Thread: Vintage Macpac Pack

Used my Macpac this weekend and mates gave me shit about the "vintage relic"



But i bloody like it and have used it for years, comfy tough and holds heaps

Who else is in the Macpac club and what bit of gear is your fav ?

LMAO I have one eggzachary the same.....Mate from on here has loan of it while he in the country.

Some people like fashion but those in the know go for function

Mine is a we bit newer, a 1986 Macpac Cascade to be exact. Has had a few repairs and is on it's second set of shoulder straps, but still going strong.

I've got a swandri brought for me when I was in the 3rd form so 1977 ....... a bit short in the arms now

I have a Cascade, got it with my haymaking money as a 16 year old in 87. Its also on its second set of straps. I have a New Torre that I use more now (made overseas but seems OK) . Also have a Rata daypack that got thrashed for four years working daily in the bush, still going strong.
I have an Apollo tent and a Neve sleeping bag. All the older gear from when it was still made in NZ.

My first decent pack, hand me down from a cousin, replaced the older wooden framed one I had....



Don't miss it, but wish I still had the car....

B

The pack and the car are cool as heck

Afraid I am from the other kiwi camp.
Used my Fairydown Tera Nova pack this week for 3 days in the Kaimanawas. It has been my only "big" pack (70 litres) for the last 20+ years and is still in great nick.
I have used it a lot over that time an am getting the feeling it will outlast me.
Also have a Fairydown Scorpion sleeping bag of the same vintage. Only used in winter but all good apart from one small hole that was patched 10 odd years ago.

I bought my old travel pack in '81/'82. Was a real revelation at the time, made with the same harness as the Cascade. Really comfortable to carry huge loads, flap to zip over the harness so looks like a soft suitcase. It has done a fair dose of work in the bush.



My twin borrowed my Terra Nova I bought a bit over 25 years ago. Don't expect to see that again.

Originally Posted by stug

Mine is a we bit newer, a 1986 Macpac Cascade to be exact. Has had a few repairs and is on it's second set of shoulder straps, but still going strong.

Have one of these too, great pack although I have found the waist belt has shrunk while it was in storage!!

Hahahahahaha

pheeewww that has happened to my waist belts too..... thanks for explaining what was happening.

Here is the Tera Nova and my wifes old Cascade which has since been replaced by a newer version of the same thing.

And a few others. The one on the left, a First Light, is my oldest (about 33 years I think) and on the right the new Cascade.
The First Light hasn't seen a lot of use lately. It has been repaired after having a mishap with some battery acid in the boot of my dads car and has since been religated to the LBG pack so smells a bit 'fishy'.

Apologies for the crappy photos.

Originally Posted by shift14

My first decent pack, hand me down from a cousin, replaced the older wooden framed one I had....



Don't miss it, but wish I still had the car....

B

I had two of them (the packs) both hand me downs, threw one out a while ago the rats had got to it