Lowe Alpine sting?

[Man of Tanith]

searching the net to find a replacement bergen following the blasted rats getting my predator i went to military mart (no connection but i seem to spend a lot of time/money on their site) i found this pack
few questions
1 is this a good pack?
2 anyone use it a lot?
3 any complaints about the pack?
4 is this is a good price if it is a good pack?
thanks in advance folks

 

[Mike8472]

they are brilliant packs.
I have the olive green version. they have one of the most comfortable back systems I have ever used on a rucksack.

I especially like the molle webbing strips on the front. I find the pack a little on the small side for winter camping but I just add a couple of molle pouches to the front to free up extra space for my winter sleeping bag and all is well.

very hard wearing pack you won't be disapinted.
Kev at Endicotts also sells them at a reasonable price; he also has some in brand new condition from time to time.

http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=92&products_id=2464

 

[Man of Tanith]

Saw them on endi's site but from what i understand the side pockets come with the pack from the one i linked to otherwise kev would get my money(again)
Thanks for the feedback one to consider methinks

 

[resnikov]

I love my sting, payed lot more then that for it but mine is OD and not DPM. I find it very comfy to carry, the only problem I have is I put to much stuff in it when I don't need to as you have the space.

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[Man of Tanith]

i can cope with DPM honest
can it swallow loads of kit? might be a point against it in a weird way

 

[copper_head]

Dont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a web-tex ultimax (135ltr), trust me you cant NOT fill it. I always ended putting things in just in case or it might come in handy or ill just take an extra jumper, well you get the picture!

 

[Mike8472]

it depends on what type of stuff you are going to carry.

In winter my sleeping bag takes up about a 3rd of the space inside so I find that I have to add the molle pouches to take the stuuf I want to make me feel comfortable.

I could prob take less stuff and it would be fine but I like to have my creature comforts.

the main body of the pack is 50L and when you add the size pouches you are looking at around 70L in total.

 

[Man of Tanith]

yeah i know that one all too well
although i have managed to go from a web tex 120ltr to karrimor predator with side pockets (70ltr) and now using a canvas 60ltr pack as blooming rats ate my predator but i have a course coming up that i am uncertain the canvas pack will be enough for so looking for a bigger one

 

[copper_head]

it depends on what type of stuff you are going to carry.

In winter my sleeping bag takes up about a 3rd of the space inside so I find that I have to add the molle pouches to take the stuuf I want to make me feel comfortable.

I could prob take less stuff and it would be fine but I like to have my creature comforts.

the main body of the pack is 50L and when you add the size pouches you are looking at around 70L in total.

Not to doubt you Mike but it says on the web site its 110ltr?
Do you have a differant model, I would be quit interested in a 50ltr version.

 

[Mike8472]

Another thing I have found is that the side compression straps also hold my basha poles and axe securley inplace when I slip them in to the space between the side pockets and main body.

another ussfull feature!

 

[Mike8472]

their description is wrong it is a 50L pack.

the next size up from this is the lowe alpine salient which is 70L, and the one below this is the lowe alpine strike which is 40L. the big daddy pack is the saracen 130L!!!!!

the sting is the middle range pack.

 

[copper_head]

Cheers mike, I was looking at the sting and discounted it as being too big for me. I might just have to have one now.... Ah my poor poor bank account

 

[Mike8472]

one of the members on here about 18 months- 2 years ago did a review of the sting. im looking for it at the moment to pop a link on. I think it might have been twodogs but not quite sure.

 

[Mike8472]

found this one. its by thegreenman

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27948&highlight=lowe+alpine+sting

and this one by johnboy

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46026&highlight=lowe+alpine+sting

 

[johnboy]

searching the net to find a replacement bergen following the blasted rats getting my predator i went to military mart (no connection but i seem to spend a lot of time/money on their site) i found this pack
few questions
1 is this a good pack?
2 anyone use it a lot?
3 any complaints about the pack?
4 is this is a good price if it is a good pack?
thanks in advance folks

In reply,

1 yes the build quality is better than PRI Karrimor SF IMHO as the back length is adjustable it's a better fit than your predator if that's I portal to you.
2 yes a good bit but I sold mine on is was fine carried well.the berg buckle mod made it perfect the as supplied Fastex is no where near as good as a berg buckle..
3 yep as per the review the snow collar on the main body is inadequate IMHO and the lid is a bit wired
4 no idea...

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Just to wet your appetite & give you an idea of it's size etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHNelWhx6es

Sorry if you've already seen it.

 

[Ahjno]

their description is wrong it is a 50L pack.

the next size up from this is the lowe alpine salient which is 70L, and the one below this is the lowe alpine strike which is 40L. the big daddy pack is the saracen 130L!!!!!

the sting is the middle range pack.

Sam, I second this, the description on the site you gave is wrong. Sting isn't 110 litres.

I've got a Sting which I rate highly. Before this one I had a Karrimor 60-100, that I couldn't get along with.

 

[Man of Tanith]

yeah i suspected the size was wrong but that isn't a bad thing per se i still have my monster bergen for big load outs

 

[torc]

I bought a BNIB DPM LA Sting last week from these people, http://www.thexmod.com/.
It was on sale for £50 plus VAT and included the side pockets with their straps.
My first impression is of it's strength and build quality which is old school LA.
I definitely do not need another rucksack but at this price it was madness not to buy it and LA don't make military packs anymore.
The rucksack is so shiny and new in it's wrapping that I'm almost afraid to take it outdoors.
I've no association with the vendor etc etc. ,I'm just a happy customer.
Happy trails...torc.
P.S. The vendor's website sometimes doesn't work properly so keep trying.

 

[widu13]

Glad you like it. Some other people may have been glad to hear of the sale? I obviously missed it!