Bushwalking gear and paraphernalia. Electronic gadget topics (inc. GPS, PLB, chargers) belong in the 'Techno Babble' sub-forum.

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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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Anyone tried this

Wed 22 Aug, 2012 11:57 am

http://www.israeli-troops.com/upload/la ... %20250.jpg

Saw this on flylife forum, anyone seen or tried them

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 2:36 pm

Welcome to the forums !

Never really considered a manufacturer specialising in military equipment for bushwalking. The bag is certainly a good price though.

What attracted you to this particular backpack ?

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 3:06 pm

some of the military packs are designed to be used around military waist harnesses which have seperate bags usually for ammo.
the packs are often so short to keep them clear of the waist harness bags, they dont have waist belts. i was watching kiwi soldiers this morning. short packs that stick out a long way from the back, they have to lean forward a lot to keep their centre of gravity central...

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 3:58 pm

http://www.flylife.com.au/phpbb3/viewto ... 17&t=14665

this is where i both read and found this site

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 6:59 pm

Although this item is listed as having a waist belt, Wayno is right. I went out a few weeks ago with mate of mine who is a chocco from way back. He took his Vietnam era pack and suffered for it. They don't make them like they used to... and sometimes... that is a good thing.

Personally I'm partial to Crossfire, an Aussie owned mob who supply a lot of kit to the adf, their packs are here: http://crossfire.com.au/category/packs

To go OT a little bit, the DG1 on that page is the pack worn by Willem Dafoe in the movie 'The Hunter'.

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 7:06 pm

*&%$#! hell. they are built like brick sh*t houses and about as heavy as, never seen a 5 kilo pack before....

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 7:10 pm

Haha! Exactly why I don't carry one! Apparently the DG's are a very comfy pack, but at 4.5kg, it's a bit much for me.

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 7:11 pm

i dont go lightweight but it's three times the weight of my main pack... and double my heaviest one.... and i thought that was pretty robust

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 7:24 pm

Military gear is super strong and reliable and will last forever but the price you pay is extra weight. This applies to all military gear bought for bushwalking. I was going to buy a US Military Cammenga compass but decided not to because of the weight (198.5g, I bought a Suunto MC-2, 74g). However, the Cammenga is almost indestructible like most military equipment.

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Wed 22 Aug, 2012 7:30 pm

for those prices you could whack some kevlar in there , get the weight down,

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Thu 23 Aug, 2012 10:05 am

Thanks for the replies I will look elsewhere for packs

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Thu 23 Aug, 2012 2:48 pm

top reviewed packs
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-ge ... t-40L.html

http://www.backpacker.com/gear-guide-20 ... cles/16510
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