Good brand rucksack from a reputable supplier. Yes it's smaller than your average rucksack (circa 25L) but perfect for my needs; carry a few bottles of water, a bit of food and a raincoat when out hiking. The smaller bag means it's lighter and doesn't cover as much of your back so you won't get as sweaty! Next cheapest I can find is £35 from Deuter's own website.
EDIT: forgot to mention - it's compatible with a hydration bladder i.e. Camelbak.
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Dokko
22 Jul 161#1
I used this for the coast to coast last week carrying all my gear for the weekend. Straps are a little thin so when the bag is heavy nips around the chest but my biggest gripe is pull chords which aren't attached to the Zips...so lost half of them (is this a thing? I'm unsure but it's a rubbish thing)
Still a solid bag and very happy with its compact size making the trek a little more bearable.
Duelling Duck to Dokko
22 Jul 165#3
Yay coast to coast - how many walking days did you do? My group of 14 did it in 12 walking days out of 14 and it was a true test of personalities. I started off with German walking boots that I'd worn at university and never rubbed a single molecule of oil into. At day 2 I with every step I was calculating how much I'd pay for somebody to take me home right that instant, and I was up to about 3 grand - genuinely. Eventually we got to Shap, my blisters burst, we found there were such a thing as blister plasters, I bought proper walking boots and from then on it was wonderful... well except for my friend's Peruvian wife who wondered why we just walked, eat, booze, sleep - do it again??! And it was her 30th birthday during the trip. She wanted a lasagne at this one pub we were staying at and I swear they just scraped the top off a shepherd's pie and put a sheet of pasta on top. One sheet. She ended up crying. It was so horrible for her but for all us lads it was great we were playing darts (I won!) and drinking honest ale in real good old geezer pubs. The Coast to Coast is awesome.
wong_go_wild
22 Jul 16#2
I got a deuter cycling bag which lasted me for nearly 7years. unfortunately due to my misused the chest and was it buckles are worn out. so how is this different to the cycling one?
Dokko
23 Jul 16#4
Walking it? No thanks, lol. Was long enough on a bike. We did it in 48hours.
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EDIT: forgot to mention - it's compatible with a hydration bladder i.e. Camelbak.
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Still a solid bag and very happy with its compact size making the trek a little more bearable.