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Whether you are heading out for a one-day mountaineering trip or you're a minimalist who wants to overnight on the peak, the Arcteryx Khamsin 40 has plenty of room for gear, food and, of course, the camera to capture the summit as the sun begins to rise. The Khamsin 40 is highly modular to save weight, using a tri-component suspension system to give you the support you need when fully loaded, but this mountaineering backpack can stripped of many of its components, suspension included, when you need light and fast for the push to the top.
Give yourself the assurance of a full compliment of gear on your day trip - fill the ARCTERYX Khamsin 40 Backpack with exactly what you need without the weight that you don't. Built to be highly modular, you can even strip this pack down to the absolute minimum for that final summit push.
TheArc'teryx Khamsin 40 Backpack is a generous mountaineering day-tripper that holds plenty of extra gear, and is also roomy enough for the organized minimalist to overnight on a peak. Highly modular for shaving weight, this tricked out pack can be stripped of many components, including the suspension.
Arc'teryx found just the right balance between fully featured and stripped down when they created the Khamsin 40 Backpack. This alpine pack includes dual ice tool holders and a collapsible kangaroo pocket that holds anything from crampons to ice screws to extra layers. Just the right size for ice cragging or in-a-day alpine routes, the Khamsin 40 Backpack includes removable aluminum stays, frame sheet, waist-belt, and hip pods that you can leave in camp when reducing weight becomes the most important consideration. *Only available for US shipment.
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| Access: | top |
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| Access Types: | Top, side |
| Capacity: | 2441 cu in (Short); 2746 cu in (Regular); 3051 cu in (Tall) |
| External Pockets: | 2 Lid, 1 front |
| Fits torso: | 16 - 19 inches (Short); 18 - 21 inches (Regular); 20 - 23 inches (Tall) |
| Frame material: | aluminum |
| Gear Loops: | 2 |
| Hydration Compatible: | Yes |
| Ice Axe Loops: | 2 |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | Lifetime |
| Material: | nylon / silicone and polyurethane coated nylon / polyester mesh |
| Number of pockets: | main compartment + 3 pockets |
| Rain Cover: | No |
| Recommended Use: | Alpine climbing, mountaineering, backpacking |
| Shovel Pocket: | No |
| Ski Carry: | No |
| Snowboard Carry: | No |
| Suspension: | 2 Aluminum stays, framesheet, padded back panel |
| Volume: | [Short] 2136cu in (35L); [Regular] 2441cu in (40L); [Tall] 2746cu in (45L) |
| Waist-belt: | Yes |
| Weight: | [Short] 3lb 3oz (1400g); [Regular] 3lb 6oz (1500g); [Tall] 3lb 9oz (1600g) |
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Love it Love it!!!! | |
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This is my second Arc'teryx backpack and I love it. It stores a ton of stuff, for instance This is what I fit in it last camping trip: 1 2/person tent, 1 15 degree sleeping bag, sleeping pad, long underwear, socks, fleece, micro-puff jacket, 2 Sigg bottles, jetboil stove and pot, 2 readi-meals, GPS, multitool, map, NW climbing routes book. I also plan to use it during the winter to hike the backcountry, its very comfortable to wear on a long hike and stows a ton!!! | |
| Casey Allen at Backcountry.com on 12/15/2008 | |
Nice pack | |
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I purchased this pack looking for a pack to carry all necessary gear for 1-2 night solo winter trips. 40L wasn't quite enough for me. I have a 21" torso and 38" waist and a tall pack fit very comfortably. The laminated shoulder straps are wide and spread out the load nicely. Pack is a fairly narrow cut so stuffing larger items (sleeping bag) down to the bottom is a little tough. In the end I returned it for a 55L pack. | |
| Climber Nick at Backcountry.com on 03/10/2009 | |
Fairly Functional | |
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Just the right amount of pockets. Too many straps/clips. Great exterior crampon pocket. Fits nicely. Lots of ways to stabilize it and make it comfortable.Nice ice axe strapping system. It accomodates the newer curved technical tools very well. All in all a solid performer. | |
| Julie T. at Backcountry.com on 03/04/2009 | |
Product Description is NOT accurate | |
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I'm returning the backpack as the product description is inaccurate. Many thanks to Backcountry for their excellent customer service, however. This is for the 2009 model of the Khamsin 40 backpack. The product description here, on other web sites and on the Arcteryx website itself is incorrect, which after some emails was verified by an Arcteryx rep: their own incorrect product info has trickled down to all retail vendors--Arcteryx even has some photos on their website, but they don't exist in the model. The backpack does not have a full length side zipper -- there is no side access whatsoever. The backpack does not have full vertical suspension, but only two horizontal stays. In using the pack, this was very problematic as it would bow out and become extremely uncomfortable to wear without the vertical struts. | |
| sor3094692 at Backcountry.com on 06/13/2009 | |
Development isn't always progress | |
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When Salomon bought Arc'Teryx I feared that form (retail appeal) would win over function. With the new Khamsin I see I was right. They shelved the old Khamsin 38, an almost perfect pack, and brought forth the Khamsin 40. The "improvements" come at a weight penalty of almost 1 lb. For me, a deal breaker. YMMV. | |
| Ska-T at Backcountry.com on 01/27/2009 | |
"No rigid back frame" | |
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| I had high hopes for this pack; and I took it on one trip before I returned it. I didn't realize, when buying it, that it didn't have a rigid back frame - which means that the weight of the pack sort of just sulks on one's shoulders. Although I found out on that trip that the people I was with didn't realize there was an alternative to having the weight on one's shoulders, so, I might just be picky. Either way, I found the Osprey Aether 60 much more to my liking. | |
| Curtis at Moosejaw on 04/13/2009 | |
