Does anyone (Cam?) know what happened to the Ravine. I saw on an earlier post by Cam that it was coming back for 2011, I bought one but it has now disappeared of the shelves and Macpac's site.
Why the short life span?
Roger
Macpac Ravine
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Macpac Ravine
by norts » Sat 03 Dec, 2011 7:30 am
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Re: Macpac Ravine
by tasadam » Sat 03 Dec, 2011 8:57 am
My first pack was a Macpac Ravine - different to the modern Ravine that I saw a few years ago. It lasted me nearly 20 years and is still a good pack, just that I decided to replace it because I know how much weight has been carried on those straps and didn't want to risk gear failure somewhere remote. It isn't showing any signs of failing, it has been a great pack!
Photo of it in action back in 2005, HERE.
It was 65 litres, I now have a 75L Cascade.
Photo of it in action back in 2005, HERE.
It was 65 litres, I now have a 75L Cascade.
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Re: Macpac Ravine
by LAMEA-Gals » Sat 03 Dec, 2011 10:21 am
Big Ravine fan - I bought mine in 1998 (when made in New Zealand) and its still going strong for my longer trips. The longest I've done with it is 14 days in Tassie - 65 litre, simple, strong and the nylon version weighs 1.5kg.
They still make them mainly for the school/knock about hire market. Best to ring and ask direct. Not sure why they don't market them anymore on the website.
They still make them mainly for the school/knock about hire market. Best to ring and ask direct. Not sure why they don't market them anymore on the website.
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Re: Macpac Ravine
by blacksheep » Sat 03 Dec, 2011 4:54 pm
In short, great pack but sales were too low to justify keeping it in the line. We sell about 10 cascades to one ravine..there will be a revised ( lighter ) single sac in the line, but we're selling through the current ravine.
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www.alchemy-equipment.com
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Re: Macpac Ravine
by etrangere » Sun 04 Dec, 2011 7:24 pm
I bought one of the ravines about 6 months ago. If you go to the macpac website I think they are selling the remainder at discount in the 'clearance' section of the site.
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