Comments on: Snowpulse Guide 30 ‘lifebag’ Airbag Pack Review http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/#comment-49421 Lou Dawson Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=6643#comment-49421 Since Jeff was asking about it, I stayed home from skiing today and finished the Lite 35 review Nick and I were working on. Permalink: http://www.wildsnow.com/6821/snowpulse-2013-airbag-packs-review-lite-35/ Please leave Lite 35 comments over there, not here. Since Jeff was asking about it, I stayed home from skiing today and finished the Lite 35 review Nick and I were working on. Permalink:
http://www.wildsnow.com/6821/snowpulse-2013-airbag-packs-review-lite-35/

Please leave Lite 35 comments over there, not here.

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/#comment-49420 Lou Dawson Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:56:06 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=6643#comment-49420 re the shoulder straps, my shoulder bones are sore from them being hard and stiff due to the bag stuffed tight in there. They need a bit more room in my opinion, better, they need to be making the bags out of Dyneema or something that could be half the weight and volume. Give all these backpacks two more years and it'll be a different world. re the shoulder straps, my shoulder bones are sore from them being hard and stiff due to the bag stuffed tight in there. They need a bit more room in my opinion, better, they need to be making the bags out of Dyneema or something that could be half the weight and volume. Give all these backpacks two more years and it’ll be a different world.

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/#comment-49419 Lou Dawson Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:54:06 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=6643#comment-49419 I'd say that diagonal carry on the Snowpulse 35 Lite is an issue. It doesn't come with a system that's fully configured, and rigging one would require some thought since you can't just run the upper strap over the airbag deployment area. I'm looking at the pack right now, and rigging a diagonal carrry. It's sort of a 'faux' diagonal carrry that results in the skis being more vertical than I'd like, but might be possible to rig better. Photo will be in review, possibly even tomorrow. Verdict is the pack _does_ have some methodology for diagonal carry, but it's not as obvious and easy to put together as I'd like to see. Lou I’d say that diagonal carry on the Snowpulse 35 Lite is an issue. It doesn’t come with a system that’s fully configured, and rigging one would require some thought since you can’t just run the upper strap over the airbag deployment area. I’m looking at the pack right now, and rigging a diagonal carrry. It’s sort of a ‘faux’ diagonal carrry that results in the skis being more vertical than I’d like, but might be possible to rig better. Photo will be in review, possibly even tomorrow. Verdict is the pack _does_ have some methodology for diagonal carry, but it’s not as obvious and easy to put together as I’d like to see. Lou

]]> By: Nick http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/#comment-49418 Nick Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:47:09 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=6643#comment-49418 The shoulder straps seemed on the Lite seemed less bulky than previous Snowpulse models. Obviously, it's still more bulky than another pack, but it does free up some room in the pack by storing the bag in the shoulders, not to mention you get the "lifebag" wraparound shape. The shoulder straps seemed on the Lite seemed less bulky than previous Snowpulse models. Obviously, it’s still more bulky than another pack, but it does free up some room in the pack by storing the bag in the shoulders, not to mention you get the “lifebag” wraparound shape.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.wildsnow.com/6643/snowpulse-guide-30-review/#comment-49417 Jeff Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:41:21 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=6643#comment-49417 Thanks, Lou. That is exactly the type of information I was hoping for. (ie. how comfortably the bag carries with the air bags in the shoulders versus other bags, etc). I had been told the diagonal carry on the snowpulse is not very functional, so any feedback you have on that issue would be appreciated. Glad your hut trip turned out so well. Thanks, Lou. That is exactly the type of information I was hoping for. (ie. how comfortably the bag carries with the air bags in the shoulders versus other bags, etc). I had been told the diagonal carry on the snowpulse is not very functional, so any feedback you have on that issue would be appreciated. Glad your hut trip turned out so well.

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