I need some help, can any body tell me what a Daisy Chain is used for(no wise crack from OBG please) on the back of backpacks?

The only time I have ever seen something like that is many many years ago in the Air Force, they were on the insde of the parachute bag to hold the shrod lines for the chute.

Well, I find they hold Roman Candles fairly well...

-Blast

I have fusees on my regular pack "I don't need on stinking roman candles"

As far as I know they are just for attaching more gear to your pack. I hear tell more specifically for climbing gear like cam's, carabiners, quick draws etc.

I do a lot of backpacking and can honestly say I hardly ever see them being used. When I have seen them used it is only for attaching more gear to the outside of the pack.

Because they appear on all size packs. Much larger than you would use for rock climbing. I will go out on a limb and say manufacturers sew them on so consumers "feel" "cool" with the extra doo-dads on there pack.

This has been a long time question for me as well so if I am wrong and they really do have a specific purpose. I would love to know. I will need to hurry up and go get the specific item that I have obviously overlooked and am in dire need of and have overlooked. My gosh I hope I haven?t been doing this whole backpacking thing wrong.

Thanks
Cameron

OK, in all seriousness, what you usually see is a water bottle hung from a daisy chain with a "toy" carabiner, or, if the wearer wants to look really macho, a real live locking 'biner. I think that some people, both manufacturers and consumers, think that daisy chains look cool, or "tactical," which is apparently the newest fad word sweeping the country. Personally, I don't like a bunch of junk swinging from me, or my gear. High and tight is what I like. Hey, I'm a poet and don't know it...

I use it as an attachment point to hold my paracute cord and a carabiner or two. I haven't found much other use for it.

You can kind of see it here on my small pack:




I've seen some guys use it to attach their camera bag or other small bag with stuff they might need to find/access quickly (first aid kit). I've also seen extra-large blades attached there, since they are too long to stick in the pack and too awkward to carry on a belt for a hike.


I believe they are modeled after the military MOLLE/ALICE attachment system that lets troops attach radios or other accessories to the outside of their packs with special clips.

aaaaah..... finally someone asks the question I never dare to ask ....

No, daisy chain has been around a LOT longer than MOLLE, but was probably inspired by it.

MAn, I thought you were talking about the knot!

Yes, ice ase loops are an amusing feature. I recall at college asking someone if they knew what the loops were for (I used to do alpine climbing, and, I was somewhat of a wiseguy, so, I was setting the individual up). He stated that they were ice axe loops. I asked him if he knew what THAT was. He said that they were used by ice fishermen to chop holes. I asked why they couldnt use regular axes. Well, you see where this conversation is going...he didnt talk to me for about a week