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Our
UL Alpine Packs are famous for their simplicity, failsafe
ruggedness, and outstanding performance level. They have been
used on many Expeditions around the world over the last 30 years
and have adapted well to general backpacking. McHale
Packs are Custom Made entirely in Seattle Washington.
Dan Mazur at SummitClimb.com
gets a kick from his McHale Packs.
If you insist
on minimum pack weights, McHale Packs offers these ultra-light
packs. You may be able to find even lighter packs, but consider
the mechanical advantage McHale Packs offer. Our packs comfortably
carry more weight per cubic inch of volume and per ounce of weight.
People that go out regularly year after year know that pack performance
trumps pack weight. These are not fragile packs. They are made
from our standard selection of tough US made and quality imported
fabrics ( we tear test all of our fabrics to make sure they meet
our standards ) and are built to our reliable high standards.
Back in the mid 80s we called our climbing rucksack 'rocksac'.
This is were the acronym SARC came from: Super
Alpine Rocksac
An 80s Rocksac at left
Photo; Jim Nelson and Mark Bebie in the North Cascades near Eldorado
Peak in 1992 with Super-Sarcs. In 1989 Jim and Mark climbed the
2nd ascent of Mt. Forakers ' Infinite Spur ' using S-Sarcs, the
very same packs in the photo as a matter of fact!
Mark's pack was made for the climb and weighed 4 lbs total, which
explodes the myth that McHale Packs of that time were ' Heavy
'. Typically, packs were as tough or heavy as customers wanted
them. For instance, Mark's pack was a relatively light construction
and used 500 D cordura. His previous McHale S-Sarc was 1000 D.
Jim's pack on the other hand was made of a relatively heavy 'medium
weight' truck Tarp vinyl like that used in Big Wall haul bags
but he saved weight by not having a frame system in the pack.
Click photos for larger images.
Dan McHale photos. Customer
Gallery Testimonials
Get
a handle on figuring pack volumes Secondary
Menu Index - see
pack volumes - go figure (click)
Prices
are on the detail pages after you click the thumbnail images below.
New;
All pack prices include a Full Spectra rim and bottom. This is
6 oz/yd 1000 D Full Spectra and is quite tough as armor for the
most vulnerable part of the pack. The actual weight of the Spectra
bottom piece is 9/10 of an ounce and overlays a 'normal' piece
of pack fabric. A lighter 4 oz /yd weight Full Dyneema bottom
costs extra in situations where we have to match fabrics for dye.
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/hpf/applications_textiles.htm
Click on the images
below for detail pages - Until
the features page is reinstituted please understand that even
though we show 'models' of packs, the way the customizing really
works is; Everything you see is an option and can be mixed and
matched on any volume of pack. It is far easier to start with
examples like those below and add or subtract features from them.
Any feature that is seen on one pack can be applied on any other
pack with few exceptions. P&G
Bayonet Frame Extensions - example photo click here
Merkebeiner
LBD - Little
Big Daypack
Above: LBP 36,
37, 38
, LBP P&G
37, 39 click images or numbers - LBP
34, NEW
LBP 35
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