Those of use who are old enough to remember when Rick White ran Mountain Designs may remember the original of this bag
http://www.mountaindesigns.com/store/eq ... e81b80ff79
To bring back an iconic name and a similar colour scheme and not even try and reproduce the original specifications seems a travesty
Does anybody remember the original Bright Blue and vivid white shell, hot cut fabric, double differential cut Oversized V-baffles, seriously large footbox for booted feet and a full three pounds of Polish down?
I do but back then I didn't need or even want a bag suitable for -40 being content with my old Redline
Mountain Designs has Lost the Plot
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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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Mountain Designs has Lost the Plot
by Moondog55 » Sat 28 Nov, 2015 8:00 pm
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Ve are too soon old und too late schmart
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Re: Mountain Desighs has Lost the Plot
by Moondog55 » Mon 30 Nov, 2015 8:56 am
Ve are too soon old und too late schmart
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Re: Mountain Desighs has Lost the Plot
by Franco » Mon 30 Nov, 2015 9:41 am
Was deSIGHS a Freudian slip ?
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Re: Mountain Desighs has Lost the Plot
by stry » Mon 30 Nov, 2015 10:02 am
Can't complain about the specified weight MD. For only 750 g of fill,the gross weight is very retro 
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Re: Mountain Desighs has Lost the Plot
by Moondog55 » Mon 30 Nov, 2015 10:25 am
Franco wrote:Was deSIGHS a Freudian slip ?
Tried to fix it but I couldn't But yes a shame to see what used to be a good company selling real gear go downhill so quickly
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Re: Mountain Designs has Lost the Plot
by Toohp » Tue 15 Dec, 2015 9:00 am
Yes I went into one of there stores a few months ago looking for a new top , couldn't find one without a hood absolutely everything in the store had a hood ! Not every one wants a hood , spoke to someone I knew that used to work for em and he agreed that's crazy .
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