Good Bergens

[flibb]

You must try rucksacks before buying. I tried 5 before settling on my current one, and that was with weight in them. I currently have an army issue bergen for short range high capacity and a 70+L Lowe Alpine. I did try on a range of sacks before the LA but it ended up fitting better and cost a bit less

 

[Adno]

Kifaru

 

[Great Pebble]

I'm firmly in the Lowe Alpine camp when it comes to load carrying kit.
Best back sizing system I've come across and the "crossbow" models are quite an eye opener if you're not used to them.

Also like the Karrimor SF kit though.

 

[Squidders]

I have a Lowe Alpine Alpamayo 75+20 or something and I use it for climbing... very good and indeed very comfy... the only problem is the bright red colour

 

[leon-1]

I have a Lowe Alpine Alpamayo 75+20 or something and I use it for climbing... very good and indeed very comfy... the only problem is the bright red colour

If you like the Alpamayo you will like the Salient, slightly less capacity, but you can by it in Olive

 

[Squidders]

If you like the Alpamayo you will like the Salient, slightly less capacity, but you can by it in Olive

I've had the Lowe alpine for years and years now... I have a webtex bergen and a Swedish army 35ltr sack for bushcraft stuff.

It's all good though

 

[Great Pebble]

I have the Alpamayo in green & black, horrified the guys in the local outdoor shop by hanging side pockets on it. Which apparently defeats the purpose of the design or something.....

Good capacity and an absolute joy to carry in comparison to most.

Although I would like something that could take bulkier items. One of the larger Sabres might be on my over winter shopping list.

 

[Biddlesby]

What do you people think of the Highlander forces range?

 

[m.durston]

never tried the highlander system myself but consider buying a good berghaus vulcan off ebay.
these are the bergens that the plce bergen was based on.
if you decide to get one second hand make sure you go in to a good camping shop and get yourself measured up as the vulcans come in a few different sizes!
if you cant afford to get one of these than there are plenty of good second hand olive green plce bergens about. also make sure that you get the longback version and check the condition of the internal frame as the rivets have a nasty habit of breaking when you dont want them to!

 

[Moonraker]

'West Highland Way with PLCE"

In April I walked the GR70 (Chemin de Stevenson) in France, thats about 250 km - ish.

I used a Sabre 45 with rocket packs, its a great pack, very tough, good array of pockets etc. but I will never walk a long distance with one again, it nearly killed me!

I've walked much longer routes (up to 1500km) using a both a Lowe Alpine and a Crux pack and will stick with them for distance work from now on.

So you wont be needing the shiny new Norrona 35l then Andrew Seriously would be interesting to hear how it goes in use ( nice photos in the other thread). I guess you will use it for shorter trips rather than long distance walking?

 

[sandbender]

So you wont be needing the shiny new Norrona 35l then Andrew Seriously would be interesting to hear how it goes in use ( nice photos in the other thread). I guess you will use it for shorter trips rather than long distance walking?

Yes, really just for trips into the forests where I live, although Its ideally sized for lashing down in my canoe.

Will probably sell the Sabre, if I place it on ebay, and attach the the name 'Ray Mears' to it, I will probably get back double what I paid for it...