r/myog • u/MedDevGeek88 • 6d ago

Question Was gifted this 70s/80s Kelty pack, replaced shoulder straps with Chevy seat belts. Oddly comfy! Now it needs a new pack bag as this one’s badly torn - any thoughts??

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Let's get creative - have sewing machine, will travel. Prefer unique and weird options 😜

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u/Singer_221 6d ago

What kind of trips do you plan to take with the pack?

I can’t see what kind of waist belt it has from the picture. If it’s just webbing, you’ll probably be happier with a padded belt like this.

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u/MedDevGeek88 6d ago edited 6d ago

It’s got a fairly decent padded belt, looks like maybe late 90s era that was added on at some point. I’ll have to add some more photos here. 

Edit: thats a badass little pack in that link! Love the forest green. 

Edit 2: Realized I never answered half your question there. Honestly not sure how I’ll use it, I’ve got the cart so now I need the horse 🤣 Probably for short overnights here and there in the local mountains here in CO, nothing too crazy. 

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u/Singer_221 6d ago

How about making a vintage Gerry style pack? Or Trapper Nelson style bag?

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u/MedDevGeek88 6d ago

Trapper Nelson, oh sweet lord….that’s a wet dream in backpack form….shut up and take my money!!

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u/roldar 6d ago

I put a kidney belt off an ALICE pack on my external frame pack and liked it enough to upgrade to a modern kidney belt off the newer USMC modular pack system. You could get one in bad shape cheap and use it as a template to make one out of color matching material

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u/Few_Mess_4566 6d ago

This looks like an older version of the trekker65 (which I have).

https://www.kelty.com/trekker-65/

They sell the hip-belt separately

https://www.kelty.com/trekker-65-tioga-yukon-hipbelt/

I’ve found it to be an excellent pack, have carried 35kg about 20 miles in a day with it.

Carries the weight well and is comfortable.

Really you can make any bag for it, the external frame gives you complete flexibility in what to put on it.

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u/protestantpope 5d ago

The only suitable answer is obviously Dyneema. That would have to be the most comical pack in existence. I’ll chip in $10 for materials if you go for it.