Thread: One Planet Extrovert 55L One Planet pack

I wanted something a bit bigger than my 40L Macpac NZAC Pursuit, so I could carry 3 or 4 days dehy packets and if luck would have it a bag or two of venison.

This is made in Australia and who could resist the safety orange colour ?
https://oneplanet.au/product/extrovert/

Here is is, next to the 40L pursuit, with 4 days' supplies.
All food fits inside (yellow bag). The Pursuit is chocka and the extra food is in the green daybag strapped on top.


Brief review notes:
Lighter weight than almost any other frame/harness pack, yet durable so far.
Very comfortable to carry whether with day gear, full trip or including venison (up to about 20kg). Beautifully balanced and fits well to my back.
The floating lid is great, allowing a raincoat, binoculars or bag of extra food to be securely stowed on top. Even when the pack is empty it can stick up a bit and get trapped by vines and low branches. (Not as good for bush bashing as the Pursuit)
Water bottle side pockets are surprisingly good and a hard plastic bottle doesn't get in the way of your hand, nor snag on bushes. Not an essential feature for NZ hunting use.
Top pockets inside and out on the lid work well. The loop to clip your car keys into is appreciated but could be on an inner pocket instead. A small pocket insider the main bag holds firearms licence and spare ammo but gets in the way a bit when stuffing sleeping bags and clothes past it.
Alternative optional pockets can be bought to hold a camelback bladder or a laptop inside, or extras on the outside. I expect they make most of their profit from these "supersize" accessories. There are a few straps and buckles a hunter wouldn't use much and they can't easily be detached - will have to be cut off when I decide for sure.
Carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder is good but if across your back it is just a temporary measure, while climbing up a bank or something.

Great packs! I brought one about a year ago after buying a Spika Drover 40l pack and being disappointed with the weight of the pack.
I have a Stoney Creek rifle scabbard fitted and simply tighten rifle to pack with side straps. have recently fitted a pouch to the waist strap for rangefinder, walk-in-talkie and head torch. It carries a load very well and comfortably.
All up with scabbard and pouch weighs 1.41kgs - good weight a capable & confortable pack with a robust harness

Meant to say 1.41kgs as I did remove / change some of the straps

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I wanted something a bit bigger than my 40L Macpac NZAC Pursuit, so I could carry 3 or 4 days dehy packets and if luck would have it a bag or two of venison.

This is made in Australia and who could resist the safety orange colour ?
https://oneplanet.au/product/extrovert/

Here is is, next to the 40L pursuit, with 4 days' supplies.
All food fits inside (yellow bag). The Pursuit is chocka and the extra food is in the green daybag strapped on top.
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Brief review notes:
Lighter weight than almost any other frame/harness pack, yet durable so far.
Very comfortable to carry whether with day gear, full trip or including venison (up to about 20kg). Beautifully balanced and fits well to my back.
The floating lid is great, allowing a raincoat, binoculars or bag of extra food to be securely stowed on top. Even when the pack is empty it can stick up a bit and get trapped by vines and low branches. (Not as good for bush bashing as the Pursuit)
Water bottle side pockets are surprisingly good and a hard plastic bottle doesn't get in the way of your hand, nor snag on bushes. Not an essential feature for NZ hunting use.
Top pockets inside and out on the lid work well. The loop to clip your car keys into is appreciated but could be on an inner pocket instead. A small pocket insider the main bag holds firearms licence and spare ammo but gets in the way a bit when stuffing sleeping bags and clothes past it.
Alternative optional pockets can be bought to hold a camelback bladder or a laptop inside, or extras on the outside. I expect they make most of their profit from these "supersize" accessories. There are a few straps and buckles a hunter wouldn't use much and they can't easily be detached - will have to be cut off when I decide for sure.
Carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder is good but if across your back it is just a temporary measure, while climbing up a bank or something.

Thanks for review. I have a MacMillan which has served me well but this looks like a good option for a weekend hunt.
Where did source it from?

If you South, then Southern adventures stock this model and in fact most of the One Planet gear

Trek n travel in Hamilton

Thanks for the write up. Do you think this pack would handle the occasional 30kg load without coming apart and remaining comfortable enough to carry?
Cheers Phil

Easily - we exceed the 20kg weight guideline regularly, it remains comfortable on the back and after approx 2 years pack is good as new. Worked out how to carry rifle on side without scabbard (as I lost it on a trip!!)
Real pleased with this pack.

@Bagheera Update on this? Cheers.

Yep its still going well.
I think I would have carried for about 10 days now so its really brand new still. Nothing has broken or fallen apart yet.
I used it for a 4 day trip over ANZAC weekend and had to strap the dehy on top ( bundled up in a pillow case). This was only a 2 hr walk in.
It was very full on the way out even though no venison. Very comfortable with 15. Kg weight.

Good. When I look at the price of the US lightweight packs like Seek I really do wonder if they are worth $400 more.
How would you rate the harness for comfort and load bearing? Does it have load lifters?

Sorry like I made an error at the end of my comment - I weighed the pack at the end of one trip and it was just under 50kgs (head & antlers, back legs, back steaks and gear for 2 nights including tent)
I won’t lie and say it was enjoyable but that was April 2021 and pack is still in mint condition.
As far as load lifters, if those are the straps from pack to shoulder straps that you can loosen or tighten then yes it has that.
It doesn’t have waist band pockets but I have added one so all sorted.
Another option is the OP Tussock which has a front pocket it on it but to be honest for a slight increase in capacity but 300gms of weight doesn’t seem really worth it

Comfort - well I never have any complaints other than it would be good for someone else to carry it up the hill. I have never had a sore back or shoulders from it. I love the waist band and the way it adjusts - I see that other packs seem to have copied the concept since OP brought it in.
Comfort though is such an individual thing - had a K2 pack that I wanted to like and I know others rate highly but for me it always, always gave a sore neck with a load. Old generation technology in my opinion.

After reading these reviews I brought one of these packs 12 months ago. Great pack. Nice and light. Comfortable, nothing broken. I've had upto 36kg in it. It carried fine at that weight but I would want to walk for days. If you run light weight gear then plenty of room for 3 - 5 nights.