i really really want one of these !!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Swiss-Raid-Co...731?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4838ab970b
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Swiss-Raid-Co...731?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4838ab970b
now THIS is a day pack !!!!
- Thread starter Robbi
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thats alot of wonga for a 25 litre pack!
granted the bottom folds out and you then get 50 litres but. . . . . it looks crap!
for the money i personally would get meself a british army issue N.I. patrol pack
granted the bottom folds out and you then get 50 litres but. . . . . it looks crap!
for the money i personally would get meself a british army issue N.I. patrol pack
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Anyone tried one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170525702361&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170525702361&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It looks like a cheap promotion item. The one in the OP. Nothing used by special forces, just made for an competition for military units. You can probably find something similar at outfits selling profile clothing and promotional products for companys, sports teams and the like.
Looks awful by the way.
Looks awful by the way.
just got me one of these, not too different from Waylands just an extra front pocket and straps and buckles. good value pack i reckon.
http://www.military1st.co.uk/produc...-military-rucksack-backpack-30l-olive-od.html
http://www.military1st.co.uk/produc...-military-rucksack-backpack-30l-olive-od.html
I'll stick with mine I think.
I picked up half a dozen of these exact packs a few years ago for ten dollars a pop at an outdoor store here in the States. I've got too many packs to list, but these are the ones that always seem to find their way along with me. They're tough enough for most jobs, and cheap enough that I don't care if they get abused. Fantastic little packs.
Ugh, please don't fall for it!
it looks like something you could get for £5 from a supermarket!:yikes:
please take a look at Karrimor, burghaus, snugpak, what ever, not that piece of tat!
it looks like something you could get for £5 from a supermarket!:yikes:
please take a look at Karrimor, burghaus, snugpak, what ever, not that piece of tat!
I've tried plastic examples from all those manufacturers over the years, The best was my Cyclops Roc which was made for the Falklands conflict out of cotton canvas.
Notably, the only part of it that is starting to look a bit worn these days is the nylon and elastic snow skirt on the lid. The rest of it looks like it will last another 25 years.
As far as day packs go, this is the best I've tried yet. Far superior to the next best one I tried which was made by Karrimor over 30 years ago.
So don't talk to me about Tat.
Tat is the type of fashion bag that the plastic manufacturers turn out each year, different to the last year just for people that have to have the latest thing. They are designed for the retailers not the customers.
Good gear evolves slowly, based upon real improvements and not just this seasons fashionable colours.
It's noticeable that this bag is still in use by the German army after a great many years. The only modifications they have made is to move from leather strapping and metal buckles to cotton webbing with nylon buckles.
If it isn't broken, why fix it?
Notably, the only part of it that is starting to look a bit worn these days is the nylon and elastic snow skirt on the lid. The rest of it looks like it will last another 25 years.
As far as day packs go, this is the best I've tried yet. Far superior to the next best one I tried which was made by Karrimor over 30 years ago.
So don't talk to me about Tat.
Tat is the type of fashion bag that the plastic manufacturers turn out each year, different to the last year just for people that have to have the latest thing. They are designed for the retailers not the customers.
Good gear evolves slowly, based upon real improvements and not just this seasons fashionable colours.
It's noticeable that this bag is still in use by the German army after a great many years. The only modifications they have made is to move from leather strapping and metal buckles to cotton webbing with nylon buckles.
If it isn't broken, why fix it?
Oops, sorry.
I just re-read Raps "Tat" comment and realised it was aimed at the bag in original post, not mine.
I just re-read Raps "Tat" comment and realised it was aimed at the bag in original post, not mine.
Not sure whether it's the pictures doing it an injustice but it does look a bit like a school bag.
Now THIS is a day pack:
Made for the some of the world's toughest, hard-as-nails, manly, gnarly, fighters.
Give me 50 quid and I'll get you one.
By comparison, here's a Tesco school rucksack:
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Or have I got confused?
Made for the some of the world's toughest, hard-as-nails, manly, gnarly, fighters.
Give me 50 quid and I'll get you one.
By comparison, here's a Tesco school rucksack:
Or have I got confused?
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Now THIS is a day pack:
Made for the some of the world's toughest, hard-as-nails, manly, gnarly, fighters.
Give me 50 quid and I'll get you one.
By comparison, here's a Tesco school rucksack:
Or have I got confused?
to be honest both of them look a bit guff, they look like the things they sell down the market on a saturday
