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Ok..I have no pics of this pack up yet, but I took it to McKinney Falls when I did my day hike. I figured I would let you know how it fared.
It is an Outdoor Products fanny pack from Wal-Mart. I think it ran about $15. I believe siguy has one as well and he might be able to verify that. I bought it on the cheap for a test run. Here's what I found.
Positives:
Holds alot of gear. I packed my full FAK, some food, fishing kit, knives, compass, the whole nine inside and still had room for more.
Dual water bottle pouches with nalgene-esque bottles.
Interior pocket to hold small things.
Easy access to everything.
Plenty of room on the belt for machete and other pouches as needed.
Negatives:
Rides funny when worn as a fanny pack, as all fanny packs do, but is uncomfortable when full and worn as a butt/lumbar pack.
You have to be careful opening the main pocket or you lose all your gear everywhere.
I found that I had to stop and hunt for things inside as there is no way to organize within the pouch itself.
The elastic straps for the water bottles broke after abotu 5 minutes of use.
The belt is too narrow to be comfortable for long.
Not very waterproof/resistant.
I found it to be just basically what I expected for a discount pack. I was not terribly impressed with it, but was not tempted to run it back and return it either. I would suggest it as a great place for oyunger folks to start out and get used to packing gear. I would not suggest it or use it for extended hiking unless it only held an FAK and other minor gear. I found that the load I put in it was just more than I could pack with it comfortably. Hope this helps y'all.
PeACE
Dougo
It is an Outdoor Products fanny pack from Wal-Mart. I think it ran about $15. I believe siguy has one as well and he might be able to verify that. I bought it on the cheap for a test run. Here's what I found.
Positives:
Holds alot of gear. I packed my full FAK, some food, fishing kit, knives, compass, the whole nine inside and still had room for more.
Dual water bottle pouches with nalgene-esque bottles.
Interior pocket to hold small things.
Easy access to everything.
Plenty of room on the belt for machete and other pouches as needed.
Negatives:
Rides funny when worn as a fanny pack, as all fanny packs do, but is uncomfortable when full and worn as a butt/lumbar pack.
You have to be careful opening the main pocket or you lose all your gear everywhere.
I found that I had to stop and hunt for things inside as there is no way to organize within the pouch itself.
The elastic straps for the water bottles broke after abotu 5 minutes of use.
The belt is too narrow to be comfortable for long.
Not very waterproof/resistant.
I found it to be just basically what I expected for a discount pack. I was not terribly impressed with it, but was not tempted to run it back and return it either. I would suggest it as a great place for oyunger folks to start out and get used to packing gear. I would not suggest it or use it for extended hiking unless it only held an FAK and other minor gear. I found that the load I put in it was just more than I could pack with it comfortably. Hope this helps y'all.
PeACE
Dougo
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