Yeah, an absolute steal. I kind of feel a little guilty, they go for closer to £100 second hand. I've made a couple of donations to Mountain Rescue recently so I'll take it as Karma. Genuinely looking forward to taking this pack out. Unfortunately, it's too big to use as a day pack for walking.
Thank you, I volunteer with SARDA and have applied for MR
I don't know Chris, what if I want to wear a thong whilst rescuing people?
Yes and no, in response to your question!I got a custom made AA sack once. Many years ago and it cost me something like £90. It was based on a cross between two day packs but with an extended back to fit my back length (I am 196cm tall so it is a very long pack indeed). There will not be many like mine around. Nice and simple alpine style climbing pack but anywhere from 55 to 65 litres in capacity up from the 30 to 35 litre capacity of the sacks it was loosely based on.
My view of AA packs is they are so unashamedly old school in an unfashionable way to the sacks back then where brands added too much onto them. They made simple and light alpine / climbing sacks when other brands were putting the rucksack equivalent to IT bloatware onto their bags. They made them out of not the lightest of fabrics but the best and toughest depending on where on the sack it was going. They were a mix of durable and light due to the basic design. One chamber sacks. Simple but cavernous top pocket and side straps. Hip fins that worked with a strap belt to really support the sack weight. Nothing that was not needed. Including one alloy stave, pre-bent but still you were able to bend it to fit your own back.
I rarely use that sack these days but when I do it really works. It will likely see me out and all at 1.1kg total weight!! For a sack that could carry a decent high 20kg plus load I think that is a lightweight sack. That was due to heaavyweight and durable fabric in high wear areas and a lighter weight in the otheer areas. I got to choose my own fabrics for the sack, with guidance from the owner of the company. Who is a very knowledgable guy, friendly and helpful. He gave the guy who founded Atom sacks a lot of guidance and help in setting up and learning about making rucksacks. For a potential competitor to owe his existence to the training given by this guy and his team says a lot about the guy IMHO.
So I say enjoy that rucksack and appreciate the company it came from for all the decades of use it will give you. Just remember when you are no longer going to get any use out of it, pass it on to the next person. It will last that long I have no doubt!!
Do I come across as a fan of the company? Was it a bit too much??
Yes, I read your post on here, from 15 years ago! I really love simplicity and really like the styling of these basic alpine style packs.I got a custom made AA sack once. Many years ago and it cost me something like £90. It was based on a cross between two day packs but with an extended back to fit my back length (I am 196cm tall so it is a very long pack indeed). There will not be many like mine around. Nice and simple alpine style climbing pack but anywhere from 55 to 65 litres in capacity up from the 30 to 35 litre capacity of the sacks it was loosely based on.
My view of AA packs is they are so unashamedly old school in an unfashionable way to the sacks back then where brands added too much onto them. They made simple and light alpine / climbing sacks when other brands were putting the rucksack equivalent to IT bloatware onto their bags. They made them out of not the lightest of fabrics but the best and toughest depending on where on the sack it was going. They were a mix of durable and light due to the basic design. One chamber sacks. Simple but cavernous top pocket and side straps. Hip fins that worked with a strap belt to really support the sack weight. Nothing that was not needed. Including one alloy stave, pre-bent but still you were able to bend it to fit your own back.
I rarely use that sack these days but when I do it really works. It will likely see me out and all at 1.1kg total weight!! For a sack that could carry a decent high 20kg plus load I think that is a lightweight sack. That was due to heaavyweight and durable fabric in high wear areas and a lighter weight in the otheer areas. I got to choose my own fabrics for the sack, with guidance from the owner of the company. Who is a very knowledgable guy, friendly and helpful. He gave the guy who founded Atom sacks a lot of guidance and help in setting up and learning about making rucksacks. For a potential competitor to owe his existence to the training given by this guy and his team says a lot about the guy IMHO.
So I say enjoy that rucksack and appreciate the company it came from for all the decades of use it will give you. Just remember when you are no longer going to get any use out of it, pass it on to the next person. It will last that long I have no doubt!!
Do I come across as a fan of the company? Was it a bit too much??
I just weighed mine and it comes in at about 1.4kg. Going by looks and looking at others on their website (which just went down as I was browsing), I think mine is 54L, that's also what the person advertised it as, but it feels bigger. I've started packing for an overnighter this week. The pack is really comfortable. I think it has the longest back length out of all of my backpacks and it just fits so well. I think it might be my new favourite pack, will see after a hike and camp.I got a custom made AA sack once. Many years ago and it cost me something like £90. It was based on a cross between two day packs but with an extended back to fit my back length (I am 196cm tall so it is a very long pack indeed). There will not be many like mine around. Nice and simple alpine style climbing pack but anywhere from 55 to 65 litres in capacity up from the 30 to 35 litre capacity of the sacks it was loosely based on.
My view of AA packs is they are so unashamedly old school in an unfashionable way to the sacks back then where brands added too much onto them. They made simple and light alpine / climbing sacks when other brands were putting the rucksack equivalent to IT bloatware onto their bags. They made them out of not the lightest of fabrics but the best and toughest depending on where on the sack it was going. They were a mix of durable and light due to the basic design. One chamber sacks. Simple but cavernous top pocket and side straps. Hip fins that worked with a strap belt to really support the sack weight. Nothing that was not needed. Including one alloy stave, pre-bent but still you were able to bend it to fit your own back.
I rarely use that sack these days but when I do it really works. It will likely see me out and all at 1.1kg total weight!! For a sack that could carry a decent high 20kg plus load I think that is a lightweight sack. That was due to heaavyweight and durable fabric in high wear areas and a lighter weight in the otheer areas. I got to choose my own fabrics for the sack, with guidance from the owner of the company. Who is a very knowledgable guy, friendly and helpful. He gave the guy who founded Atom sacks a lot of guidance and help in setting up and learning about making rucksacks. For a potential competitor to owe his existence to the training given by this guy and his team says a lot about the guy IMHO.
So I say enjoy that rucksack and appreciate the company it came from for all the decades of use it will give you. Just remember when you are no longer going to get any use out of it, pass it on to the next person. It will last that long I have no doubt!!
Do I come across as a fan of the company? Was it a bit too much??
Repeating myself, eh? Well I am not ashamed to say how good my sack is. Seriously looks different. It is very old school and most would not look twice at it but it is a good sack. Actually I got it made all black. No idea why now but I did. Being a kind of day sack stretched it looks very slim against my back and not that wide. It would be good to climb wearing it I reckon, certainly scramble with. With it being a day pack it does not extend far from my back like a normal trekking sack. It is narrow too but the length is not to everyone's liking as it is made for someone 196cm tall, that's me. IIRC he might have actually measured my back. As I was talking through the design and requriements he told me he has made a sack for someone 6'9" tall. He actually had one in the final checks before the client collected it and that was for someone almost my height so he got me to try it out for length. Then he said an inch or two more would be perfect for me.
No, I didn't mean it like that, I enjoyed reading that thread. Your pack sounds great, and they sound a great company, too! Thoroughly looking forwards to trying this pack out.
