Thread: Pack help wanted

hey fellas and fellaesses what pack do you guys reckon gives the best value for you're hard earned cash??looking for a 70+ litre suitable for multiday missions....also are there any good nz websites where they offer better pricing then the macpac etc sites?had a looksee at macpac site but almost shit myself at some of the prices!!
thanks people

Look at secondhand then. If you're struggling with Macpac prices (which are very reasonable IMO at sale prices) anything cheaper is only going to be heartache. Pack blow out on day 1 of a 3 day trip will make for a very mad Maori.

If your in the MWC with Macpac you can get some good prices. My 90L Ravine was $280 which Im sure will last me the rest of my life.

Originally Posted by JRW87

If your in the MWC with Macpac you can get some good prices. My 90L Ravine was $280 which Im sure will last me the rest of my life.

cheers mate il look into joining up,got a budget of about $300 but seen some of the prices nearly double that...just looking for good value for $

Macpac will laat a life time.
I've got a cascade that is 25 years old and still in good condition.

Check out tm a few second hand on there for reasonable prices

Cactus equipment make really rugged stuff, but look for secondhand as the new ones are around $600.

Check out the macpac clearance stuff.

Cascade 75FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Cascade 65 | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Esprit 65FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

You would be able to pick up a macpac ravine 2nd hand for that, comfortable, bullet proof and I have had a fair bit of weight in mine with no issues apart from bloody heavy(never should have pulled the trigger on that 2nd deer). Not quiet the 70L your after, mine is 65, heaps big enough for 5 days though.

Agree it is not an item to skimp money on, be a big pain trying to walk out with a broken strap on a pack, harness systems also matter regards comfort.

Get a pack too big and you will only take stuff you don't need/use, my 2 cents

Cheers

Dino

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Check out the macpac clearance stuff.

Cascade 75FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Cascade 65 | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Esprit 65FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Thanks gadget you're a legend , I couldn't find those on my searches

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Check out the macpac clearance stuff.

Cascade 75FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Cascade 65 | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Esprit 65FL | Equipment | Clearance | Macpac New Zealand

Thanks gadget you're a legend , I couldn't find those on my searches

Have you ended up with a new pack @madmaori?

Just waiting for it to arrive instore JR,ordered a macpac cascade 75FL that gadget posted the link too.
The missus bought me a cheapie last year that failed on my second outing so I know the importance of buying once crying once now!just wanted to get decent bang for buck this time

Originally Posted by madmaori

Just waiting for it to arrive instore JR,ordered a macpac cascade 75FL that gadget posted the link too.
The missus bought me a cheapie last year that failed on my second outing so I know the importance of buying once crying once now!just wanted to get decent bang for buck this time

Nice, Ive got the 90l cascade, I reckon the 75 would be a better size.

I probably would have liked to go a little bigger but then I would've started carrying in a heap of useless shit!!!