Benefits of External Frame Backpacks

Video Transcript

"I'm going to talk a little bit now about external frame packs. The pack is, you know, everybody remember, "Yeah, when I was a kid in scouts, I had an external frame pack went on great trips." When you look at our pack wall at Phil Jackson's school, you'll notice there's not quite so many of them. There's a few down at the bottom. They're not as popular as they once were but they do have to advantages. One nice advantage, you have if you have a scout. I don't know if you've ever tried help them put a sleeping bag in a stuff sack. You'll have a little trouble getting stuff into things and being organized that way. The nice thing about this, if you can't get it in the pack, you can strap it on. The sleeping bag usually goes down here. This extends up a little higher so that you can put stuff up here. Here in Florida the nice thing about it, it's got a little back band here. The frame being external to the pack, it actually puts it away from your back a little bit. You get better ventilation, definitely a nice pack for hiking in Florida. The downside of the pack, it's a little farther from your body so your center of gravity is farther away from you and you get a little sway.. So, if you any questions give your local outfitter a holler."