Non-sweaty Back Pack

I have a Lowpro Trekker backpack which sits directly against my back. When hicking in the Alps this summer I was getting quite the sweaty back. My cousin had a non camera back pack which actually didn't rest on his back. His sat about a half inch away with only strips touching his back. Needless to say his pack let air circulate which made him much cooler. Is there something like that for photo equipment?

Simoli wrote in post #6073926
I have a Lowpro Trekker backpack which sits directly against my back. When hicking in the Alps this summer I was getting quite the sweaty back. My cousin had a non camera back pack which actually didn't rest on his back. His sat about a half inch away with only strips touching his back. Needless to say his pack let air circulate which made him much cooler. Is there something like that for photo equipment?

My Tamrac Expedition 5 has those things, they're quite thick but you still get air flow through some channels.

Anke wrote in post #6074314
My Tamrac Expedition 5 has those things, they're quite thick but you still get air flow through some channels.

Yeah but there's still enough real estate touching the back to make that part sweat like a pig. When you're wearing loose clothing, the "channels" built on the the backpack really doesn't help much with the air flow.

PacAce wrote in post #6076556
Yeah but there's still enough real estate touching the back to make that part sweat like a pig. When you're wearing loose clothing, the "channels" built on the the backpack really doesn't help much with the air flow.

However, the Expedition 5 does have a waist belt you can use (I don't use mine) so that the bottom of the backpack rests on your back at waist level. You can then loosen the shoulder strap enough so that the top of the backpack falls away from your back and doesn't touch it. But I'm not sure how comfortable that would be over time with the center of gravity of the backpack behind you instead of close to your body when the backpack is touching the length of your back.

i dont think there are many options short of using trail pack which rests on your hips and can just hang off your shoulders... if the backpack doesnt have solid support which can curve the surface away from your skin, it will sweat no matter what... the only way to avoid sweat is to avoid or minimize contact.

unfortunately i dont know of any camera gear pack with that feature. however, being captain obvious, messenger back doesnt have that problem :P

How about a non-camera backpack that has this function and then convert it somehow with dividers?