>>2357250My phone battery lasts a solid 4 days in airplane mode, maybe longer. I don’t track my hikes or anything like that. I do use a GPS app for quick referencing, and turn my phone off at night.
The Exos is one of the best packs ever made. The suspension system keeps the pack away from the wearer, creating a gap between his back and the pack. This allows a lot of airflow, keeping his back dry. And the elastic mesh reduces pressure points. Osprey uses a similar system on all of their flagship packs, while Gregory, Z-Packs, Mountain Gear, and at least one other company have similar systems. The Exos also has a streamlined design, with no extraneous pockets and a removable brain. It’s one of those rare middle ground packs between ultralight and more traditional, fully featured ones. They fucked it up after the model in the pic, removing the hip belt and shoulder pockets, and thinning some of the padding. It was a poor trade off of comfort and usability for weight. The 2022 model has hip belt pockets again (mine is from 2014, and has well over 1,500 miles on it).
