So im a few months late haha but this is what happened. I agonised over the decision of what to get and....... Left it too late. I did the month of flyfishing and it was awesome but nothing like I expected. I used a family members pack and my attempts to adjust it were useless, had the worst...
KUIU is something i have looked at alot, mainly the ultra 6000 as its the least costly at 500 AUD$ to get the pack. The icon pro i looked at alittle but not as much since it is an external pack but now im thinking it would not be too difficult to travel with one as long as i packed it down when...
Just about bought the HPG ute a few weeks ago with some compression panels and the highlander attachment but it came in at too heavy, not enough space and over the $700 mark for me. Awesome designs though if im ever after a smaller pack ill consider them strongly
Buy once cry once is precislely what im attempting, cheers for all the advice. When traveling abroad via aeroplane ill be putting whatever pack i buy into a sacrificial duffel bag for protection, heard too many horror storys about shoulder straps being cut by scizzor happy baggage handlers...
Thanks for the advice lads, i read abit about Exo Mountain Gear but will go back and have a more detailed look, definitly looks to be cheaper still to import from the U.S. Exactly the kind of help i was after aswell, good to see what people are using in the same coniditions as me
Cheers Cal
G'day everyone
My name is Cal Im a Uni student in Australia. Needing some advice with the gear list ive set for myself.
Im after a backpack, and will be using it with backcountry hunting in mind but it needs to be adaptable to other situations and packdown relatively small. My intended uses...