Willem Dafoe's rucksack in the film..The Hunter

[blacktimberwolf]

Now there have been several inquiries on another thread about the backpack carried by Willem Dafoe in THE HUNTER.....
This is a pretty cool pack & seems to combine tradition with modern comfort..in short an excellent bushcrafting pack if such a thing existed
A few of us have had unsuccessful searches on the net to find the brand/ make of this elusive rucksack, so I thought it would be fun if we put our heads together & try to nail it down. I suspect that this may be a local brand i.e. Australian,Tasmanian or from New zealand so prehaps some of our antipodean members could lend us a hand....
Images of the pack it's self are few & far between so feel free to put some up if you find them......
To start with, here is an enlarged photo of the hip belt buckle (& shoulder strap), quite distinctive, so maybe someone will recognise it....here goes

Any suggestions ?

 

[Retired Member southey]

The strap looks almost Snugpac sleekaish, though I'm guessing its a bigger pack?

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

either its a really short rucksack with a tummy strap and not hip fins, or he is a midget! look how close the sturnum strap and belt are together.
anyway, looks like its got an ALICE quick release type thingy on the shoulder strap, looks like a popper i can see there.
rest of it looks deuter/lowe/alpine/osprey type fittings, but the lid is of classic rucksack design

 

[blacktimberwolf]

According to IMDB Dafoe is 1.77m tall though he is of slight build

It's quite a big pack prehaps 70 litres with the side pouches.


EDIT: hmmm, looking at the stills & taking into account Mr. Dafoes build I think I was over estimating the size of the pack, .....around 55 - 60 litres now I'd say.

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

got side pockets too!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunter-willem-dafoe-goes-uks-239218

 

[blacktimberwolf]

A few more pics.

 

[Retired Member southey]

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

aha! i reckon its a granitegear!

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

yeah, maybe totally off the mark but i reckon its this but with after market side pouches
http://www.granitegearstore.com/CHIEF-PATROL-Prototype-1-P275C62.aspx

or similar...its says prototype on webpage so could have been fiddled with

 

[Shewie]

You'd think the clue would be in those side pockets somehow

I looks fairly recent, desert combat zones

Good view half way down this page, or this one

 

[Retired Member southey]

 

[Retired Member southey]

very distinctive side clips too.

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

hmmm, lol, those knock my theory out the park i reckon,

 

[swotty]

I don't know what bag it is but i like it a lot!!

What's the film like I wonder?

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

actually, its got really really long shoulder straps doesn't it. i think all the extra pouches are additional items and not part of the original bag which could complicate identifying the bag as you can't see a lot of the bags detail

 

[Retired Member southey]

maybe something a bit MALICE about the main pack.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Good finds there Southey & Shewie

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I notice there are some guests looking in, if you've got any ideas guys, sign in & post your thoughts.

 

[Biker]

I'm watching the film online right now here:

http://www.putlocker.com/file/C16EEF18DAF1CDDE#

Yeah nice looking rucksack that's for sure, makes you wonder how many cushions he's got stuffed in there to fill it the way he casually swings it around.

Anyway back to the film. G'night

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Nice one Biker..............the link is far too complicated for me but LuckyLee was looking for a link to watch the film online yesterday, so prehaps he could use.it...may cheer him up....