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Pack set ups
- Thread starter Gossman Knives
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Late Spring, Summer and early Fall..... A modified U.S. Buttpack, a GI Canteen w/ cup and maybe a wool blanket bedroll.
bedroll...
Extended/Winter trips.... Can issue Ruck (old pic... same pack)
bedroll...
Extended/Winter trips.... Can issue Ruck (old pic... same pack)
OD "The Pack" from SpecOps. Added their plastic frame insert with aluminum stiffeners, and attached 4 standard issue 200rd SAW pouches and an IFAK to the molle straps. All told, I can get almost 70 lbs of gear including 2 100oz bladders into this thing.
Comfort? Not too great, shoulder straps dig in after a few hours and the sternum strap is too high. Camelbak makes a better waist strap setup, imho. Maybe I'm just humping too much gear.
Utility? Pretty good. Practical placement of straps to tighten everything down, plus a bright orange interior lining for finding things in low light.
Reliability? Super tough! It'll probably outlast my hiking days. Bulletproof construction, materials and zippers. Really good job of sewing everything, no rips, tears or failures in 3 years or heavy use.
Final verdict? I give it a solid 8 out of 10, but only because its not as comfortable as I'd expected. But for hauling gear, it sure beats my Eagle 3 day assault pack.
Comfort? Not too great, shoulder straps dig in after a few hours and the sternum strap is too high. Camelbak makes a better waist strap setup, imho. Maybe I'm just humping too much gear.
Utility? Pretty good. Practical placement of straps to tighten everything down, plus a bright orange interior lining for finding things in low light.
Reliability? Super tough! It'll probably outlast my hiking days. Bulletproof construction, materials and zippers. Really good job of sewing everything, no rips, tears or failures in 3 years or heavy use.
Final verdict? I give it a solid 8 out of 10, but only because its not as comfortable as I'd expected. But for hauling gear, it sure beats my Eagle 3 day assault pack.
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Dartanyon
have a look at the caribee or outer limits rucksacks. my local camping store has them in 50, 60 and 80L from about $80 - $120. They have an internal aluminium frame, and while not ultralight they are not too heavy. I also have a Black Wolf Pinnacle which is 40L. It has a fairly rigid plastic frame and is very comfortable loaded up. Again, its not ultralight but nor do I feel its a burden to carry. I think i paid $60 for it.
www.caribee.com.au
www.blackwolf.com.au
Andrew
have a look at the caribee or outer limits rucksacks. my local camping store has them in 50, 60 and 80L from about $80 - $120. They have an internal aluminium frame, and while not ultralight they are not too heavy. I also have a Black Wolf Pinnacle which is 40L. It has a fairly rigid plastic frame and is very comfortable loaded up. Again, its not ultralight but nor do I feel its a burden to carry. I think i paid $60 for it.
www.caribee.com.au
www.blackwolf.com.au
Andrew
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My daysack is a black colored Fire Pack made by Apocalypse Design which is a very small but super hard core gear company in Fairbanks Alaska. I have used the bag for 8 years and its about as good as the day I got it. I had them sew some extra clips and reinforcements when I got the bag which was overkill but I'm glad I did it as I have never had a failure outside of one plastic clip breaking but it was not load bearing.
Their gear is far from inexpensive but I have had multiple gear failures with other makers, their gear I believe in 100% and find it to be of a tremendous value.
http://www.akgear.com/index.htm
For going into the field I have a original Bull Pacs aluminum frame. Its great because you can tie any canvas sack, bag or tarp to it with parachute cord. Then after you get to your base camp, you can use the frame to haul fire wood, I have hauled five gallon cans of fuel, five gallon cans of drinking water, and more than I can even remember, If you can tie it on there and get it on your back that frame will haul it. I need to make a new bag but the frame is 100% after 8 years and I got it second hand. Here are some pictures from the company website but I will try to get some personal pictures loaded up soon.
Oh yea one other thing is you can pack two bags or more, use the frame to haul one into camp, then come back to the road, airstrip, raft, and haul the second or as many as you like depending on what your gear load is. I have also just tied my daysack to it with a sleeping, tarp and bow saw then taken off, worked like a charm.
I used in the past the Alice Pack, a very nice internal frame North Face for five years till it starting shredding, and a 70s style Camp trails Frame Pack which also shredded. I liked them all but the setup I have now with a frame and separate pack is the most modular, the hardest working, and the best overall design by far, at least for me. One thing I try to avoid with any pack is zippers, they are always the first to fail.
http://bullpacs.com/
Their gear is far from inexpensive but I have had multiple gear failures with other makers, their gear I believe in 100% and find it to be of a tremendous value.
http://www.akgear.com/index.htm
For going into the field I have a original Bull Pacs aluminum frame. Its great because you can tie any canvas sack, bag or tarp to it with parachute cord. Then after you get to your base camp, you can use the frame to haul fire wood, I have hauled five gallon cans of fuel, five gallon cans of drinking water, and more than I can even remember, If you can tie it on there and get it on your back that frame will haul it. I need to make a new bag but the frame is 100% after 8 years and I got it second hand. Here are some pictures from the company website but I will try to get some personal pictures loaded up soon.
Oh yea one other thing is you can pack two bags or more, use the frame to haul one into camp, then come back to the road, airstrip, raft, and haul the second or as many as you like depending on what your gear load is. I have also just tied my daysack to it with a sleeping, tarp and bow saw then taken off, worked like a charm.
I used in the past the Alice Pack, a very nice internal frame North Face for five years till it starting shredding, and a 70s style Camp trails Frame Pack which also shredded. I liked them all but the setup I have now with a frame and separate pack is the most modular, the hardest working, and the best overall design by far, at least for me. One thing I try to avoid with any pack is zippers, they are always the first to fail.
http://bullpacs.com/
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Not too bad. I put it more to the back instead of the side and use the belt loop.
Scott
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One day tour: Deuter speed-lite 30L. can carry ski or alpine climbing gears.
Other case: Lowe alpine attack 60L. upto winter camping of several days with various toys like ice axes, cameras, rope and knives of course.
I love this Lowe pack of simple top loading construction with no fancy frills,
but sadly it's discontinued many years ago.
Other case: Lowe alpine attack 60L. upto winter camping of several days with various toys like ice axes, cameras, rope and knives of course.
I love this Lowe pack of simple top loading construction with no fancy frills,
but sadly it's discontinued many years ago.
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Magnussen ... mate ... I'm stoked to see gear that has actually been used and blades that show wear! (I understand we look after our gear to last for ages, I know I do 
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Andrew, cheers mate ... I went into BCF today and checked out the blackwolf range and I like the 45 and 65 mountain ash although a little heavier than I would like. Next week I'm headed into Sydney and doing the kent street run haven't worked out if I'll actually take cash in the shops though, I LOVE those shops!
I like the caribee range and they have good quality products although not really for the ultralights. Unfortunately my notes are at home so I can't rattle off some that I like although they tend to start at the $200 mark.
)Andrew, cheers mate ... I went into BCF today and checked out the blackwolf range and I like the 45 and 65 mountain ash although a little heavier than I would like. Next week I'm headed into Sydney and doing the kent street run
haven't worked out if I'll actually take cash in the shops though, I LOVE those shops!I like the caribee range and they have good quality products although not really for the ultralights. Unfortunately my notes are at home so I can't rattle off some that I like although they tend to start at the $200 mark.
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for day hikes and summer overnight (over 40 at night)
OSPREY Atmos 25
For spring/fall/ winter overnights or multiple day trips/ and also for traveling
OSPREY Atmos 65
For packing for two or just very large loads in general
Dana Designs TERRAPLANE (rebadged marmot after marmot bought out dana,but i have the pack the first year it was made untouched and just the way it should be)
OSPREY Atmos 25
For spring/fall/ winter overnights or multiple day trips/ and also for traveling
OSPREY Atmos 65
For packing for two or just very large loads in general
Dana Designs TERRAPLANE (rebadged marmot after marmot bought out dana,but i have the pack the first year it was made untouched and just the way it should be)
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Extended/Winter trips.... Can issue Ruck (old pic... same pack)
Man, I must have five thousand boot miles on one of those packs.
Retiring it was both a sad day, and a happy, happy day as I can now pack twice the weight for half the discomfort! I find those things are good for about 40 pounds and then the suspension is just completely overloaded.
What I did like was the large hood and three generous exterior pockets did make it pretty easy to organize your gear. Still...the civvy packs they make now are vastly superior! And I guess the military packs now are too...the Arcteryx pack they issue to some of the real high-speed-low-drag guys is AWESOME.
Thank god the military is now basically using civilian gear in heavier duty versions, must be a lot easier on the guys who have to hump the stuff around.
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I don't carry a pack for dayhiking
Overnight to 4 or 5 days, I just stuff my sleeping bag and some food in my Fieldline hunting pack.
Overnight to 4 or 5 days, I just stuff my sleeping bag and some food in my Fieldline hunting pack.
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Rick,
That's a pretty cool mod on the USGI buttpack!
That's a pretty cool mod on the USGI buttpack!
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I recently purchased a Gregory Baltoro for my weekend+ pack. I haven't used it much, though. It seems to be a great pack so far. My day pack used to be an old Kelty Redwing; but, I have a new pack that I really like. It's a Deuter Futura 32:
http://www.deuterusa.com/products/productDetail.php?packID=futura32&sub=hiking&tert=futura
It's a great day/overnight/weekend pack. It's light, comfortable, comfortable with ~25lbs, a top-loader w/ sleeping bag compartment; has its own rain-cover.
For day/overnight stuff, I usually take my SnowPeak tarp, a rectangle of Tyvek that's 2' larger than my sleeping pad/bag/net, food, water, insect repellent, nav/emergency-gear, SnowPeak stove, and Ti spork, and Grundig radio. I love the Ti spork. I've been thinking about replacing the sleeping pad/bag mosquito net with something like a Hennesy Hammock.
http://www.deuterusa.com/products/productDetail.php?packID=futura32&sub=hiking&tert=futura
It's a great day/overnight/weekend pack. It's light, comfortable, comfortable with ~25lbs, a top-loader w/ sleeping bag compartment; has its own rain-cover.
For day/overnight stuff, I usually take my SnowPeak tarp, a rectangle of Tyvek that's 2' larger than my sleeping pad/bag/net, food, water, insect repellent, nav/emergency-gear, SnowPeak stove, and Ti spork, and Grundig radio. I love the Ti spork. I've been thinking about replacing the sleeping pad/bag mosquito net with something like a Hennesy Hammock.
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Blue Sky
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I'm surprised no one else has commented on this kind of system. It looks extremely versatile and adaptable to whatever you want to do, the ultimate in modularity. The Bullpacs are maybe just a little more heavy-duty than most would need, but I wonder if an ALICE ruck frame couldn't serve for a lighter duty version, with an added shelf. Thanks Bubbanumber1 for posting this one.:thumbup:
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If cost is not a big problem, try a Badlands 4500. It is a FANTASTIC pack, super comfortable for longer trips.
TAD gear FAST pack patrol size in multicam and Gen 2 in OD, can't forget the rocket pack(no pic). Winter time the PS size get more use snowshoeing .
Small hike day use/ tactical diaper bag the jumbo fatboy with pock extension is king!.
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Small hike day use/ tactical diaper bag the jumbo fatboy with pock extension is king!.
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