Mr Gleason, please impress me. Make me a pack that'll haul a 100# meat load or 5000 ci of gear that weighs 5# or less and bring it to market for $400.
If you are hauling 100 lbs. what difference does it make if what you are hauling it in weighs more than 5 lbs.?
Because you ain't haulin' 100# most of the time, or at least you shouldn't be if you are smart.
I'm retired Army SF, we used to have a saying about people who made statements like that, "They give you 100# of lightweight crap to carry". It all adds up. Everything a foot hunter carries, to include the pack it goes in, should be as light as it reasonably can be. There is currently nothing on the market that meets that criteron.
