Thread: Toddler Carry Pack

Planning a bit of a trip later in the month and my boy is fizzing to tag along. I know I will need to carry him haha so wondering has used any decent packs?

We have a general hiking baby pack up to 20KG. He is 17KG..

Not going hard out but more to go walking, hear a stag and if we are real lucky...

Cheers!

We’ve got the Macpac one which goes up to 20kg. You can spend a lot more than a Macpac one but they’ve got good reviews.
Heaps second hand as well normally.

haha yeah the only thing is too for gear aswell. Maybe just a big pack and have his head sticking out

Originally Posted by McNotty

We’ve got the Macpac one which goes up to 20kg. You can spend a lot more than a Macpac one but they’ve got good reviews.
Heaps second hand as well normally.

Yup, ditto. We bought the more expendy one (storage underneath) and rate it. Plenty on Facebook marketplace for around $200ish.

We had/have a macpac vamoose. I was impressed with it, used to take the kids trout fishing in it and didn't feel out of balance even when wading across the river

The Macpac possum is a good unit. The one we've been using is an older one, got it second hand from family friends.
Enough storage for a day trip, Might need a wheelbarrow for the rest of your overnight gear.

+1 on Macpac possum pack used it for our 3 kids then passed it on great for day walks and fishing

Yep did a fair bit of trout fishing with our girl on my back in one of those macpac jobs. Upside was got to go fishing and spend time with her. Downside was her laughing in my ear every time I dropped a fish haha.

We had a Kathmandu carrier. It was expensive and the boy wouldn't stay in it for long. I think it was well designed though. 17kg is not an insignificant amount to carry, so get him to walk as much as possible.

I've got an osprey poco, has abit of storage, abit pricey, but really comfortable for both parties

We had one of the older Macpac child carrier backpacks, with the pack storage underneath. You can still get them on Marketplace etc. Very good and worked well, but not enough storage capacity for overnighters.

Have the macpac one. It’s done a lot of trips between my two boys. It is rated to 20kg but I can attest to it being able to carry a fair bit more. I’ve done several overnight trips using it to carry a kid and our gear.

Mint!

Just picked one up second hand now for $40 tradme so ready to roll.

Will give an update after the roar how we go.