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    Loving the Twinneedle. Can slap on pouches for africa, put all my gear in them and the whole main bag is free for meat. I was a bit skeptical of the rifle scabbard built into the back of the expander panel but it works bloody well and holds the wee cannon nice and snug out of my way while i get into fistfights with Matagouri bushes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
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    Loving the Twinneedle. Can slap on pouches for africa, put all my gear in them and the whole main bag is free for meat. I was a bit skeptical of the rifle scabbard built into the back of the expander panel but it works bloody well and holds the wee cannon nice and snug out of my way while i get into fistfights with Matagouri bushes.
    Do you find you get hung up in monkey scrub and the like with that day pack? Especially with the pouches on the side?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
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    Loving the Twinneedle. Can slap on pouches for africa, put all my gear in them and the whole main bag is free for meat. I was a bit skeptical of the rifle scabbard built into the back of the expander panel but it works bloody well and holds the wee cannon nice and snug out of my way while i get into fistfights with Matagouri bushes.
    Those Zeiss scopes are serious value for money.
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    Yea how noisy are the twin needle packs, soft canvas ? like the one above minus the pouches, looks just the ticket for the bush, anything works in the open, its suppeljack, lawyer, leatherwood and matagouri, infested scrub, that show up a packs faults.

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    Quote Originally Posted by puku View Post
    Do you find you get hung up in monkey scrub and the like with that day pack? Especially with the pouches on the side?

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    Nah mate I found it's quite narrow to start with, so pouches on the side don't actually come out past my waist more than an inch or two, and I'm not a big guy. I just find it easier having all my lunch and brew gear ready to go on the outside and not jangling round taking up pack space ha. I think they're 35L without pouches?

    The fabric is a little scratchy in the bush, but there's no rattly zips or anything, and while a bit noisy it appears tough as hell. I think It's 1000D heavy nylon/cordura?

    Without pouches it's slick as, easy for ducking through the scrub. Have had a few nightmarish 'short cuts' thru Mackenzie scrub in the last few weeks and never had any issues besides falling on my arse.
    The buckles seem indestructible.
    Copes with a full internal capacity of meat no worries. (my back doesn't)

    Overall, stoked with it so far.
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    Grabbed one of the cactus huntaways - seems pretty legit, cant wait to get it out
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    Quote Originally Posted by rogers.270 View Post
    Grabbed one of the cactus huntaways - seems pretty legit, cant wait to get it out
    Can you do a first impressions etc review for us with a pic? Looking for a pack too cheers

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    yep thats a good review - i got the scabbard also - dont really know if i would ever use it though. maybe late in the day on way back to camp when im starting to get a bit "loose"
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    Quote Originally Posted by rogers.270 View Post
    yep thats a good review - i got the scabbard also - dont really know if i would ever use it though. maybe late in the day on way back to camp when im starting to get a bit "loose"
    Primo. I wanted to see the scabbard in the flesh, now I can.

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    Badlands do a good selection, I have a 2800 Approx 45lt great for a big day out, then the Hyper Hydro 18lt but some neat little attachments for short little hunts...

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    @Dan @twinneedle how small does it fold up? i am after something kiwi made for day trips from a base camp so needs to pack down a bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranal View Post
    @Dan @twinneedle how small does it fold up? i am after something kiwi made for day trips from a base camp so needs to pack down a bit.
    Small.

    When u pack mine into another pack I just fold it up like a shirt and sit it at the top or bottom. Takes up bugger all room.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranal View Post
    @Dan @twinneedle how small does it fold up? i am after something kiwi made for day trips from a base camp so needs to pack down a bit.
    If you remove the back panel foam it can fold up into a NZDF issue waterbottle pouch - small @Ranal
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