Bench-verified trail weight: 1.62 kg
// Packs · T-55
Traverse 55 Pack
Carries 20 kg like 12. Adjusts to the torso you have.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 4.7 83 field notes
$329 CAD
The Traverse 55 exists because most 55-litre packs are either overbuilt 2.5-kilogram furniture or frameless sacks that collapse past 15 kilos. This one runs a tensioned wire perimeter frame with a moulded back panel: 20-kilogram loads ride on your hips, where they belong, at a pack weight of 1.62 kg.
The torso length adjusts across ten centimetres with a ladder-lock that will not creep. Fabric is 210-denier high-tenacity nylon, the same cloth we use on repair patches, because we repair these for life and would rather not see you often. Rain cover included, stashed in the lid.
Built for: Backpacking, Winter & shoulder
// The numbers
Specifications
| Volume | 55 L (+8 L extension collar) |
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| Pack weight | 1.62 kg |
| Max comfortable carry | 20 kg |
| Torso range | S/M 40 to 48 cm · M/L 46 to 56 cm |
| Frame | Tensioned wire perimeter + moulded panel |
| Body fabric | 210D high-tenacity nylon |
| Base fabric | 420D nylon |
| Pockets | 7 external + 2 hipbelt |
| Rain cover | Included, lid pocket |
// What it's made of
Materials
- 210-denier high-tenacity nylon body, PFC-free DWR
- 420-denier nylon boot and base
- 6061 aluminium/steel wire perimeter frame
- EVA foam hipbelt with dual-density lumbar pad
Something break anyway? That's what the repair bench is for. Lifetime repairs, free of charge.
// From the trail register
Field notes (83)
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
“Seven days of food plus ladder mud and it never once felt like the pack was the problem. Hipbelt pockets fit a phone AND a bar. Revolutionary, apparently.”
Hannah W. · West Coast Trail, BC
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars.
“Took 30 seconds to dial the torso and it stayed put. Wish the side pockets were a touch deeper for 1L bottles at full compression.”
Gord P. · Skyline Trail, Jasper
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
“18 kg with winter kit and my shoulders forgot about it by kilometre two. The load transfer claim is not marketing.”
Amara D. · Frontenac loops, ON
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// Rounds out the kit
Carried together
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Shelter · 1.84 kg
Ridgeline 2P Tent
Two doors, two vestibules, one honest kilogram-and-change.
4.8 out of 5 stars, (94 field notes field notes)
$449
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Sleep systems · 920 g
Cirrus 20° Down Bag
800-fill warmth that packs down to a loaf of bread.
4.9 out of 5 stars, (61 field notes field notes)
$389
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Sleep systems · 480 g
Contour Sleep Pad
R-4.2 insulation, 7 cm of loft, quieter than your tentmate.
4.6 out of 5 stars, (48 field notes field notes)
$189
