Kelty Redcloud 80 Backpack | Women’s

In it for the long haul

When you’re headed out on longer trips with larger loads—and especially if you’re packing supplies for other members of your group—you need a pack that hauls like a mule, but doesn’t feel like you’re carrying a donkey. This reliable, outfitter-friendly backcountry pack has enough room for everything you’ll need off the grid, plus the design smarts to make it all manageable to carry, unpack, repack and repeat!

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• • PerfectFIT™ adjustable suspension for quick on-body fits
  • Dual Lightbeam aluminium Stays for a light, stable load
  • Top-loading design, so you can stuff your stuff
  • Front-panel access—no need to unpack for one item
  • Stretch front stash pouch for quick access to essentials
  • Ventilating panels and straps to keep you cool/collected
  • Waist belt Pockets for little stuff like phones and lip balm
• • Top loading
  • Top lid converts to sling pack
  • Front panel access
  • Pass-through behind zippered side pockets
  • Large front pocket with organisation
  • Stretch front shove-it pouch
  • Side compression straps
  • 2 Hide-away ice axe loops
  • Dual pick-up handles
  • Hydration compatible
  • Hip belt pockets
  • PerfectFIT™ adjustable suspension
  • Hex Mesh backpanel, shoulder straps and hip belt
  • HDPE frame sheet
  • HDPE reinforced hip belt
  • Load lifter straps
  • Lumbar support
  • Belt stabiliser straps
  • Sternum strap
  • Dual light beam aluminium stays
• • Dimensions: 38.1 x 86.4 x 45.7 cm
  • Packaged dimensions: 12.7 x 81.3 x 45.7 cm
  • Weight: 2.4 kg
• • Body Fabric: Poly 420D Small Back Stafford
  • Secondary Fabric: Poly 75x150D Tasser Coal
  • Frame Type: Internal Frame

• You’ll probably find a Kelty pack or tent at every trailhead and campground in the 50 states, from Alaska to New Mexico. They’re one of the biggest and best-loved US outdoor gear brands.

  In fact, American entrepreneurial spirit is in Kelty’s DNA. Just as Henry Ford is forever associated with the Ford Motor Company, Kelty is closely associated with its founder, Asher ‘Dick’ Kelty. A tireless inventor and passionate outdoorsman, Kelty developed a host of innovations in outdoor gear, including the first aluminium frame backpack, the first waist-belt, the first padded shoulder straps and the first zippered pockets. Those are all design elements that are still found on almost every quality trekking pack sold today.

  In the 1960s and 70s, these technical advances were so ground-breaking that Kelty packs were carried on expeditions to Everest, K2, Cholatse and Antarctica. But just as importantly, Kelty’s affordable and widely available packs encouraged thousands of Americans to explore the backwoods and mountains of their own country. National Geographic Explorer Nick Clinch even wrote that he blamed Kelty for overcrowding the wilderness. “By taking the weight off the hiker’s shoulders and putting it on the hips, he took the misery out of the sport”, he explained. “[Kelty] made it enjoyable for people to go backpacking.”

  Today, Kelty is still dedicated to getting everyone outdoors, with a wide range of sleeping bags, tents and other outdoor equipment – including, of course, its iconic packs. Even today Kelty still manufacture traditional external-framed packs, based on original Dick Kelty designs, alongside their modern internal-framed rucksacks. It’s a little nod to their founder and his part in America’s enduring love affair with the great outdoors