Gossamer Gear Mariposa vs Tom Bihn synapse 19

It helps me stand up straighter when I'm hiking and It also gives me some breathability as you can see a lot of my back is exposed You know can slip m...

- I love this harness on this size of bag, but the CPL24 harness is by far the more comfortable of the two.

It's a 60 liter backpack from Gossamer Gear and I was able to use it this past weekend on a backpacking trip in north Georgia. I did 3 days and 25 mil...

For what it's worth, my torso length is closer to 15", which makes sense because I find most 17" torso backpacks to be too tall. 16.5" means most hiking backpacks in Small would fit you decently well, a lot of men's stuff starts at 17" or so and the women's stuff is 16". All of the hiking bags I mention here are adjustable to "very short" so quibbling about the specifics doesn't matter though

I bought a used large Mariposa but find that when it's heavily loaded it hits my ass, no matter how I adjust it. I love those packs but haven't quite figured out the fit and I can't really return the used gear.

5' here as well. Even normal womens' backpacks (and pants) don't account for people on the shorter end of the height range, so those options might still not be great.

6 ounces—significantly less than the medium version of the Mariposa with a hipbelt. But with only three external pockets (none of which zip), the Arc Blast is limited in its organizational capacity, and we find that it doesn’t carry a load as well. If pack weight is your number one consideration, it’s hard to argue against the Arc Blast. But we give the overall edge to the Gossamer Gear Mariposa for its added carrying comfort, organization, and durability

I have to check all right so now we'll get into the details like the packing of it. So here we have the main compartment. As you can see here, it is q...