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- Page 1 Backcountry Series –TORNADO- INSTRUCTION INDEX Safety Warnings p. 2-3 Care & Cleaning p. 3 Suspension Features p. 4 Custom Fitting your Pack p. 5-9 Frame Shaping p. 9-10 Packing Hints p. 11 Kelty Warranty p. 12 Save these instructions for future reference.
- Page 2 CAUTION DO NOT USE A DAMAGED BACKPACK • DO check the condition of the backpack before each use. • DO check to assure all buckles snaps, straps, and adjustments SAFETY INFORMATION are secure before each use. -IMPORTANT- • DO NOT use pack if the frame, fabric, straps or buckles are damaged. •...
- Page 3 2. FITTING YOUR PACK Follow these steps IN SEQUENCE to achieve the best fit 1. SUSPENSTION FEATURES The Backcountry Tornado suspension features: every time you use your pack. Refer to the figure on page 4 to identify pack parts. Before starting, loosen all load-lifter & belt stabilizer straps. reservoir included.
- Page 4 I. Pull the red webbing loops down to undo C. Once the waistbelt is in the correct position, the velcro (Figure tighten the shoulder straps. To tighten shoulder straps pull the webbing at the lower ends of the shoulder strap down & 2D) and then undo back.
- Page 5 G. When the waistbelt and Area C shoulder straps are in the D. Snug the load-lifter correct positions, walk straps (Figure 2H) This Area B lifts the shoulder straps (and around and notice how the pack’s weight) off the the pack feels against top of your shoulders.
- Page 6 4. PACKING HINTS Loading the pack greatly affects your comfort–follow HINT: Most bending of the stays can be done over a knee the guidelines below for optimum comfort. without taking the stays out of the pack. (Bending and re-bending the stays won’t hurt them.) Fit your pack with an HEAVY ITEMS average load, wear your hiking boots, and carefully load MEDIUM ITEMS...
- Page 7 9/2005 KELTY Lifetime Warranty Kelty takes pride in its workmanship and undertakes to manufacture the best possible products. Kelty products are covered under warranty, to the original owner, for the lifetime of the product, against defects in materials or workmanship. Since no Kelty product is indestructible, Kelty’s warranty does not cover defects attributable to or resulting from normal wear and tear (ie: exhausted zippers), natural hazard damage (ie: weather, animals,...
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