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Vapor Packs - High density polyethylene frame technology for comfortable handling of 30lb loads
Granite Gears Award winning Vapor Suspension is light, relatively simple and very effective for carrying moderate loads of up to 30lbs. Because of the way the sculpted shoulder strap and belt tie in to the polyethylene frame this system does an excellent job of automatically contouring the dual density foam back panel to your back.
Best of all this is accomplished without the use or the extra weight of an aluminium stay.
The Vapor suspension system is the backbone of a range of packs for various uses, packs with the Vapor suspension have fixed shoulder straps and interchangeable belts. (A standard belt is supplied that suits most users, if an alternative is required this can be ordered through us).
The Backpckers Magazine Editor's Choice Award is regarded as the most prestigious in the outdoor industry. As a winner of this award, the Vapor Trail and Nimbus Ozone have been recognized for outstanding innovation in design, materials and performance. They have excelled in extensive field testing. The editors look for new gear of real value to the readers of BACKPACKER magazine - hard-core, long-term outdoor enthusiasts. This award represents an outstanding mark of quality for Granite Gear and our ultralight packs.
Granite Gear Vapor Flash
The Vapor Flash is simple yet elegant, tough yet comfortable, flashy yet clean. With the Vapor Flash, we return to the roots of pack making. A top loader with a floating lid that turns into a fanny pack, built on our award winning Vapor frame. The Vapor Flash is made using 210 denier Cordura nylon fabric throughout, for years of service. It’s not the lightest pack we make but at just over 3lbs, it’s still ultralight. If your customers are going ultralight, yet still need a pack for canyoneering, alpine or other harsh environments, this pack can handle it.
Our Verdict
We get nothing but excellent feedback on the comfort of the Vapor harness so we can be confident that this new pack from Granite Gear will carry well. Their ultralight range of packs to date have used a mix of very light 70D Cordura for the main body and heavier 210D Cordura for stress points such as the base of the pack. Granite Gear Ultralight packs require thoughtful use to protect them from damage.
The Flash adds a little weight but delivers a much tougher pack and one that can be abused without worrying about damage!
The total weight of the regular pack is 1460g, but this can be reduced if the lid (and pocket) are left at home, the weight then reduces to 1204g for very little loss of capacity. If you are worried about water ingress then you could add back a Granite Gear lid and still save some weight.
Watch the movie to see how tough the Vapor Flash really is!
Features
- Award winning suspension system
- Generous lid pocket which converts to a bumbag
- Chest strap
- Two stretch mesh pockets on sides of pack
- Internal 3 Litre hydration pouch with tube exit port
Specification
- Colour: As shown
- Carry up to 30lb loads in comfort
- Weight: Regular 1460g / 3lbs 3.6oz, includes the top lid / bumbag weighing 256g
- Weight: Long 1615g / 3lbs 9oz, includes the top lid / bumbag weighing 256g
- Capacity: 52 Litres
Granite Gear Rucksack Fitting Chart
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What torso length should I get? To find your torso length, measure the distance between your seventh cervical vertebra and the shelf of your hipbones. Do this by standing up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Tilt your head forward and place your hands on your hips, thumbs to the back. With a flexible tape, have someone measure from the most prominent vertebra at the base of your neck to an imaginary line drawn between your thumbs. This will be your torso length.
Nimbus Ozone, Nimbus Meridian, Nimbus Meridian Ki
Short Torso 14” to 18”
Regular Torso 18” to 22”
NOTE: Each framesheet has fine adjustment settings spaced in one inch increments to further fine-tune your fit. If you are an 18” torso try the short torso first.
Virga / Alpine Vapor / Vapor Trail / Vapor Ki / Meridian Vapor / Meridian Vapor Ki
Short Torso 15” to 18”
Regular Torso 18” to 21”
Long Torso 21” to 25”
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Granite Gear Fabric Details
Cordura®—Not the Cordura you remember! You remember it as rugged, textured and stiff as a board at 5 below, usually in forest green, red or blue in 500 and 1000 denier versions. Today’s Cordura out-performs every other fabric we’ve tested. Cordura’s “high tenacity yarns” make everything from the 30 denier Sil-Nylon we use in our Air-line and White Lightnin’ Tarps to the 420 denier we use on our pack bottoms stronger in terms of tensile strength and abrasion resistance. In our quest to make gear that is light and tough, sheds rain and snow, plus stays supple in the cold, we have returned to our roots, but with a fabric that shines in the present.
210-D Cordura Nylon—This tightly woven fabric has tensile strength and abrasion resistance characteristics equal to nylon fabric twice its weight. Combine that with excellent coating and DWR and you have a super tough fabric with an amazing ability to shed snow and water and stay supple in the cold.
420-D Cordura Nylon—Everything our 210-D nylon is times two!
30-D Sil Cordura Nylon Rip-Stop—Super-light (1.1 oz) to the point of being translucent, yet plenty tough for stuff sacks and tarps.
70-D Hybrid Cordura Nylon Rip-Stop—Silicone on one side, urethane on the other for excellent tensile strength and the ability to hold a seam that is under a lot of stress, which often happens in a backpack!
Schoeller®Dynamic with NanoSphere® Technology—This highly breathable stretch fabric is exceptional! It’s supple, resilient, never pills and is amazingly abrasion and cut resistant. The NanoSphere finishing means it will remain water-repellent longer, and absorb much less water than the best DWR finishes. We use it wherever a stretch fabric is called for, like on our stretch side pockets and where your body meets the pack; on the back panels and on the inside of the shoulder straps and belt. We use it with a waterproof coating as well on the front stretch panel of our Access and Latitude Packs.
Hypalon—A super heavy duty fabric with a tear-proof scrim and a super tough outer coating. It resists attacks by everything from abrasives to caustic chemicals. You’ll find it used in our tool attachment systems as well as at the connection point on the end of our interchangeable shoulder straps.
210-D Bias Seam Tape—This tape is cut from urethane coated 210-D fabric, the same stuff we use in our Rock Solid Compression Sacks. Since it’s a coated fabric it tends to deflect water from running into a seam, unlike traditional binding tapes that act like a wick, pulling moisture into your pack.
RiRi Aquazip— is a water repellent zipper thanks to a coating of tape that is applied under the teeth to prevent any damage or peeling. The teeth are directly injected on the coated tape to maximize the strength and are overlapping each other (offset tooth) to prevent water penetration. All the components are made of thermoplastic materials to address abrasion, strength, durability and performance without adding extra weight.
YKK Zippers—Still the best! You’ll see the new water resistant YKK zippers on more and more of our gear. They eliminate the need for zipper flaps, offering easier entry and improved weather resistance.
National Molding Duraflex® Buckles—Simply the best! The best designs molded with the best plastics. You can count on Duraflex® buckles to work in the harshest, coldest environments.
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