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    I've carried about 35kg max in mine, it was not comfortable. I generally like it otherwise although I'm always worried about breaking it

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    You have to be careful how you load it because the fabric is so thin ( but tough ).
    It has nice back pads and good ventilation between back and pack so its a good summer alpine pack.

    It's really an ultra light pack for multi day use.

    But in my opinion it's not ideal for meat hunting and starts to loose its appeal once you go over 20kg

    Well made and despite the silly light straps everywhere it all works
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    I’m pretty sure the manufacturer rates it for max 24 kg

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    I have an old Kathmandu pack I use for lugging meat usually hunt Sika anyways so not a lot of weight with back wheels less pelvis,boned out shoulders and prime cuts,try and travel as light as possible,think the macpac I use now is close to 4kg bare and usually have plenty of spare space in it.

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    Got one this afternoon,Can’t believe
    how light it is. Thanks for the info team.
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    Damn you people. Keep thinking I'm done, then something else goes on my wanted list!
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    Late to the party on this one, but I purchased off trademe from the UK seller with no issues. Bivouac periodically have these on sale so check that out too.

    I really like mine, lightweight and comfortable, ~1.2kg lighter than my Macpac Ravine! Obviously the Macpac will withstand more bush bashing, exped is tough enough if you look after it though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunterw View Post
    Late to the party on this one, but I purchased off trademe from the UK seller with no issues. Bivouac periodically have these on sale so check that out too.

    I really like mine, lightweight and comfortable, ~1.2kg lighter than my Macpac Ravine! Obviously the Macpac will withstand more bush bashing, exped is tough enough if you look after it though.
    That's funny.

    https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co..../index89.html#

    Look at the timing of our posts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    I really like mine and its carried some big loads. 55litre I think. Back size is adjustable for length and fits me nicely across the chest (some packs are too tight). Very easy to adjust for length. I'm size 3 for Macpac packs too.

    The fabric is light but very durable. Mine gets hosed out after most trips to get the blood out of it and it has stood up to that fine. The roll lid expands quite high which greatly increases the capacity. Its water proof too.

    Not having and outside pocked (apart from a zip into an internal sleeve) can be a slight pain but not a game breaker.

    Its got a complicated and silly external compression system of criss cross light tapes but once I got my head around it its workable - just fiddly.

    Something that I really like is that its got a decent sized mouth so you can stuff big hind legs into it. Some small packs are too narrow in the neck.

    All in all its probably the best go-to day and over night pack I think I have ever used and Ive had a lot over the years.

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    After reading this post I thought that's the pack I need for overnight and day pack in one.
    It arrived last week and man it's light so off to the Ruahines for 2 nights fly camping, the pack was awesome to carry in sat well and then had it loaded up with a whole deer and gear there wasn't any room left and it was probably 30+ kg and still it carried well.
    What an awesome pack thanks @Tahr for putting me on to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP View Post
    After reading this post I thought that's the pack I need for overnight and day pack in one.
    It arrived last week and man it's light so off to the Ruahines for 2 nights fly camping, the pack was awesome to carry in sat well and then had it loaded up with a whole deer and gear there wasn't any room left and it was probably 30+ kg and still it carried well.
    What an awesome pack thanks @Tahr for putting me on to it.

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    That's great. Any pics of your trip?

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    Sorry I'm a slack bugger I forgot to get my phone out.
    Next time for sure

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    Quote Originally Posted by The bomb View Post
    Got one this afternoon,Can’t believe
    how light it is. Thanks for the info team.
    you wont regret!

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    Used it first time today as a day pack as it’s so light and compresses down well,used a blaze fleece cover to keep the noise down ,amazed how well it carried a Sika and my gear for the day.
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    They’re $240 at bivouac at the moment, doesn’t show up online but I rang up. Was seriously considering one of these but have gone with a Osprey exos 58 instead for a few extra pockets etc

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    Excellent light weight pack, ideal as over night or 2-3 day missions. Took my 55L on week long trip into upper Hunter Valley block a couple of years back. Strapped the tent to the outside. The pack and me got a damn good work out including plenty of tight bush bashing and rain. Pack stood up to it very well. I found with weights up to 20-22 kg the pack loaded and carried well, but above that not so great. Or maybe that’s just me? I bought a Tatonka 70L for bigger missions and found that much more comfortable with heavier loads.

 

 

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