Aarn Featherlite Freedom PRO Pack
The new lightweight UHMWPE version of the popular Aarn Featherlite Freedom is the perfect Balance Pack for fast and light backcountry adventures with enough volume to carry a week's ultralight gear.
The lightweight yet strong Robic Gridstop with UHMWPE material makes for an even lighter and more comfortable load.
A range of Aarn Balance Pockets are available here, to turn your Aarn Packs into a perfect Aarn Pack Balance System.
Weight: Short 1138 grams + liners / Medium 1210 grams + liners
- New stronger Flow Frame with reduced weight
- Bio-Fit Shoulder Harness
- Single compartment pack with roll top closure and water-resistant Dri-liner included
- Stretch front & side pockets
- 12 accessory attachment points
- Hydration exit and attachment loop*(V.5)
- XL hip belt available to purchase additionally here.
- Length and angle micro-adjustable to allow a perfect match to your pelvic size and shape
- Dual-adjust hipbelt tensioning allows fine-tuning of the hipbelt shape
- Hipbelt moves with you with U Flow pivot and interlinked side stabilisers
Aarn Balance Pockets: Recommended to turn your Aarn Pack into a full Aarn Packs Balance System.
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Fabrics -
Main - 70D Robic Gridstop with UHMWPE
Bottom - 210D Robic Gridstop with UHMWPE
- Dimensions
- W 39cm x D 23cm x H 55cm (S) / 65cm (M)
- W 15.3in x D 9in x H 21.6in (S) / 25.5in (M)
- Litres
- 50L in the main body (S)
- 55L in the main body (M)
- Max Load: 15kg or 33lbs
- Pack Weight:
- 1138g or 2.5lbs (S) +liner
- 1210g or 2.6lbs (M) + liner
- Colour: Grey
Click here and work out your back length and hipbelt size for your Aarn Pack.
Back Length Range
- Short: 39cm - 45cm or 15in - 17in
- Medium: 43cm - 53cm or 17in - 20in
Hipbelt Size Range
- Small
- Medium
- Large
How to fit Aarn Pockets onto an Aarn Packs
🎄Christmas Shipping Info 2024🎄
To avoid disappointment on Christmas day, please ensure you have all online orders for shipping within New Zealand placed by 1 pm on Wednesday, the 18th of December.
For international shipping, orders must be placed by 1 pm on Monday, the 25th of November.
These dates have been given to us by our couriers and will provide the best opportunity for your gifts to arrive on time. While we would like to 100% guarantee your package will arrive on time, it is in the hands of the couriers after it leaves our warehouse.
NEW ZEALAND DELIVERY
For delivery of orders within New Zealand, excluding boats and oversized items:
- All local orders over NZD $149 are shipped free using a standard signature required service.
- All local orders under NZD $149 are charged a flat fee of NZD $8 and are shipped using standard signature required service.
- We mostly use Post Haste Couriers as our courier service
- Allow 1-2 business days for standard South Island shipping and 2-3 business days for the North Island.
- Rural Address and PO box numbers please add business 2 days.
- Once your order has been dispatched you will receive an email with tracking information.
- Once your order has left the store it is at the mercy of the couriers. Please check your tracking information and contact the couriers if it has not arrived when expected.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO RECEIVE MY ORDER?
- Allow 1-2 business days for standard South Island shipping and 2-3 business days for the North Island.
- Rural Address and PO Boxes, please add 2 more days.
- We try our best to get your orders out to you ASAP, however, during our peak times (Christmas, Sale week etc), we may need an extra day to process them.
- These estimates are for a perfect world when courier companies work on time and natural disasters and pandemics are at bay. Once it has left the shop it is sometimes up to the shipping gods!
If you would like an update of Courier Network Status, please see these links:
CAN I CHANGE MY ADDRESS AFTER I ORDER?
- We can’t change addresses in the system once your order has been placed, however, send an email to hello@furtherfaster.co.nz or call us in-store and we will endeavour to change the address.
- Please let us know before order cut off at 1pm daily.
INSTORE PICK UP / CLICK & COLLECT
- We offer an in-store pick up service.
- This is contactless, please order online and choose Pick-Up.
- You will be notified when your order is ready for collection.
- Collection can be made during opening hours at
57A Buchan Street
Sydenham
Christchurch
WHERE IS MY ORDER:
- Once your order has been shipped you will receive a Shipment Order Email. This will have a link to your tracking details, you can use this link to find the location of your parcel and contact the courier company to see how far away it is.
- If you have not received a confirmation email within 24hrs, please check your junk box in your email, as some times we need to get in touch with you and emails do happen to end up in there!
- Alternatively, speak to our order guru 'Bot-Bruce', and he can find the tracking details for you in the chat section of this pop-up. Just ask him, 'Where is my order?' and follow the prompts 🐻.
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY (AUSTRALIA, USA)
- All Australian orders are charged a flat fee of NZD $35 and are shipped using a standard service (not including boats or paddles). Paddles are NZD $125 for 2 and 4 piece paddles and NZD $195 for 1 piece paddles.
- All North American orders are charged a flat fee of NZD $90 and are shipped using a standard service (not including boats or paddles).
- Standard delivery times for international orders can vary from 5 business days to 6 weeks.
- Once your item has been dispatched you will receive an email with tracking information.
- International orders do not come with a signature delivery confirmation.
- Please do not buy products with eggs or bacon, as international customs do not like this and your order may be confiscated at your own cost (no one wants wasted bacon and eggs!)
- NZ GST: For international orders New Zealand sales tax (GST) is not included in the price. However the price shown on the website is the price to be paid regardless of the country to be shipped to.
SPECIAL ORDER ITEMS
- All orders are shipped from our Christchurch store and usually leave the next working day. If for some reason we don't have the item you ordered we will notify you as soon as possible and let you know when you can expect delivery. Special order for non stocked items vary however are usually 2-6 weeks.
BOATS
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Need your boat shipped? No problem! Shipping is excluded at time of purchase. The team will calculate this separately after your purchase and contact you with the best rates for you at the time.
- As a cost indication shipping typically starts at $99 for smaller boats and $150 for longer, larger boats. This is based on where in NZ your boat needs to go and which boat you purchase.
- Boats are delivered to your nearest Mainfreight Depot for you to collect from there.
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Please contact the team on 03 338 1774 or hello@furtherfaster.co.nz to find out more.
QUESTIONS?
If you'd like to know availability and delivery times for a specific item please contact us and we will aim to get back to you the same day within business hours.
In line the other reviews , this pack has been nothing short of a transformational game changer for me. Although I do not suffer any injuries, I have always vaguely suffered through tramping with trying various non Aaron branded packs and always put it down to part of the experience. Since shifting to an Aaron pack I now realise all that straining and effort was doing terrible things to my body, my back and my ability to push further and faster into the wilderness. Aarn packs help me enjoy tramping so much more and make carrying even heavy loads effortless. In addition I can carry much more without any effort meaning I can now fish and camp on hikes with comfort gear I wouldn’t have considered using before. Or I can go fast and light for much further and more intrepid trips than I dared to attempt. Despite my aging body I am doing more with less strain and injury and honestly am so thankful for Aarn who designed these magnificent packs. I honestly can’t recommend more.
Like some others I find them almost embarrassingly ugly but that’s also a good lesson in keeping my irrational vanity in check! one day when we are all wearing them they may even start to look kiwi cool ! 😎
It’s hard to write a review without it coming off as fanatical.
A year ago my initial impression of Aarn packs were they seemed odd and overly complicated.
That was a flawed and ignorant perception on my behalf.
I only bought this pack and large pro balance pockets as a last ditch effort to continue tramping due to pain from turning 50 and a rheumatoid skeletal/ connective tissue disorder that was sucking the enjoyment out of tramping for me.
This setup is a game changer…. All the marketing and information is 100% accurate but can’t actually convey the pleasure I get from this pack.
Is there a learning curve for adjusting the pack and actually packing it…. Yes. But it’s actually very simple with use. Any adjustments just be gentle, you don’t need to crank down on any straps.
As for packing, Dry bags are your friends when it comes to organising and being able to keep some semblance of order in what seems like Tardis type pockets” Oh but that adds extra weight” …. Stop that thinking! You could pack a brick and there seems to be no change in perceived carry weight. The system is strange and magical and I cannot do it justice with words.
In conclusion regardless if your old and munted, I cannot recommend enough this pack setup.
Thank you so much Aarn!
This pack actually delivers on all its promises. Takes some fiddling to get used to the front pockets, but the way it makes carrying the weight so much easier - it really doesn't feel like your carrying the same amount of kgs - it's worth everything. Bye bye sore back.
The pack had its first outing up the Kowhai River, Kaikoura. I found it very comfortable - no complaints.
This pack with balance pockets met all my expectations on a recent trip.
It just doesn’t feel like I’m carrying the weight that is in the pack. I put as much heavy stuff in the front pockets, including water and lunch. Then everything else in the back pack. My centre of gravity was noticeably improved, especially when manoeuvring around awkward sections of track.
Definitely recommend this system to others even if you don’t suffer from sore back- it may even help to prevent it