SALEWA ORTLES 16 K Backpack Bag Instructions

SALEWA ORTLES 16 K Backpack Bag

Product Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of a Salewa backpack. This product is designed to cater to mountain enthusiasts and offer them the right features and benefits for their adventures. The Salewa Ortles 16 K and MTN Trainer 2 12 K backpacks are equipped with various features that help you carry your load with ease while providing ventilation, strength, and durability.

Features

• Roll Top (Ortles 16 K only): Adjust the volume of your backpack by rolling up excess fabric when you close it. This helps compress your load by making it less bulky and more compact.
• Side Pockets: Two side pockets are provided to store small items, water bottles, and snacks for easy access.
• Split Shoulder Strap: The lightweight, split shoulder straps provide comfort, breathability, and improved freedom of movements during the activity.
• Chest Strap: The elastic chest strap promotes effective breathing and a snug fit. Slide the strap in the middle of your sternum to stabilize the pack to your body.

General Information

Main Benefits

The Salewa backpacks are designed to offer strength, durability, and ventilation to provide the best-possible solutions for mountain enthusiasts. Lightweight design solutions are used to minimize weight, along with lightweight fabrics, buckles, straps, and accessories.

Carrying System

The backpacks come with a carrying system that includes shoulder straps, load control straps, waist belt, and compression straps. The back panel is designed to ensure good ventilation while carrying the load.

Adjusting Your Backpack

It is important to adjust the backpack to get the best fit and comfort while carrying the load. Follow the steps below:

1. Loosen all straps (shoulder straps, load control straps, waist belt, compression straps) before you load the pack.
2. If your backpack has a back regulation system, follow the instructions in the table to identify your torso length and set the correct back length.
3. Pull in the waist belt so that it sits just above the pelvis. Make sure that your iliac crest is centred between the waist belt padding. Close the buckles. Secure the loose ends of the straps.
4. Tighten (but don’t overtighten) the shoulder straps until the carrying system meets the back. The attachment point of the shoulder straps should be about one inch below the seventh vertebra (C7). If necessary, readjust the back length.
5. If your pack has them, tighten the load control straps at the top of the shoulder straps.
6. Close and adjust the length of the chest (sternum) strap, and make sure it sits at the right height (at your sternum). A snug fit will help stabilize the pack. Take care not to create pressure points.
7. Check the load control straps again and ensure that your shoulder straps fit snugly around your shoulders.

Torso Measurement

The backpacks come in different sizes with fixed back length or custom fit pro options. Use the table below to identify your torso length:

Torso Measurement| Fixed Back Length Size| Male Back Length| Female Back Length
---|---|---|---
38/40 cm| Short| Medium| Large
40/45 cm| Regular| N/A| N/A
45/50 cm| Custom Fit Pro| Custom Fit Pro| N/A
50/53 cm| Custom Fit Pro| N/A| Custom Fit Pro

OVERVIEW

Congratulations on your purchase of a Salewa backpack. We want to be sure that you understand and utilize it in the best way. On the following pages you will find a description of all functions the backpack is offering.

FEATURES

GENERAL INFORMATION

MAIN BENEFITS

We seek to design the best-possible solutions for mountain enthusiasts based on our philosophy of creating strong & light products. We understand our users’ needs and provides the right features and benefits for them to enjoy their adventures:

STRENGTH & DURABILITY
Our design team carefully analyses the exact functions of each part of a backpack to define performance requirements, select an optimum combination of materials and engineer the strongest gear for the longest use.

VENTILATION
Sweating cools down the body via evaporation. Conventional backpacks stop this happening as their back panels prevent the ventilation sweat requires to evaporate. The wet back panels mean you get chilled. All Salewa backpack back panels are designed to ensure good ventilation.

LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN
Our sophisticated design solutions use the best materials to minimize weight. Lightweight fabrics, buckles, straps and accessories also help keep weight down.

ADJUSTING YOUR BACKPACK

HOW TO GET THE BEST FIT

1. Loosen all straps (shoulder straps, load control straps, waist belt, compression straps) before you load the pack.
2. If your backpack has a back regulation system, follow the instructions in the table to identify your torso length and set the correct back length.
3. Pull in the waist belt so that it sits just above the pelvis. Make sure that your iliac crest is centred between the waist belt padding. Close the buckles. Secure the loose ends of the straps.
4. Tighten (but don’t overtighten) the shoulder straps until the carrying system meets the back. The attachment point of the shoulder straps should be about one inch below the seventh vertebra (C7). If necessary, readjust the back length.
5. If your pack has them, tighten the load control straps at the top of the shoulder straps.
6. Close and adjust the length of the chest (sternum) strap, and make sure it sits at the right height (at your sternum). A snug fit will help stabilise the pack. Take care not to create pressure points.
7. Check the load control straps again and ensure that your shoulder straps fit snugly around your shoulders.

PACKING YOUR BACKPACK

We recommend that you never pack more than 70% of your pack’s volume. The extra room will come in useful if you have to unpack the contents and quickly pack them again.

• Space is limited, so it makes sense to pack systematically. This also makes your pack easier to carry. We recommend packing as follows: store lighter items, such as your sleeping bag and reserve clothes at the bottom; keep heavy items such as your cooking equipment or tent in the area of your upper back.
• Store valuable item such as documents, money, keys etc. in the dedicated pocket.
• Pack items you want close to hand at the top or in outside pockets: extra clothing, water bottle, maps, compass, snacks, etc.
• Fasten longer items, such as tent poles or trekking poles, to the side of the pack using the compression straps – and store the loose ends away in the side pockets. If required, large and bulky items (sleeping mat, tent, etc.) can be attached on the outside using compression straps.
• Store your cooking equipment, food, spare clothing and other items in the main compartment. Keep your most frequently used gear close to the top. Less frequently used kit (e.g. bivouac sack) can stay at the bottom.
• The separate bottom compartment is meant for your lighter items, such as your sleeping bag or spare base layers.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Backpacks do not need much care and maintenance. Stains can be cleaned off with water. Lubricate the zippers occasionally with silicone or oil. Although, if you use your pack in dusty areas, don’t use silicone or oil as they attract dust. If your zippers stick, clean them with an old toothbrush.

CONTACT

Got a question? Need a suggestion? Please contact us at: www.salewa.it/it/contacts/

References

• Contatti | Salewa® Italia

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