anyone familiar with Cold Cold World alpine climbing packs?

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zip

Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 16, 2012 - 08:41pm PT
looking for a new pack, and they looked nice.

http://www.coldcoldworldpacks.com/intro.htm
Captain...or Skully

climber
Dec 16, 2012 - 08:44pm PT
Solid stuff. No frills.
Salamanizer

Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
Dec 16, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
Yeah, they kick ass! Last pack you'll ever need. Nothing has come close to quality in the last 25 years.
zip

Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2012 - 09:04pm PT
ZZZUUUPPP Locker?

i'm back to work, and hope to be back on the stone soon.
ncrockclimber

climber
The Desert Oven
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:19pm PT
BOMBER!

Made by hand in the USA by a climber. You call the number on the website, Randy, the owner answers the phone. You want custom work, talk with him about it and he will do it for a reasonable price. These packs are not loaded with BS features you see at REI, but instead built to be used and last forever. To put it anther way, I consider my CCW Chernobyl to be one of the best gear purchases I have ever made.
ruppell

climber
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:22pm PT
Bought the chernobyl about ten years ago. Finally retired it last year. It did everything I needed it to and then some. I climbed well over 200 days a year for four of those years and it was with me every time. So yeah I'd say those packs are as solid as they come.
Fletcher

Trad climber
The rock doesn't care what I think
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:26pm PT
Simple, clean, super bomber durable, and beautifully made. One thing to note is I believe none of the packs have stays in the frame, but a durable foam pad [corrected thanks to a note below... shows you how much I'm climbing these days!]. This might be an issue for some who want a bit more rigidity when carrying a load.

I have the ozone for a crag pack. My dream pack.

Eric
fosburg

climber
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:28pm PT
Very good, I own two, no complaints.
Rankin

Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:30pm PT
Never owned one but one of my oldest partners has one. A really sweet pack. Hard to beat the design and simplicity. Plus, the guy's woodblock prints are really cool. If I were an alpine climber I'd own one.
Brian

climber
California
Dec 16, 2012 - 09:54pm PT
My current pack is not CCW, but I owned a Chernobyl for about 12+ years, during which it was put to heavy dirtbag, climbing more days than not, guiding when not climbing kind of use. Bomber pack. Highly recommended.
ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
Dec 16, 2012 - 10:23pm PT
highly recommended. great packs made in a great shop by a great climber. CCW packs are arguably the realest of the real-deal. You cannot possibly go wrong.
JMC

climber
the land of milk and honey
Dec 16, 2012 - 11:12pm PT
Great, solid & simple packs. Awesome woodblock artist too.
David Knopp

Trad climber
CA
Dec 16, 2012 - 11:23pm PT
Great packs. Own two, use em all the time. But, contrary to what someone posted above, they do not have a plastic frame sheet, only a foam bivy pad. But they can still carry heavy loads if packed well. Plus, made in the USA!
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
Oct 25, 2014 - 10:32am PT
Amazing quality made in the usa!!!!
Randy is great!!!!
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Oct 25, 2014 - 12:53pm PT
Like.

Want.
GrahamJ

climber
In the rain
Oct 25, 2014 - 02:04pm PT
The best. Randy will work with you for some minor custom alterations if you want. Awesome awesome packs. Buy one (or two) and be happy.
mongrel

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Oct 25, 2014 - 04:01pm PT
Yet another big vote for CCW packs. My Chernobyl is still going strong after 12-15 years (longer?) of thrashing in the alpine, ice, cragging. Very functional design. Carries surprisingly well for such a simple and unreinforced design (just a folded up internal foam pad which can be removed for a rude bivy).
David Knopp

Trad climber
CA
Oct 25, 2014 - 04:30pm PT
Still using my chaos for multi day climbing trips. And kinda super light back packing. 15 years old it is, going strong!
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 25, 2014 - 04:34pm PT
Another thumbs up for CCW packs. Clean, no frills and functional. Just wish they had an option for side water bottle pockets.
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Oct 27, 2014 - 10:19am PT
Seems I've only heard good things about CCW, though you might also look at CiloGear, built in Portland OR. Their 30L Worksack is more than a pound lighter than the Chernobyl and very well thought of.
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