THE 3rd
EYE CHAKRA
#002 70L
PACK
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*THESE PACKS ARE NOT PART OF OUR PARTNERED DISCOUNTS AND CAN ONLY BE PROVIDED AT RETAIL COSTS
IN OUR CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF A CLIMBERS LOAD BY DOUBLE DIGITS WITH ZERO LOSS OF FUNCTION & PERFORMANCE WE CAME ACROSS THESE PACKS. FIRST RECOGNIZED BY OUT SISTER COMPANY ALPINE CLIMBING JAPAN, THESE PACKS TICK A WHOLE HOST OF BOXES THAT FIT THE TYPE OF TRIPS WE DO TO THE KARAKORAM, TIBET & KUNLUN RANGES.
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FUNCTION
THE 3rd EYE CHAKRA #002 70L DOES EXACTLY WHAT A HIGH ALTITUDE EXPEDITION PACK NEEDS TO DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, WITH ALMOST NO CONCESSION TO ANYTHING EXTRANEOUS. 70L MEANS 70L OF BULK LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY,- NOTHING LOST TO POCKETS, EXPANDING MESH OR ‘EXTENDABLE’ GIMMICKERY. THIS INCLUDES A HARNESS DESIGNED TO CARRY THE SORT OF LOADS 70L MEANS, IN THE 20-50kg RANGE, WITH SIMPLE PADDING, SIMPLE FRAMES, SIMPLE ADJUSTING & MINIMAL MOVING PARTS. THERE’S MINIMAL SEAMS TO BLOW OUT, NO FANCY BLING YOU WON’T MISS & NO DOUBTFUL ‘CONCEPTS’ THAT LACK PEDIGREE. THIS IS A PACK YOU FILL WITH WHAT YOU CAN CARRY AND GET ON WITH THE MATTER OF CARRYING IT. AT 1500g IN FULL CONFIGURATION OFF THE SHELF, THIS IS THE LIGHTEST PACK THAT FITS THAT DESCRIPTION WE KNOW OF.
THESE SAME FACTORS THAT MAKE IT CARRY WELL ALSO MAKE IT CLIMB WELL; STREAMLINED SHAPE, NOTHING DANGLING TO CATCH WIND OR ROCK, STRIPPABLE AND OF COURSE LIGHT. CINCH IT ALL DOWN AND YOU GET SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A DAY PACK THAT WEIGHS AROUND 750g AND STILL HAS SOME STRUCTURE TO IT.
DESIGN
RIGHT NOW JAPAN IS GOING THROUGH AN UP-PHASE OF PACK DESIGN, WITH LOTS OF SMALL COMPANIES GETTING HOLD OF EMERGING TECH TO COME UP WITH DESIGNS, AND THE 3rd EYE CHAKRA IS PART OF THAT. EVEN THE MOST ‘K-MART’ OF JAPANESE BRANDS – MONTBELL – ARE HIGHLY SORT FOR THEIR DESIGNS, WITH THE 3rd EYE CHAKRA SITTING AT THE TOP OF THE PILE.
THE #002 PACK, IN TRUE JAPANESE STYLE, IS MINIMALIST WITHOUT BEING DEFICIENT, BASICALLY A PLATFORM FOR ALPINE CARRYING. FEATURES ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACES TO MANAGE LARGE LOADS, STRUCTURE IS JUST RIGHT TO AVOID BEING OVER-WORKED, FLOPPY MASSES OF DIFFICULT FABRIC, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE OVER-BUILT ARE, THINGS THAT DON’T NEED TO BE THERE ARE NOT, EVERYTHING SITS TOGETHER INTENTIONALLY. AS OBVIOUS AS THESE THINGS APPEAR, IT’S WHERE MOST ‘EXPEDITION’ PACKS THESE DAYS FAIL FROM TOO MUCH CONCESSION TO LARGER MARKETS THAT SWAY THE SHARP ENDS NEEDS.
ETHIC
THE 3rd EYE CHAKRA MANUFACTURES IN NEPAL WITH SKILLED LOCALS AND ANALOG FACILITIES. THERE’S NO SLICK INVENTORY PROCESS OR SHARE HOLDER PROFIT, THEY DON’T RIGHT OF TAXES WITH EXPENSIVE SHOWROOMS OR CHEESY ADVERTISING. THIS IS NEAR-COTTAGE INDUSTRY AT IT’S BEST.
PRICE
THESE PACKS COME IN COMPARABLE TO PARRALLEL PRODUCTS FROM THE BIG NAME COMPANIES AND FAR BETTER THAN MOST SMALL PRODUCERS DOING THE SAME THING. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE YET TO HAVE A PARTNER AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY, EVEN AT RETAIL THESE PACKS STILL PRICE WELL.
AVAILABILITY
THESE PACKS ARE ON THE SHELVES IN TOKYO AND BE PROCURED THROUGH ALPINE CLIMBING JAPAN
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