How to Measure Your Torso to Fit Your Explore Backpack ?

It's plainly apparent that not everyone is the same height. But what may not be so apparent it that people of the same height are not always similar. One person may have long legs while the other has a long torso. Whether you are trying find a suit the fits properly or a backpack for camping and hiking, it helps to learn how to measure your torso length.

Things You'll Need

Step 1

Stand behind the person who needs to be measured. Ask him to stand normally and look straight ahead.

Step 2

Find her C7 vertebrae. The C7 is where the slope of the shoulder meets the neck, and it typically is easy to find. If you are having difficulty, have your friend tilt her head forward slightly.

Step 3

Place the end of a tape measure on the C7 vertebrae and measure downward, flush against the back, toward the hips.

 Step 4

Have your friend place his hands on his hips with his thumbs reaching behind him. The top of the hip bone is known as the iliac crest, and it is considered the end of the torso.

Step 5

Imagine a line between her thumbs and take the measurement to where the tape measure crosses that line.

It is a pack that your family could share it -Terra Peak Explore 55/65/85+20-------Most functional backpack for begainner and serious hiker !

Today Luke and Susan review the Terra Peak 55:20 Explorer backpack. 

thank you very much for tuning in for this backpack review now 

on our backs. we have two packs from a company called Terra peak have you heard of them before in the United States? you probably haven't but in the UK you might have.

we're taking a look at the terrapeak explore 5520 pack. I have a purple one and Luke has a navy blue one .I'll show up my colors yeah definitely girly and I tell you what we've received a lot of compliments while out on the trail about this pack .and this color definitely women really are drawn to this pack of course it's purple about this pack is unisex this is not a woman's version it's just a unisex pack. all these packs are unisex in design .so if there's a lady out there who likes blue you can buy the blue one so on and so forth .yes the pack also comes in black if you like that color .

ok alright let's get down into the details now when it comes to the materials for these packs. the main fabric is a 600d Tara pro ripstop polyester.

 the trim fabric is also a tough pro 600d polyester but it is not rip stop when it comes to the padding on the back that is all airmesh these zippers are not well-known branded

zippers are not SBS or YKK .

when it comes  to the weight you're looking at 4.4 pounds or 2 kilograms will start here with the blue pack at the very back you have a drag handle  going to the lid which is fully adjustable but it is connected to the back of the pack so you only have so much lift with this lid now .right here on top you have a rain cover that is included high-visibility that's a nice touch it is a nice touch yes so many packs do not include the rain covers terapeak on the inside of the lid you have an additional pocket.very good size this pack is 55 litres but right here you have additional 20 liters of storage right here under the hood .you have to draw pulls one here at the top one here at the middle going down you have an additional handle nice feature .

i do like the additional handle in the middle of the pack or even on the sides that's a thumbs-up you have a map  pocket right below that I like the coloring to this blue pack i really do 

now with the girl pack or i should say the purple print as you can see there the zipper covering is purple

but anyways you have a map pocket right here very good amount of space right here you have lots of adjustable shock cord and right here would be pole keepers em or maybe for your at ice axes whatever going down to the bottom of the pack you do have a dedicated sleeping bag compartment which we will get to in just a moment you have two compression straps which go over that so you can put a sleeping pad on the outside whatever you want to do going to the side of the pack here we have two  

compression straps one has a buckle here at the top this one down here does not .

here's the mesh side pocket water bottles and so on in this pocket right here will expand so you can have additional storage on the side of the pack yet .now of course depending on how full themain compartment of your pack is dependsn how much space you actually have right here because if you stuff it on the inside it pushes out and fills those up right here i'll go ahead and point out a really cool feature an important one this pack is hydration compatible right here you have your little h2l this is where the hydration to would come out of and Susan brings up a good point this is hydration compatible if you want it you don't have to use it you do have the water bottle pockets on the outside that's your thing but you have plenty of options and of course you have the same features on the other side of the pack the two compression straps one here at the top as mention as the buckle the one down here does not you have that zipper expandable side pocket .

let's move to the back of back we have some good heavy padding on these straps very breathable not mushy .

yes very thick very thick this is a substantial waist belt this pack 

features all the typical adjustments that you would expect you have load lifter sternum strap everything that you would expect.yes so there's plenty of ways to pull .this pack tight anyway that you want to hear down at the waist belt you can even pull the pack towards the belt .another feature that this pack has is that it is fully adjustable so you are

able to adjust this according to your torso length .




that's right, right here you can see that .it says pro neck adjustable back system if you stick your hand down here you will find a red strap and this allows you to adjust this up-and-down you know .

there you go now you can lower it you can raise it over it raised it get it situated perfectly for you .yeah so very good feature that this pack has em this pack does feature to aluminum stays which you can see on both sides .here so let's what the pack over and let's take a look at the pockets we will start here down at the bottom with the sleeping bag compartment which offers you an ample amount of space for your summertime bag .your fall bag putting a large-sized synthetic Phil sleeping bag inside of this would be difficult but if you're using down you would be able to compress even a large sleeping bag into this pocket right here. as you can see here you have a zipper that will access the main part of this pack yet it basically a shelf which gives you access to the rest of the year .

so if you want to have just one gigantic pockets instead of having that divided now going to the main portion of the pack .i have some rope in this pack huh I wonder why that is guys I have a story to share with you . all involving a donkey that has fallen in love with lone wolf Mountain coming up soon.

inside we have one main pocket you have a sleeve for your hydration bladder and you also

have a hook to secure your hydration bladder in there now in case you're wondering the purple pack is exactly the same as the navy blue pack that we just looked at all the colors of this pack are identical .

so folks we take a look at the packs here the the pockets the features and so on let's talk about price and then get to the review so Susie how much do these packs run okay well on amazon for the u.s. they are a hundred and ten dollars 99 cents and in the UK they go for about 75 British pounds which I think that's about 93 US dollars so you know let's 

just say round a hundred dollars for this pack.

okay yeah it's very budget friendly very friendly the size of this and all the features that you get let's move to the review portion Susie what do you think about these packs I've really enjoyed testing out this pack we've been using them for what would you say three months much.yep so we both had the opportunity to tke them on trips we also let our daughter take this one on a trip .she is a little bit smaller than me but the pack worked worked for her so I think that's great that in the fact that we were able to adjust that suspension system for her I didn't even think about that but yeah . that's a big plus especially if a family is just getting into backpacking .you don't do it all that often and you 

want to share gear so it is really good for your budget because of the adjustability you can fit a wide range of people so a mom and daughter dad sons you guys could share this pack which I think that's a unique thing about it .

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About Terra Peak Outdoor Equipment

In March 2012 we registered "Terra Peak" as an Outdoor brand in the UK and as of September 2013 our European wide trademark will be finalised.

We started developing our first ranges of tents, sleeping bags and rucksacks back in February 2012 and we will officially be launching "Terra Peak" as a new and exciting Outdoor brand in 2014.

We are based in Porthmadog, North Wales which gives us a unique opportunity to test and develop all of our products right here in Snowdonia. We are blessed to have every kind of weather and terrain needed to really push our products to their limits and make sure they perform to the highest standard.

We are committed to keeping the Outdoor industry here in Porthmadog and hope that our expertise and dedication one day leads to Terra Peak becoming one of the most recognised outdoor brands in the UK.

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