vendor: backpacks, hydration packs and accessories for them.

[Doug]

So a few weeks ago I spied some backpacks at a local show/swap meet. I looked them over really well and realized some of them would make very nice packs for those of us that don't mind wearing a pack of some sort while riding. I ended up finding the supplier and getting set up as a dealer for them. I personally have been wearing a very nice, but compact backpack since I got it in 1996. It has served me well, but at times I wish it was bigger. Wearing a pack isn't for everyone, but where I ride, there's usually a few in the group that wear a pack, or at least a hydration pack that has limited functionality as a true backpack.... I ride mostly on trails and fire roads, so things get bounced around a lot, and the pack I own never has bothered me or gotten in the way. In it I carry a small first aid kit, lunch and snacks, hydration system and other misc. small items and tools. One of the keys to a comfortable pack, and forgetting that it's there while riding, is that it have a chest, or sternum strap that interconnects the two shoulder straps, that is adjustable (and equipped with a buckle). This strap keeps the pack from flailing all over and seeming like it wants to fall off. Here they are: http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/packs/condor-outdoor-backpacks.htm The one that seems like the most interesting, all around useful ones for the typical "day rides" I go on, is #126 model. photo gallery of the 126 pack: http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/packs/pack-126-medium/126-gallery/index.htm That one and the bigger ones have webbing sewn across the front, this is the new military style of expanding packs and stuff called MOLLE / PALS...basically it allows you to attach accessory pouches to this webbing.) There's also a smaller one that includes a hyrdation bladder with it, the #124 pack. Doug