another thumbs up for these. If you pack them properly they are very comfortable, and there are no zips or clips to break. It's worth replacing the draw string with some para cord. I also have a Frost River Mini Knapsack, which I can pack with enough stuff for a night out in the summer. Again, it has no zips or plastic clips etc. I always use dry bags for packing both for anything that needs to be kept dry.
I accidentally pulled the drawstring out of mine when i went to replace it haha brain dead moment... Can't see how i'd replace it now without faffing.
My veshmeshok rolled off a river bank and fell into the water, pocket side down. There it floated like a big brown football for a good couple of minutes til i could scramble back into the seat of the kayak and paddle out to it.
Other than some very slight damp from touching the sides of the sack, everything in the bag stayed dry. Even the stuff in the front pocket, which contained my cigarette rolling papers.
Oh how relieved I was and surprised.
It's only a flap and button to close it but i reckon it must've made an air pocket.
The material is similar stuff to the plash palatka shelter halves so it's pretty water resistant.
What is nice about the bag is when it's fairly empty it has no real bulk or weight to it and you can fit enough stuff in to cover all your bases.
But you can also really overload it too and it remains surprisingly comfortable.
Like i said, ideal as a daysack or a couple nights camping and they were very cheap at one point although the pricing seems to be going up.
I'd love to get a couple more just incase the surplus dries up and the prices skyrocket. Same goes for the plash palatkas or the nva equivalents.
Everything's all shiny and flimsy plastic these days and i'm not interested.
I also own an LK35 and it is a great rucksack, highly recommended.
Bit overkill for a day pack though in my opinion but plenty of people use it as such.
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