Once your pack is loaded, close and tighten it. The following three steps for closing the loaded medium pack correspond to the three actions shown in figure 2-14:

1. Close the top of the pack by using the drawstring buckle. Pull the two cord ends, as shown, to gather the top into a tight closure.

Figure 2-15.-Attaching shoulder straps to medium pack.

2. To loosen the drawstring, push the button on the buckle up with your thumb and pull down.

3. Each pocket is closed by threading the webbing through the buckle and pulling tight. For ease of opening a pocket, unsnap the lower end of the tie-down. This allows you to close the pocket again without threading the webbing through the buckle.

Insert the main flap tie-down straps through the webbed loops on top of the main flap, pull them down over the pack through the bottom buckles, and pull them tight