Six Moon Designs
Six Moon Designs Flight 30
Fastpackers get a vest harness on Six Moon Designs' Flight 30: a 23 L body with a 4 L collar and 4 L of pockets, 31 L in total, on a frameless 3D-mesh back. The harness is the same vest system sold with the Minimalist and Swift, and the torso adjusts across 16-22 in, which is unusual on a fastpack. The 26.2 oz total weight includes the 14 oz body, the 5.7 oz harness and the optional 6.5 oz hipbelt.
Specifications
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Pros
- ✓Adjustable torso from 16 to 22 in on a frameless vest pack, which almost no fastpack offers; the competition sizes by chest.
- ✓14 oz body weight; the 26.2 oz figure includes the removable harness and an optional hipbelt.
- ✓$200 in Robic is the cheapest route into Six Moon Designs' vest-harness system.
- ✓A published 20 lb ceiling and a 9 lb base-weight target rather than guesswork.
- ✓The optional hipbelt comes in multiple sizes and removes entirely for vest-only running.
Cons
- ✗31 L total is modest once the 23 L body is full; the collar and pockets add only 8 L.
- ✗No frame and no sit pad, so the back panel is only 3D mesh over your gear.
- ✗The waterproof X-Pac VX21 build adds $75.
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