Thread: Hunting packs

Originally Posted by rogers.270

Completely disagree re weight considderation

Its about strength and load baring when considdering packs i believe. Weight shouldnt be a gauge - unless you say can do everything the same.......

Ive tried a bunch of flimsy ligjt packs and reverted to smaller tough packs (only marginally heavier) and they have always come up trumps

Best i have opted for is the macpak ascent 70L narrow and sit high on your hips and i think the ass is woven kevlar so doesnt wear.

5 years down now and still no issue - alot of straps but allpws you to compressit easily for dau pack use also - one easy wearing tough mother

Depends what you want out of it, theres gunna be a trade off in durability in order to go light, but it isnt as big as you might think. modern materials have closed this gap.
Agreed about load bearing, which is why I chose the exped as it is rated very well there. Obviously you dont want to throw 25 kg of gear into a frameless UL pack. It carries weight better than the one it replaced which was 3 + KG.

Eventually I will drop some cash on a modular pack system like a stone glacier, so I can have my cakae and eat it too.