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7.
(See illustration)
Pack small necessities like your map and compass, trail or field
guide, first-aid kit, hat and gloves in the lid pocket.
8.
Avoid lashing heavy items on the front of your pack, or placing heavy items in the
front pockets or BeaverTail Shovit™. Placing heavy items on the front of your pack
will throw off the balance of the pack and force you to lean forward uncomfortably.
9.
Pack your gear
tightly
. Then tighten the compression straps to compact the load
still further. If you take some clothing out of the
pack as the temperature drops, be sure to re-tighten
the compression straps.
10.
Reef down
hard
on the internal load-control strap in-
side the pack near the top. This strap further com-
presses the load and pulls the top of the pack into a
flat, slim profile. Once you’ve tightened the strap, put
your fleece jacket or rain gear — anything you want
to reach quickly — in on top, then close the pack’s
shroud over it.
11.
Keep the sleeping-bag compartment divider strapped
in tight. It’s cut in a rectangular rather than circu-
lar shape to help keep the load flat against your
back. Without the divider in place, the pack will be-
come two or three inches thicker with only a slight
increase in volume.
12.
There are many options for carrying your tent. One option is to separate the tent
body from the fly and poles. Lash the tent body (in a stuff sack) under one set of
compression straps and lash the fly and poles (in another stuff sack) under the
other set. A second option is to pack the tent body and fly together in one stuff
sack and stow it in the middle third of the pack, then lash the poles outside using
the compression straps.
1 3 .
To carry skis, lash one on each side of the pack. Start by slipping the tail of one ski
under a bottom compression strap, then wrap the top compression strap completely
around the ski before tightening the strap. Then lash the tips together with an acces-
sory strap. This creates an A-frame configuration that keeps the ski tails from jabbing
the back of your knees. Wrapping the top compression strap around the object also
helps stabilize fishing rods, tent poles and wands. If a Necessity Pocket is on the com-
pression strap, slide the ski between the pocket’s plastic frame and the pocket itself.
14.
Dana Design® packs are built from extremely tough materials, but naked fabric is
no match for sharpened steel. To protect your pack when carrying skis, cut four six-
inch lengths from an old bicycle inner tube. Slip these rubber tubes over the ends
of your compression straps and position the tubes so they protect the straps and
fabric from the ski edges.
Low
(4)
Low
(7)
Med./Low
(6)
Med.
(5b)
High
(5a)
General packing weight regions.