Karrimor Sabre alternatives?

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I'm not much of a kit person, preferring to home-make things when I can and relying on knowledge rather than expensive kit made by the current 'in' company.
Having said that, the one area I don't mess about with is packs because if one of them fails half way through a hike in the middle of nowhere then you're pretty much stuffed!
Bearing that in mind, I'm looking for a new pack and have had my eye on the Karrimor Sabre 45 with side packs.
I've read reviews and looked around on here and it seems to be pretty good but can anyone recommend any alternatives that are just as good?

Anything that is roughly the same in operation (eg the side pockets) and size. And I like to blend in, so let's keep it green folks, none of this bright red mountaineering stuff

Thanks people

 

[Marts]

Try the snugpack rocketpack. Quite similar to the sabre 45 - separate yoke for carrying the side pockets as a day pack.

 

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If you google 'snugpak' but miss-spell it you get loads of links to BCUK

 

[Gibbsy]

Try the snugpack rocketpack. Quite similar to the sabre 45 - separate yoke for carrying the side pockets as a day pack.

loads of them on e-bay at the moment

http://search-desc.ebay.co.uk/snugp...kQQsacatZQ2d1QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsofocusZbs

I just bought one myself not used it yet but it looks very solid

 

[leon-1]

You could try looking around for an LK35 Swedish pack. Quite a few of the guys have them and they are a reasonable price

To save a lot of trouble looking for one here's a link

 

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You could try looking around for an LK35 Swedish pack. Quite a few of the guys have them and they are a reasonable price

To save a lot of trouble looking for one here's a link

My old mate used to have one of those external-frame packs and I borrowed it a few times but could never get on with it, I just didn't find it comfortable at all.
It's a shame because it's dirt cheap!

 

[Peter Pan]

I like yourself keep things simple,though a good rucksack is essential. I would suggest the Highlander rucksack. Tough reliable and in green. It is also alot cheaper. Worth a try.

 

[sandbender]

half way through a hike in the middle of nowhere

How far will your hikes be? I have a Sabre 45 which I use to travel to and in the forests and hills where I live, but it does a very basic back system and I wouldn't use it for any serious trekking.