Frost River Lewis and Clark pack

[Boreal Boy]

I just got one of these packs in a trade and its a monster! does anyone have one?
I knew it was big but... wow.
Think I may have to trade it as I can get more out of a smaller pack not to mention I have a few large capacity canoe packs.
As for the quality, there is no trouble telling why frost river has such a great reputation.

http://www.frostriver.com/can...lark_pack.html

 

[Mesquite]

I just got one of these packs in a trade and its a monster! does anyone have one?
I knew it was big but... wow.
Think I may have to trade it as I can get more out of a smaller pack not to mention I have a few large capacity canoe packs.
As for the quality, there is no trouble telling why frost river has such a great reputation.

http://www.frostriver.com/can...lark_pack.html

That is mahoosive!!! It looks the sort of rucksack that Hagrid would need

I dread to think what it'd weigh fully loaded :yikes:

 

[plastic-ninja]

I presume it folds into some sort of 6- person Laavuu in an emergency?
Doomsday pack for sure.
Cheers , Simon

 

[EdS]

looks damn uncomfortable

 

[Shewie]

I had their Timber Cruiser for the canoe but regretfully sold it

 

[The Cumbrian]

I have a similar sized modern canoe pack ( a Granite Gear Superior One ) and it's brilliant. Canoe packs are made to sit securely in the canoe and carry your gear over a portage in as few journeys as possible; on a typical portage ( even taking your gear from the car to the canoe, which is about the most that those of us in the UK do ), you would expect to carry much more than you could comfortably carry whilst backpacking.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[Dreadhead]

i have the timber cruiser which id say is as big as or bigger with the extra pockets. as im such a small guy tis unusable shall be selling/swapping it soon methinks! excellent quality though

 

[Boreal Boy]

Well I am glad some people understand the purpose and convenience of this pack and ones like it. They are not meant for all day hikes... they are meant to keep all your canoe gear in the middle of the canoe ready for a one carry portage. Yes, it is massive and yet quite comfortable. I was going to sell or trade up but I think I will keep it for what it was intended for and retire my old canvas duffel bags.
A couple people mentioned the frost river timber cruiser, well that too is a big almost the size of this one. I think I will have them make me a scaled down version of it for my trips on foot.

 

[Robbi]

holy shamoly thats a big one !

 

[Shewie]

How about the Duluth Bushcrafter?

 

[Boreal Boy]

How about the Duluth Bushcrafter?

The Duluth Bushcrafter is another BIG pack but not as big as the Lewis and Clark. It is also the exact same as the Frost River Isle Royale bushcraft pack. Forst River also has the Isle Royale jr. for those who don't want a monster pack, something more suitable for travel on foot with less gear. I would choose Frost River over duluth but, thats just me!
I am decidng If I am going to get them to make me a smaller Timber Cruiser or a slightly larger Isle Royale jr. with a waist strap...????

http://www.frostriver.com/bushcraft/bushcraft_isleroyal.html
http://www.frostriver.com/bushcraft/bushcraft_isleroyal_jr.html
http://www.frostriver.com/canoe_packs/timber_cruiser.html
http://duluthpack.com/bushcrafter-pack.html

 

[rik_uk3]

looks damn uncomfortable

Agreed, thats one big lumpy uncomfortable looking pack. Tradition has its place but looking at that you can really appreciate the work that has gone into designing more modern packs.

 

[mbiraman]

This seems like a good day pack
http://www.shopcanoeing.com/collect...packs/products/frost-river-cliffjacobson-pack

 

[rik_uk3]

This seems like a good day pack
http://www.shopcanoeing.com/collect...packs/products/frost-river-cliffjacobson-pack

Again its a sack with straps. More for re-enactment than serious use?

 

[John Fenna]

This seems like a good day pack
http://www.shopcanoeing.com/collect...packs/products/frost-river-cliffjacobson-pack

That looks a pretty bomb proof and practical sack to me - not like one of the modern plastic fantastic packs with super fashionable gimmick features and "design" stitched pannels that do nothing but look trendy....
It seems to me that to get a real pack these days you have to go military or the Frost River/Deluth way!

 

[Shewie]

Again its a sack with straps. More for re-enactment than serious use?

Define serious use Richard

I'll wager my house that a Frost River/Duluth will outlast any of the modern packs, I've used them for canoeing but I moved away from the traditional phase. My current backpack packs are silnylon/dyneema or cuben fibre and I don't expect either of them to last much past ten years if I'm lucky.
I ditched my canvas packs and went for completely waterproof alternatives like the True North Zero 1 or Watershed packs, canvas packs are nice to have but not the best solution I've found.

 

[bilmo-p5]

There seems to be an unwillingness or inability to recognise these packs for what they are, which is the canoe version of the steamer trunk; good for shipping loadsagear but not for carrying very far. As has already been posted, they're intended for lugging a lot of gear over (relatively) short portages, not for backpacking 15' or 20' a day. Yes, they are sacks with straps (and the contemporary versions are still sacks w/ straps, in cordura & ballistic nylon) but that is their ideal format.

 

[Boreal Boy]

Again its a sack with straps. More for re-enactment than serious use?

LOL!!!!! That is so ridiculous it makes me laugh!!! Absolutely the most outrageous thing I have ever heard anyone say about a frost river pack! I can't wait to share with other Frost River owners, we will have a laugh thanks to you! Clearly you have never owned, used or even seen one... sorry can't stop laughing. Thanks to; bilmo-p5, John Fenna, shewie and others for your comments.
http://www.shopcanoeing.com/collect...packs/products/frost-river-cliffjacobson-pack saw one of these sell on ebay for $100 USD the other day, nice little day pack.

 

[vizsla]

iv got to say i love the duluth/frost river packs,i always keep a wool blacket in mine against my back and its very very comfy and practical and alot more flexible than most modern packs, its only when carrying alot of weight that a modern pack with a back system and waist belt excels. all my opinion of course

 

[Wayne]

If your looking to trade it for something drop me a pm. I am after a pack like that for open canoeing and portaging kit to the woods for courses.