creeping_moses wrote:Like many posters on this thread I've got a number of packs for various trips.
My extended trip/backpacking pack is the gratuitous Wilderness Equipment Lost World 110L. This thing has seen it all, with its latest foray being 4 months in East Africa.
My most used pack is a One Planet Styz 75, from about 6 or 7 years back. A great bag which I think is pretty light, but maybe that's just due to the weight of the Lost World that I'm currently used to.
I also have a Macpac 25L Amp Race which I use for single night trips if I can squeeze stuff in and running adventures. I've also attached this to the back of the Lost World when traveling overseas, quite the load.
creeping_moses wrote:I have stood in it before, and it comes up to just above my navel and I'm 6'2"! The top is just like a massive stuff sack closure, so you roll it down to fit the size of your load. I've had it so stuffed that I've just had to pull the clips together without a single roll, however. That wasn't much fun.
Wolfix wrote:Mountain Magic doesn't balance so well despite the seemingly great idea. The front pockets aren't nice and secure either, they move around a bit much. Try them out first if you can. I'm getting the Featherlite Freedom instead of the MM. Much better balance.
matagi wrote:Wolfix wrote:Mountain Magic doesn't balance so well despite the seemingly great idea. The front pockets aren't nice and secure either, they move around a bit much. Try them out first if you can. I'm getting the Featherlite Freedom instead of the MM. Much better balance.
Have they changed the way the front pockets attach with the new MM models? I have the MM 44 and haven't had any issues with excessive movement of the front pockets.
yogibarnes wrote:Only one pack. A 1970's Karrimor Joe Brown. About 55 litres I think. Weighs 1.6kg. Longest trip was two weeks in PNG. Just about worn out. I need a new one. Think I'll go shopping.
22F wrote:I used to carry an 85L pack, whether it be the DG-3 or DG-6.
But nowadays, I prefer a 70L pack that can have a pouch (extra 20L capacity) added for those really long range walks of more than a week, or in cold places where I actually need a tent and heavy weight sleeping bag.
It's actually allowed me to start get ridding of packs, much to the amazement of my darling wife.
Clusterpod wrote:22F wrote:I used to carry an 85L pack, whether it be the DG-3 or DG-6.
But nowadays, I prefer a 70L pack that can have a pouch (extra 20L capacity) added for those really long range walks of more than a week, or in cold places where I actually need a tent and heavy weight sleeping bag.
It's actually allowed me to start get ridding of packs, much to the amazement of my darling wife.
Why is so hard to get rid of packs?
Strider wrote:Clusterpod wrote:22F wrote:I used to carry an 85L pack, whether it be the DG-3 or DG-6.
But nowadays, I prefer a 70L pack that can have a pouch (extra 20L capacity) added for those really long range walks of more than a week, or in cold places where I actually need a tent and heavy weight sleeping bag.
It's actually allowed me to start get ridding of packs, much to the amazement of my darling wife.
Why is so hard to get rid of packs?
Because they are the ONE item of gear that is absolutely essential. Without a pack, you can't carry all the rest of your stuff!
mountnman wrote:I find Osprey packs to be the most comfortable and sturdy packs that I have tried. When one of these die in about 20+ years I'll replace it with another Osprey
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