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Macpac Gear
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Sun 13 Apr, 2008 8:58 pmby corvus
Looks like Macpac/Fairydown as suspected are going it alone as they have opened a stand alone store in Collingwood Vic and have an up to 60% off selected Macpac items!! hope this means the prices will come down now
Re: Macpac Gear
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Mon 14 Apr, 2008 4:48 pmby Damien
Re: Macpac Gear
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Mon 14 Apr, 2008 5:37 pmby corvus
Thanks Damien I had forgotten that thread and despite getting older I still have a good memory -I still have a good em- I still have
Re: Macpac Gear
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Tue 13 May, 2008 3:55 pmby Ent
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Re: Macpac Gear
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Tue 13 May, 2008 8:04 pmby Son of a Beach
Hi Brett, welcome to the forums. Thanks for the gear report - it is interesting to hear of different experiences.
I can't comment on MacPac packs myself, having not used them much, but I've found their tents to be excellent (3 that I've used a lot over the past 20 years, one of which is my current tent - all NZ made).
Re: Macpac Gear
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Wed 14 May, 2008 2:05 pmby Ent
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Re: Macpac Gear
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Thu 15 May, 2008 8:05 amby sarge
It is very difficult to find Australian made hiking products. We use One Planet packs and sleepings bags partly because the quality is better than any other I have used and also because the products are made in Australia (another plus is that they are one of the only manufacturing plants in Aus that is 100% carbon neutral).
It is very difficult to find products that are not made in china or vietnam. I am not necessarily saying any products made there would be sub standard but if the company is say, European and the factory is in Asia then it would stand to reason that quality control may not by their number 1 concern.