Recommended uses:

Thru-hiking

General backpacking

Ultralight backpacking

Weekend trips

Check out our overview of the Movement pack here!

*Note

Movement packs are now being made with twin aluminum stays made out of 7075 tubular aluminum.

The same great pack and features as the original Movement now in Ultragrid Fabric!

Light, minimal and modular without forgoing a solid feature set and unbeatable load carrying ability for its weight. The Movement is a monster of a pack in an ultralight package.

This pack is an awesome option for modern day ultralight trips as it is very light for a fully framed pack, but can easily be pushed up to the 35-40lb load range and still be comfortable. This is due to the tubular aluminum stays and the floating hip belt which is connected directly to the bottom of the stay and to the sides of the backpack. This provides excellent load transfer to your hips.

This pack would be a great option for an ultralight thru-hike where your pack will often be around 20-30lbs or less, but will sometimes need to carry a lot of water weight or extra gear for colder temps and snowy mountains. You will also appreciate the hip belt and the frame when heading out of town with a backpack full of food from your last resuppply. If you're sick of sore shoulders, give this thing a try.

When your pack is light, you can remove the hip belt and the frame and go totally frameless without any leftover hardware or weight added onto the pack.

In addition to modularity built into the suspension and frame setup, the other features built into the pack are very modular as well. The pack comes with three attachment points on the top of the pack so that you can use either a single top strap, a Y strap, or two single top straps which is great for carrying a bear canister. You can swap out the top strap of your choice depending on the trip you are going on, or just insert the .4oz roll top stiffeners and forgoe the top strap alltogether for the ultimate simplistic UL top closure.

The side compression on this pack is also extremely modular. There are 4 attachment points on each side of the pack as well as two on the bottom of the pack. You can attach the side compression straps to any of these points on the pack or remove them altogether. Cord can also be ran through these attachment points if you prefer to have static or stretchy shock cord for your side compression.

The side compression straps can also be used as bottom straps, top straps, or even load lifters on the shoulder straps. The modularity of this setup is excellent for dialing in your perfect setup even while you are out on the trail. These attachment points on the top, bottom and sides of the pack are great for lashing things to the pack. You can lash anything from a sleeping pad or bear canister, to snowshoes or skis, and adjust exactly where you want the straps by using the various attachment points.

This pack is also a great option if you are curious about trying to go frameless or hip beltless as the frame and hip belt are both completely removable on this pack.

Movement 50 Ultragrid - Internal Frame

$329.00

Quantity

50L specs:

Dimensions when empty:

50L internal/60L when utilizing outer storage pockets

Minimum Capcity: 35L internal/45L when utilizing outer storage

Bottom Circumference: 34.5"

Top Circumference: 39"

Unrolled Height: 35"

Packed/Rolled Dimensions: (Used to calculate internal volume)

34.5" lower circ

38.5" upper circ

29" height

Weight breakdown:

Average weight of the pack including all optional items listed below: 28.5oz

One pair of side compression straps - .7oz per pair

Top strap - .7oz

Aluminum stays - 2oz (med)

Foam back pad - .8oz

Sternum strap - .5oz

Roll top Stiffener - .5oz

Hip belt weight varies depending on size

Frame heights:

Sm 18"

Med 20"

Lg 22"
Included features:

Contoured pack body makes for a glove-like fit. This also makes the pack easier to pack and prevents barreling.

Tubular aluminum stays which are removable. 2oz size medium

Floating hip belt which is fully removable. Dual adjust style webbing with forward pull tensioners.

Optional load lifters. The included side compression straps can be used as load lifters when you feel you need them.

Pad sleeve for easy sit pad access. The lycra sleeve is made out of very durable Venom Mesh. Foam pad included.

Roll top stiffener makes rolling the pack super easy. This also holds the pack open nicely when packing the pack with gear. The roll top stiffener is removable so that you can replace it if it ever wears out, or if you just want to shave .4oz off the pack weight.

1/2" Dual adjust sternum strap - Fully removable

Side pockets. Big enough for a full day of food, water and extra gear, or two 1L smartwater bottles in each pocket.

Lycra mesh front pocket, made out of very durable Venom Mesh.

Modular side compression attachments. Pick how many side compression straps you want and where you want them. Or you can leave them off and skip them altogether. The pack comes with one pair of side compression straps.

Modular top strap attachments. The top strap can be configured as a single top strap, a V strap, a double top strap or you can leave it off altogether. Single top strap included with the pack.

Bottom pad straps/compression attachments.

Roll top side compression attachments. Add or remove these straps as needed. Straps are sold separately.
Our packs are made using an environmentally friendly line of fabrics by Challenge Sailcloth!

Construction

C0 DWR

Recycled 210d nylon x 5mm double 200d Ultra™ grid

1500mm PU

Specs

Weight: 3.9 oz/yd² , 132 gsm

Width: 59 in , 150 cm

Performance

Tear Strength - ATSM D2261

does not tear

Abrasion - ATSM 3884

1100 Cycles

Waterproof

1500mm Hydrostatic Head

100% recycled nylon from pre-consumer industrial waste
Our recycled nylon yarn is made reusing pre-consumer waste that otherwise would have been discarded to the landfill. Recovering these materials from industrial processes, such as textile and carpet production, significantly reduces carbon emissions compared to virgin nylon production.

Ultra™ Performance
Ultra™ Fiber is also known as UHMWPE, or branded Spectra™ or Dyneema™

Our unique double Ultra™ grid reduces weight and doubles tear strength, compared to other gridstop fabrics on the market. Gram-for-gram, Ultra™ has a tensile strength 15x stronger than steel.

UltraGrid™ is coated with C0 DWR that does not contain fluorocarbons, otherwise known as PFCs or “forever chemicals”. C6 DWR contains PFCs, which are toxic to people and persist in our environment.

UltraGrid™ is finished with a waterproof 1500mm PU backing.

Our shoulder straps and hip belt wings are made out of Evazote foams. These are the most resilient and longest lasting foams that we can find. They will give you many years of use without flattening out.

Pad sleeve is made out of very durable and stretchy Venom Mesh.
Our packs are hand-made by us right here in Michigan and are constructed using the finest materials and the best construction methods. These packs are ready to handle anything you can throw at them, and will give you thousands of miles of use.

All stress points are reinforced and bar tacked.

Our packs are very water resistant and are made out of completely waterproof fabric. The optional seam sealing will make the packs very water resistant, but a pack liner is still recommended especially for important items.
Torso Sizing:

We have three different torso sizes, Sm 16-18", Med 18-20", and Lg 20-22".

If you are on the upper end of a torso size we recommend sizing up.

To measure your torso size you will need to measure from your C7 Vertebrae down to your iliac crest/hip shelf. To get the most accurate measurement, it is best to have someone else measure your back with a flexible measuring tape. The measurement will most likely fall somewhere within our sizing chart. If you do not fall somewhere in our sizing chart shoot us an email and we can discuss custom torso sizing.

The goal for packs with a padded hip belt is to get the belt to ride so that the center line is close to riding on your hip bones. That way you will get the best load transfer to your hips, removing a bulk of the load from your shoulders.

Hip Belt sizing:

We currently offer three hip belt sizes which are 26", 30" and 34". Each measurement is referring to the amount of padding that the belt will have. Each hip belt will come with enough adjustable webbing to fit up to about a 50" waist or so.

To find your correct hip belt size you will need to measure the circumference around your hips rather than your waist size. This measurement should be at least 4" larger than the padded portion of the hip belt.

When in doubt size down, as you do not want the belt to be too large. If the hip belt is too big, you will not be able to tighten the belt down all the way making for poor load transfer to your hips.

If you want a lighter pack/hip belt you can always size down on the belt. This will however make hip belt pockets less accessible while wearing the pack.
This pack is optimized to carry 20-30lbs or less. However you can push it up to 40lbs when you need to.

While the comfort rating on packs is a bit subjective, here is what we have found in our testing of this pack:

Up to 25lbs

This pack will handle anything up to 25lbs like a dream and it will feel like there is almost no weight inside the pack.

30-35lbs

Within 30-35lbs you can start to tell that there is some weight inside the pack, but the pack still handles it just fine.

40lbs (Max recommended weight to carry in this pack)

At around 40lbs the pack maxes out in terms of comfort. Some folks may find the pack comfortable when hiking all day at 40lbs, some may get some shoulder tug.

Movement 50 Ultragrid - Internal Frame

Specs

Features

Materials and Fabrics

Pack Construction

Sizing Guide

Load Carrying Capacity