Thread: Backpacks

Ha ha, I read Eberlastock REMF, which a few on here might get.

Inside your pikau, you could carry some pillowcases? Here's one I prepared earlier... stitched a webbing loop at the bottom corner with a small loop of cord running through it. Bambi leg/s inside. Another loop of cord wrapped round and round the top then through itself, sling off rifle clips in to the loops, over your shoulder and off you trot. Works for me as I don't like walking with rifle slung. Only used once, so will be interesting to see whether the clip fails, or the cord rubs through, but pretty comfy so far.


Sits in my belt pouch like this ^


Ready to receive Bambi ^


Full of Bambi (in this case, full of jacket), ready to sling ^

Edit: should probably clarify - I also hate bashing through bush with a backpack (still learning & already enough shit to go wrong), so this is all in an effort to ditch it. I'm down to bino harness and 3 pouches on my belt (1: food+pillowcases+headtorch, 2: jacket+FAK+hat/gloves+powerbank, 3: emerg. biv, warm kit+pikau). Only weak points so far are water (soon to be reunited with camelback which will solve that) and bush shirt (currently tied around waist). On reflection, doesn't answer your question of a backpack... So +1 Macpac Kestrel, or Pursuit 40 with fleece cover.