Granite Gear
Granite Gear Blaze 60
The Blaze 60 is Granite Gear's load-hauler and the standout number in the whole backpacking comparison: a 50 lb load rating at just 3.0 lb of pack weight. Nothing else in this catalog carries that much at that weight.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓A 50 lb rating at 3.0 lb of pack weight is the best load-to-weight ratio in this catalog by a wide margin.
- ✓Carries as much as the Osprey Aether 65 while weighing two full pounds less.
- ✓Adjustable torso, which several packs at this weight give up.
- ✓$300 undercuts the Aether and Baltoro by $70 while matching their load capacity.
- ✓Granite Gear's compressed-panel framesheets have a long track record in long-distance hiking.
- ✓60 L handles a bear canister and a long food carry.
- ✓Hipbelt pockets included.
- ✓Sits between ultralight and traditional in a way few packs manage convincingly.
Cons
- ✗OutdoorGearLab does not publish the fabric specification for this pack.
- ✗Granite Gear's retail presence is thinner than Osprey's or Gregory's.
- ✗No rain cover included.
- ✗Only one volume could be confirmed with a current price.
- ✗Warranty terms are not published in the way the major brands publish them.
- ✗The low pack weight comes from a minimal frame, which is less forgiving of careless packing.
- ✗No ventilated back panel, so it carries warm against the back.
- ✗Bear-canister fit is not stated.
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