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Mangus 7175
(mangus7175) - F

Locale: SoCal
Backpack that turns into a shelter on 04/19/2012 10:06:38 MDT Print View

Anyone seen this before? Looks really interesting. Basically it's a backpack that converts to a tarp shelter (RuckShelter).

http://youtu.be/nb0SVR3yIoM
Zach Bradford
(Spiranthes) - F

Locale: WV
 		... on 04/19/2012 10:23:47 MDT Print View

Clever, but I can't picture a situation in which I would actually use one.
Ultra Magnus
(Ultra_Magnus) - F
Re: ... on 04/19/2012 12:10:40 MDT Print View

"Clever, but I can't picture a situation in which I would actually use one."

For dayhiking in the event of an unplanned overnighter?

But I thought it was very interesting to see him take it INSIDE OUT OF THE WIND to do the origami conversion to a daypack. Seriously, how hard to impossible would that be to do on a windy day?


BM

Edited by Ultra_Magnus on 04/19/2012 12:11:16 MDT.
James Landro
(justaddfuel) - F - M

Locale: Land of Herring
Re: Re: ... on 04/19/2012 12:18:45 MDT Print View

Jakpak is kinda cool: http://jakpak.com
Keegan D
(nageek18)

Locale: Bay Area
 		Backpack that turns into a shelter on 04/19/2012 14:38:57 MDT Print View

If the backpack had a capacity of 30+L I think that would be very appealing. Being able to use the fabric of the tarp/tent into a backpack could be a great weight saver.