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01/12/2017 04:52PM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
My son needs a new pack.
The one I have for him is falling apart.
I was looking at the trailblazer from CSS, but I know it won't be long before he outgrows it.
He's almost 13, and has a 15" Torso now.
I'm almost thinking a rucksack instead and let him grow into it. Anyone use a rucksack for the kids?
I'm going to Copia, but he won't be with me, otherwise I would have him try them out.
The one I have for him is falling apart.
I was looking at the trailblazer from CSS, but I know it won't be long before he outgrows it.
He's almost 13, and has a 15" Torso now.
I'm almost thinking a rucksack instead and let him grow into it. Anyone use a rucksack for the kids?
I'm going to Copia, but he won't be with me, otherwise I would have him try them out.
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/12/2017 05:18PM
At age 13 he can handle a ruck or a bushcrafter from CCS. I'd go with the bushcrafter as it is more versitile and will still be viable as an extra pack in the future. It also makes a great carry on bag when traveling. A life long friend. Just my 2 cents.
01/12/2017 08:09PM
quote AndySG: "At age 13 he can handle a ruck or a bushcrafter from CCS. I'd go with the bushcrafter as it is more versitile and will still be viable as an extra pack in the future. It also makes a great carry on bag when traveling. A life long friend. Just my 2 cents."
The bushcrafter looks nice, will have to check it out at copia.
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/12/2017 09:25PM
Maybe someone close to you has a rucksack they would let you have him try on?
I have one, but it's a bit of a drive. I don't know who lives close to you on the board, but someone surely has one that lives fairly close.
SunCatcher
I have one, but it's a bit of a drive. I don't know who lives close to you on the board, but someone surely has one that lives fairly close.
SunCatcher
"WWJD"
01/13/2017 06:19AM
My girls each have a Rucksack w/short torso that they got when they were little. I expect them to have and use these for a long time. They are 9 and 11 and have started to grow into them. I don't think you would need the short torso so he can grow into it and use it as an adult. If the Bushcrafter had existed 7 years ago that is what I would have gotten them. Older daughter at age 7, 9, and 11 with it and then my wife wearing it.
Ride EZ
01/13/2017 04:05PM
quote ducks: "My girls each have a Rucksack w/short torso that they got when they were little. I expect them to have and use these for a long time. They are 9 and 11 and have started to grow into them. I don't think you would need the short torso so he can grow into it and use it as an adult. If the Bushcrafter had existed 7 years ago that is what I would have gotten them. Older daughter at age 7, 9, and 11 with it and then my wife wearing it.
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Thanks for the feedback ducks! Will have to make sure it's not Pink though :)
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/14/2017 08:01AM
quote Corsair: "
Thanks for the feedback ducks! Will have to make sure it's not Pink though :)
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Yes... not pink ;) I actually wish theirs weren't pink. A. Neither one likes the color pink anymore... one likes blue and one likes green. B. Then I could use them :)
It's a very versatile pack. Don't put much in it (light stuff) and a 5yo can use it and on up to an adult. Here's a pic of duckling at age 5 using it.
Ride EZ
01/14/2017 10:37AM
Sorry to break it to you, I think you have missed the "kids pack" days. He is almost a teenager.... Just get another adult pack. My 14 year old is now 6'1".
As a father I am constantly telling myself this is going way too fast. Good luck.
CB
As a father I am constantly telling myself this is going way too fast. Good luck.
CB
01/14/2017 08:27PM
quote Cedarboy: "Sorry to break it to you, I think you have missed the "kids pack" days. He is almost a teenager.... Just get another adult pack. My 14 year old is now 6'1".
As a father I am constantly telling myself this is going way too fast. Good luck.
CB"
Yea, dude puts away more pizza than I do now.
However, we are not the tallest. My wife and I are both 5'8". He is one of the oldest in his class, but not the tallest for sure.
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/18/2017 05:26PM
Last summer my son was 10, about 4'-10", and 80#. He had no problems carrying my standard torso CCS Explorer pack loaded to about 35#. It worked so well that I may buy him his own for his birthday (before the next trip)
"Hold on, I think I can get in without getting my feet wet."....SPLASH...
01/20/2017 09:39PM
I guess it's going to come down to cost.
As much as I want to get him a explorer pack that he can grow into, I know at some point he will need an internal frame pack as well for scouts when he goes to Philmont. It all adds up.
It's never easy huh.
As much as I want to get him a explorer pack that he can grow into, I know at some point he will need an internal frame pack as well for scouts when he goes to Philmont. It all adds up.
It's never easy huh.
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/22/2017 09:34PM
My 2c here...
I recommend a Frost River meduim utility pack. It is the right size for younger kids, and when they turn into a bull teenager sherpa, they can be used while carying a canoe. I bought mine 15 years ago, and it has been on every canoe trip since in some capacity. In a couple more years it will be on a kid's back again.
I recommend a Frost River meduim utility pack. It is the right size for younger kids, and when they turn into a bull teenager sherpa, they can be used while carying a canoe. I bought mine 15 years ago, and it has been on every canoe trip since in some capacity. In a couple more years it will be on a kid's back again.
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