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Climbing gear on Kickstarter. 14-Jun-2015 At 8:33:24 PM TimP

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On 13/06/2015 martym wrote:
>Why'd you go with a shoulder strap instead of a backpack?
>I have the Rock Enpire rope bag backpack (which incidentally fits double
>ropes, shoes and most of my rack and harness if packed well) and i hate
>it when I have to carry someone's shoulder bag now…

Hi Martym. I've tried to create a light and flexible suspension system that can be easily stripped off so Rack Sack can be used inside a bigger backpack when carrying ropes and other stuff. The suspension system can be a hipster single strap or backpack style with or without waist belt. The adjustment is by a daisy-chain sort of setup. It is 50mm webbing and surprisingly comfortable in all three modes. Deb tells me this system is a bit agricultural but Im afraid my gear aesthetic is kind of old-shool. The main structure of the pack has attachment points incorporated into the handle so we'll probably do a standard padded backpack harness for it in the future, though these will be bulky and expensive. Either system can clip on or off.