alpine gear Alpine Machine 60 ,70, 80 &1 00 Liter packs

alpine gear Alpine Machine 60 ,70, 80 &1 00 Liter packsThe Alpine Machine These packs are designed and built for expeditions, HA alpine climbing or multiple seasons of guiding. Like all the packs built at Alpine Luddites, I expect this to hold up to 100's of days in use. These packs regularly go up Denali, Logan, The Himalaya, Karakoram and used by full time outdoor educators and guides. I have never had one come back. The hip belts are both taller and thicker than on the smaller alpine machine packs. for

The Alpine Machine 

These packs are  designed and built  for expeditions, HA alpine climbing or multiple seasons of guiding. Like all the packs built at Alpine Luddites, I expect this to hold up to 100's of days in use. These packs regularly go up Denali, Logan, The Himalaya, Karakoram and used by full time outdoor educators and guides. I have never had one come back.

The hip belts are both taller and thicker than on the smaller alpine machine packs. for most customers the hip belt is custom fitted to your measurements. I build 60% of these big packs for women. 

This customer skied from the summit of Denali with his AM 100L pack.

I often say no 2 packs are ever alike. the custom order form is just a starting place to design your pack around. often bag proportions are adjusted to fit your actual body shape. A customer with a short torso shouldn't be wearing the same bag shape as someone with 21'' torso.

How to order:

1. place the item you want in the cart
2. schedule phone, zoom or in person design meeting
3. pay the $100 design/consult fee. this is applied to final cost of the pack.
4. watch the snow fall
5. open email that your order is up and visit/call/zoom to finalize pack/bike bags/etc.
6. pay final invoice
7. wait 4-6 weeks to get your gear!

The current base price will be kept up on the website, but the $100 doesn't lock in the final price. It may change between when you get on the list and I get to it. I have no idea what Tariffs will do to material costs.

Costs: cost for the finished pack will vary, with $1350 being the base price with all the custom fitting and standard options. Once we have a phone/zoom call or shop visit sorting out the details and any extra options or fabrics that add to the base price. the pack deposits are non refundable.

Custom:

 You can see some of the most popular custom options here.

After you order a pack I'll contact you for your waist belt size and any customization. You can choose from all features: waist belt, harness size, bivy pad, frame sheet, alloy stays, crampon and ice tool attachment, webbing color and size, fitting issues, etc. 

Pack Volume & Unique Features:

60-110L, plus a tall bivy extension and floating lid. Guides overstuff these packs.  The rope strap secures gear with or without the lid. The lid straps are removable from the front of the pack. We sort exactly how you want your pack set up, during our phone call, once you order the pack.

Custom options link.

sizing notes:

• all packs are custom fitted. please refer to custom pack fitting page
• sizing notes: for sizing, I'll need your waist size in just a shirt. for back length measure from where you want the bottom of the pack to sit to the top of your shoulder. If you plan to wear this with a harness on and climb wearing the pack, measure from where you want the bottom of the pack to sit in relation to your harness to the top of your shoulder. For normal mountaineering use I'll need the length from where you like your pack to sit on the bottom edge of your back to the top center of the shoulder, but don't wrap the tape over your shoulder. Our padded Alpine hip belt is 3.5" wide, narrow enough to allow you to lift your legs while postholing but wide enough to help transfer some of the load. It's fully removable for climbing.
  

Construction: this pack is built with only two main seams that attach the two body panels together. There is no need to worry about blown stitching either. all seams have multiple passes at 8 -10 stitches per inch. compare that to most mass produced gear. All seams are taped for durability.  All webbing stress points are fully reinforced with a second layer of webbing.

Specs:

• Two-pocket lid, one on the underside. Fully removable from any position. can be purchased later if it gets trashed or lost. there are three different lid styles available.
•  bivy extension is made out of Ultra Grid or Dyneema grid fabrics. sleeve length 12". 
• Weight-3-6 lbs  depending on volume and features. This should be your least important concern.
• sizes: Every pack is made to measure back length, waist belt, and shoulder straps.
• closed cell foam back pad: a folded 3/8" (10mm) closed cell foam back pad for a total of 3/4"(20mm) thick back pad. unfolded size, roughly, is 11"x48"x3/8".
• custom fitted ,removable ,padded ,hip belt. 
• Ice tools & crampon patch reinforced with the 2nd layer of fabric. 
• full strength front and rear haul loops. the front loop is reinforced with a layer of 2" nylon webbing sewn onto the inside of the pack. Haul points are sewn on top of this to spread the stress out onto the entire front of the pack, not just into the stitching. 
• shoulder straps have a fully adjustable sternum strap and lift straps. both removable.
• rope strap.
• Ultra  200, 400 ,800 woven UHMWPE Fabric. Other fabrics are available.