Comparing Every Ultralight Backpack Pa'lante Has Made

Pa'lante Packs have been selling ultralight backpacks now for about 5 years, though Andy Bentz had been making them a bit longer for his own thru hikes. His Continental Divide Trail thru hike, as well as his John Muir Trail Fastest Known Time were both done using a custom backpack he had made for himself. John Zahorian later used one of his packs to hike the Appalachian Trail. The two teamed up to make some very thru hiker focused, ultralight focused, functionality, and efficiency focused backpacks! They named themselves Pa'lante Packs.

Today we look at all of the packs I own from them and a bit of my personal history with them, and why I've stuck by them. I had first gotten their Simple Pack when I was hiking the International Appalachian Trail, which I then went on to use for the Appalachian Trail, Benton Mackaye Trail, and Pinhoti Trail. I used their Cuben Simple Pack to set a speed record on the Florida Trail and finish up my Eastern Continental Trail thru hike. I used the V2(Lightweight Pack) on the Pacific Crest Trail, Sheltowee Trace Trail, and on the Florida Trail for a second time. The Joey I used on the Uinta Highline Trail as well as the Pacific Northwest Trail. And that brings us to now!

I look forward to using their Ultralight Backpack and updated Joey Pack on my future hikes! Both have been made to be lighter, more durable, and retain the same functionality and features of the old packs, with some extras thrown in as well!

I'm still good friends with both Andy and John today, and though I'm not sure it needs to be said, I have received most of these for free. Even still, I wouldn't use them, and wouldn't care if I didn't love them and think they are amazing.

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