what size rucksack?

[abushcrafter]

please vote

what is the size of your most used rucksack? For 3 day trips?
40 or smaller please state how you cope?__100L what is in there ? please state how you cope with the weight?

 

[falcon]

Sabre 45 with side pouches.. .....sometimes just the pouches

 

[British Red]

Aaaah you changed the question

 

[The Joker]

Sabre 45 with side pouches.. .....sometimes just the pouches

Same as Mr Falcon

 

[Karl5]

35 liters.

 

[shep]

40-45L karrimor something. Usually rammed in winter so I can't claim to be in the sub-41L elite!
Below 40L in summer and never anything except my axe on the outside.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

65L not all way FULL is has compression straps.

 

[Surrey Yeoman]

Sabre 45 + side pouches when required.

 

[Paganwolf]

35 ltr sabre, how do i cope? i put in it only what i need.

 

[big_daddy_merc]

80L if I'm expecting to be out 24+ hours, can get everything I need i plus space for things I don't lol, only wanted a 75L but the 80L was only a quid more expensive lol

 

[Northern Giant UK]

88L for me (pretty much the only one I use) plenty of room for anything I mite need (and usually a few I could manage without ),

Kev.

 

[Graham_S]

I've done 3 days with a maxpedition jumbo versipack and a lumbar pack (probably totalling about 25l)
most of the time I'll use about 45l
I've done the bushmoot each year with a pack about that size and that was 4-5 days.

at that point you don't need a bigger pack unless you can't re-supply with food.

 

[sapper1]

when I was younger I always took a karrimor 30l sac but now I'm older and wiser and also taking a 10 year old autistic son with me I carry a 100l sac (we both like our comfort)
In the 30l sac I carried :-
a bivi bag
a 3 season down sleeping bag
a survival tin (standard) no extras
a fallkniven S1
a leatherman supertool
a 1 pint kelly kettle
a stainless steel mug
a stainless steel pot/dish/washbowl
a spork
a clipper lighter
spare socks and pants
a poncho ex army This doubles up as a basha
and thats was about it( food would vary greatly each trip but usually about 2-3lbs of mixed dry stuff)

now the only thing we don't take is an electrical extension
But we are getting lighter as my son is discovering the joysof bushcraft

 

[Ahjno]

35 ltr sabre, how do i cope? i put in it only what i need.

JP, if you leave out the babynappies you can manage with a 30 ltr

 

[fishy1]

I use a 35l, in winter or summer, when climbing and/or bushcrafting. Pretty easy. Sometimes I think I could get away with an axe, knife, and firelighting equip, plus nightline stuff and snare wire, but I don't have a desire to travel very light so I take more stuff like food etc.

 

[spamel]

PLCE bergen and side pooches, toppers with swag, plus my old canvas swedish bag, probably another 30 litres which is my day kit for carrying about so cooking gear and FAK, etc. I usually get Ratbag to carry half of my gear, he's a big lad!

Seriously though, this is what I take for a meet where there isn't point to point routes to the next camp site and you need to carry all of your swag. If I was tramping about, it'd be the PLCE. It has hods of room and lashing points on the outside to lash your kip mat in place. A few pockets on it as well for the kit you want to get at easily, it really is a good bit of kit and very robust and affordable.

 

[abushcrafter]

when I was younger I always took a karrimor 30l sac but now I'm older and wiser and also taking a 10 year old autistic son with me I carry a 100l sac (we both like our comfort)
In the 30l sac I carried :-
a bivi bag
a 3 season down sleeping bag
a survival tin (standard) no extras
a fallkniven S1
a leatherman supertool
a 1 pint kelly kettle
a stainless steel mug
a stainless steel pot/dish/washbowl
a spork
a clipper lighter
spare socks and pants
a poncho ex army This doubles up as a basha
and thats was about it( food would vary greatly each trip but usually about 2-3lbs of mixed dry stuff)

now the only thing we don't take is an electrical extension
But we are getting lighter as my son is discovering the joysof bushcraft

your 1st post I see, welcome

 

[mace242]

88L. In it I'll get my tent, sleeping bag, sleep mat, change of clothes, spare shoes (I like to swap out of my boots when relaxing in camp), water, cooking stuff, food, torches, batteries, first aid kit, tools, camera and a couple of books. All you need for a long weekend basically. It all goes into a forces 88 and fits well. if it's a lot colder and I want some spare warm clothes then the tent goes on the outside. Next time I load it up I'll weigh it.

 

[mace242]

88L for me (pretty much the only one I use) plenty of room for anything I mite need (and usually a few I could manage without ),

Kev.

That's a forces 88 then I bet... do you have the green one or the camo one? I could only get the green when I got mine and when I look at pictures there seems to be differences.

 

[Dr Onion]

Sabre 600-100L

Only rucksack I own. Big enough to take everything but you can tie in all the straps to make the pack as small or as big (in the 60-100L range) as you desire! So generally ~ 70L

Dr O