Thanks Jeff: No kidding. I use a little snowpeak titanium one that fold nicely into a little white box -- takes the screw ons. I am going to southern Turkey where the only canister you have available is the pierce top -- which is said to be sort of dangerous. As in many Muslim countries, alcohols are available but not all that frequently. Unleaded petrol (gasoline) seems to be the choice. Will finally have to get a multi-fuel burning stove I suppose…and all that it entails. Airport hassles, etc.

i ordered these in a 2. I am 5'5" and about 112 lbs. They were way too big. Some arcteryx items run a bit smaller than other brands. This is NOT one of them. The length was about right on me. It is a sleek good looking pant. They waist is not adjustable -- can not really tighten it. Though the material gives, there is not really any elastic around the waist. The sleek fit is achieved by the asymmetrical zip. I don't think much alteration would be satisfactory. If this pant fits, it seems like an awesome choice!

A couple more ounces and you can have a nice solo tent.

Actually, i'm going to go ahead and order this and the next highest capacity version. I'll report back. Of course we don't really know until we hit the trail! In the woman specific stuff, I find Osprey has a slimmish fit compared with some other brands. People tell me you're either an Osprey person or you're not -- people either love the fit or hate it. So far, I like Osprey fit, so I'll give it a try.

Please someone answer this question!!!! I am 5'5" and 110. Or even a smaller lighter male. If not what did you buy? I don't think the padding goes all the way around the hip so we should be able to get the belt snug enough. More concerned about the width of the shoulder straps. May be not so much of an issue as the substantial part of the strap looks quite short and presumably if we are going to use this pack, we aren't going to be carrying that much weight!

Check out the Deuter ACT Lite SL 35+10L and 45+10L models. Backcountry.com doesn't seem to carry them. IMO, if you are taking a sleeping bag (and mat, etc?), you may want a bit more volume just to make packing easier. Having stuff hanging off the outside is bummer. Check out the Osprey ladies stuff too. Good for smaller people.

Yeah, SL is for slim...deuter pitches it to women and smaller men and tries not to make the color too prissy! It's a euro brand and seems a bit smaller to me.

btw, i think the osprey women's stuff tends to fit a bit smaller relative to other brands.

Also, there is a guy above who posted that this is perfect for him and he is 5'11" and 165lbs.

A week of food? As a very general rule, food comes to about 1kg (2.2lbs)/person/day. 7days x 2.2lbs = 15.4 lbs. I have a friend who hardly takes any food on such a trip in order to diet and come home 10lbs lighter. How much water will you need to carry -- 1L=2.2lbs? I am 5'5" and 110. Have the same concerns as you! 59L should be plenty of volume. I think to get the weight down to 25 lbs, you might have to ditch the cooker, mat, and live off very calorie dense energy bars, bring a tarp instead of tent, etc. I sleep cold and need a bag down to 0F to handle freezing temps. I recently did a weeklong winter trip starting with over 50lbs -- though I did have snowshoes = 4lbs. Also remember the old adage that a pound on the feet = 5 lbs in the pack.

Thanks, that was the only reason I could think of. I usually order left for that reason! I was wondering if there was anything else.

Bad falls can cause injuries, no doubt. Different boots and different fits can put your foot in a different position and change how the forces are going to affect your anatomy. I don't think it's very predictable though. I agree, bad luck. Hope you get better soon!

I am a US women's 7 (37.5) in street shoes. I have a low volume foot. I tried the 22.5 (in scarpa same shell size as 23!) and they are too small. I'm a downsizer so I wanted them to fit. I went up a shell size to the 23.5 (same shell as 24, apparently scarpa is different than some boot makers) and I think it will work.

That was supposed to say "low volume foot"!

I am 37 - 37.5 in street shoes (USA W7) with long volume foot though not terribly narrow in the forefoot, narrowish heel and slimmish leg. I ordered the Scarpa Domino in a 22.5 which was too small. I ended up ordering the 23.5. Keep in mind that in Scarpa, the 22.5 and 23.0 are the same size shell. Same with 23.5 and 24.0, etc. (This is different than many boot makers.) My guess is you would want a 22.5/23.0 (they are the same shell size). I tend to downsize a bit. IMO, the charts are useless! My impression is that scarpa runs a tad small. Respect the snow gods!

i have a couple of these jackets -- they do them each year. i buy an XS and i am about 5'5" and 112lbs and a 32B with solid shoulders and arms-- i'm not petite. I like the fit. it has those diagonal arm seams which make it easy to move. I don't think it would be uncomfortably tight. it is a loosely woven fleece that has a lot of give. r2 is a fairly lightweight jacket and definitely not the least bit windproof if that's what you are looking for. it's a great layering piece and yes, it looks good. i agree with the comments about the zipper.