Backpacks (again)

edited March 2009 in Products & DIY
I know this topic has been brought up several times but I had a few questions and all the other topics are closed.

I'm also not sure which category this will fall under (either product reviews or general) so if it needs to be moved, be my guest :)

Anywho, I would love to start packing with Ninja and Sasuke. I know Ninja would get used to the pack quite quickly but not quite sure about Sasuke.

So to my questions:

Which packs besides the palisades pack come with a detachable harness? I would like to buy the webmaster AND the approach pack, but that would be pretty annoying to switch back and forth, and the price. The Palisades come with what looks like the webmaster harness and add-on packs-> I will probably get this for Ninja just because they run in Akita sizes, but not Shiba sizes.

Speaking of the Palisades pack, has anyone had any experiences with this? I know Brad picked it up quite some time ago but I haven't heard any reviews on it... I have a few questions about it such as if the internal bladder actually help cooling down the dog?

Which pack is Kona wearing in this thread? It looks like the leash is connected to the front of the pack, much like an easy walk harness... does it help pulling?

Will the backpacks raise the internal temperature of the dogs significantly?

Argh, that's all I can think of right now.. I know I have more questions but I can't seem to remember them! I'll ask later :)

Thanks in advance!

Comments

  • edited November -1
    Joe - I think Kona has an easy walk harness on underneath the pack. The pack, I believe, is a Ruffwear Palisades.

    Other than that, I will not be of much help. My Shibas laugh at the idea of doing work on a hike. :-P
  • edited November -1
    Lol, when I used to pick up my brother at the bus stop after I got home from school, we would strap his backpack on Ninja's back.. She loved it! As for Sasuke, I went to my LPS and let Sasuke try on their pack... he didn't seem to mind it as much as I thought he would but he was walking around a minute later. I would have bought their pack but they did not have the support that a lot of the more expensive ones had.
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