Drop/Durston Pack

tom

Thru Hiker
I think its probably more the shape of one's shoulders that matter for shoulder straps? I've not had an opportunity to try Dan's pack but I've used quite a few packs over the years and never had any use for sternum straps. I remove them after a first test carry whenever I switch to a new pack. I'm not particularly beafy and of average height (at 5'10'') ...
 

Jaco

Ultralighter
My wife wore the S/M DD40 for a week with a starting load of 12-13kg and found it really comfortable and easy to use. She's 173cm tall and had barely tried the pack on before starting the hike, which was also her first for years.

Her three mild criticisms were that it was hard for her to extract her water-bottle from the right side-pocket, that the back got sweaty and the sternum strap wasn't long enough. Aside from that, she loves it and has claimed ownership :thumbsup:
 

dandurston

Section Hiker
Glad she's liking the pack! We are working on some tweaks for next year that will lengthen the sternum strap and make the right side pocket a bit lower. The sweaty back is just going to be a fact of life with this pack, as any system that avoids that has other downsides I don't like (e.g. moving the weight rearward (affecting center of gravity), and/or less durable meshes/foams).
 

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
New DD 55l pack and updated 40l coming.

I'm excited to get the 55L pack happening. We're almost done the updated 40L and then the 55L will use a lot of the same design, so shortly I'll be able to turn my attention to it.
 

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
no more sage?

We are working on some updates to the pack where we hope to have the updated packs ready to show off in about 2 months. That will be a new color.
 

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
Custom pockets for the DD packs

 

Balagan

Thru Hiker
Custom pockets for the DD packs

Is that a colour-coordinated phone wallet?
 

verysimple

Trail Blazer
Looking forward to a 55 liter pack and I hope its a true 55 liter pack (before pockets, etc). A Large pack in Ultra200 would be awesome.
 
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Odd Man

Thru Hiker
From Dan:

We have had some supplier delays on the pack fabric, so we're looking at starting production in 2 weeks and having the packs done in mid-late May, so if people opt for air import they'll be on their way to customers in early June.

I want to use the finished pack for the product photos/video, which I'll be getting around mid-April. Needing a few weeks to get all that together, it puts the presale around late April/early May. The exact dates for the launch and presale are still a bit fuzzy, but I'm confident we'll get the packs shipping in early June plus or minus no more than 1-2 weeks.
 

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
I know from comments that DD was doing long term testing with some Ultra fabrics.
 

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