. torso, up to 81 cm. waist)
Medium (18" - 22" torso, up to 32" waist) (46 - 56 cm. torso, up to 81 cm. waist)
Large (20" - 24" torso, 33"+ waist) (51 - 61 cm. torso, 84 cm. + waist)
Materials:
1.1 oz. per sq. yd. (37 g. per sq. m.) spinnaker ripstop nylon
Selected use of 210 denier 4 oz. per sq. yd. (135.7 g. per sq. m.) urethane-coated double wall ripstop nylon
Color:
Royal Blue |
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