Owns both the Kakwa and the Wapta and has switched to the Wapta for 3–4 day mountain trips in Norway at a 5.5 kg base weight and up to 9 kg total. Much prefers it to the Kakwa at those loads and thinks it is one of the frameless packs that carries the most weight comfortably, keeping the Kakwa for trips with kids and winter.
“My last 3-4 day trips in the mountains here in Norway I have gone over to the Wapta. Base weight is around 5,5 kg”