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-March 2010 Important Notice - I currently have a waiting list for backpack and shelter orders stretching until At Least Mid-June. I will not be taking any more backpack or shelter orders until the waiting list gets shorter. If you made prior arrangements or need to modify an existing order you can still make a payment Here. Accessory items are still shipping in a day or two as usual. Thanks for all the orders, I apologize for the long wait!  - Joe

Reviews and trip reports

Ryan Jordan at Backpackinglight.com did a professional review of the Blast 18 backpack. You do need a BPL subscription to view the article. Ryan gave the pack a rating of "Recommended". Click Here If you do not have a subscription to backpacking light you can view the message board corresponding to the article with many testimonials, pictures, etc. Click Here.  More testimonials can be found in this BPL thread. Click Here. Customer reviews for many ultra-light backpacks including the ZPacks Zilch, Z1, and Blast backpacks can also be found in the Backpacking light gear reviews section. Please feel free to add a review! Click Here. (note that ZPacks has no affiliation with backpacking light).   Roman Ackl from Germany gives an initial review of his Blast 32 w/ pictures, 9/28/2008. Click Here   ZPacks Blast 26 backpack makes the news via Mike Chipman's 2008 PCT thru-hike (youtube video)!  Click Here

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