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[i_m_azza]

Ok, well ive had a look around sport shops,argos,millets(too pricey!) for a big enough rucksack to carry all my food/drink clothes sleeping bag etc..


I was thinking of getting around a 70-80 litre rucksack....will this be big enough ?

what size rucksacks do you ppl usually take with to glasto or any festival ?

i dont mind carry my tent in my hand..just would prefer the majority strapped on me back.

[rachmac]

I take 35litre (plus 7 or however much the pockets are) this usually does me for most of my kit bar tent
(I invested in small sleeping bag last year!) - although food/drink is sometimes issue and usually requires another trip
But I am 5'4 female and really couldn't carry much more than that.

My bf is thinking of getting a 55litre one

[i_m_azza]

cool, thanks for this...

been looking at a 60+10 Litre one from argos - Under £20 !

If anyone else is interested...

http://www.argos.co......>RUCKSACK.htm

Think i'll buy this ... any rucksack experts disagree haha.. ?

[afx]

argos, i got a decent one for about £60, got me through glastonbury, reading, and a month travelling around india, and still going strong!

[JamesThresher]

Last year i took a 75L plus a small one to use during the day, however i made the mistake of only buying a very cheap one (It fell apart after glastonbury on only it's second outing).

This year i'll be taking a 90L (leaves more space on the sack trolley for beer )

[LostRiot]

i take a 60 litre one, everything fits with ease.

when you're packing look at everything and think, "do i absolutely need this" I managed to get rid of loads of extra stuff last year by basically taking nothing but a few toiletries, clothes, a torch, shoes (and wellies) and money.

[rachmac]

i_m_azza, on Apr 8 2008, 05:34 PM, said:

cool, thanks for this...

been looking at a 60+10 Litre one from argos - Under £20 !

If anyone else is interested...

http://www.argos.co......>RUCKSACK.htm

Think i'll buy this ... any rucksack experts disagree haha.. ?

How does the maths work - save over £40 was £24.95 now £19.96

I'd always say invest a bit of money in things like this - you want it to be comfortable and fit your back properly - it's not a short walk from car parks!

[i_m_azza]

yeh true...im not taking crates with me (just to save the hassle of carrying them and the space in my rucksack) sticking to the spirits.


FOOD/DRINK/CLOTHES/TOILETRIES/SLEEPING BAG

think i'll get a bungee chord and strap my tent to it too haha...

it's just in the past ive used holdalls and theyre a pain in the arse lugging around in ur hand!

[i_m_azza]

rachmac, on Apr 8 2008, 06:37 PM, said:

How does the maths work - save over £40 was £24.95 now £19.96

I'd always say invest a bit of money in things like this - you want it to be comfortable and fit your back properly - it's not a short walk from car parks!

It says 4.00

[rachmac]

i_m_azza, on Apr 8 2008, 05:38 PM, said:

It says 4.00

Haha, it's been a long day!!

[stuwilky]

i_m_azza, on Apr 8 2008, 06:34 PM, said:

cool, thanks for this...

been looking at a 60+10 Litre one from argos - Under £20 !

If anyone else is interested...

http://www.argos.co......>RUCKSACK.htm

Think i'll buy this ... any rucksack experts disagree haha.. ?

Ive got the marginally bigger one than that - reduced from £29.99 to £22 something.

[Lady Stardust]

i_m_azza, on Apr 8 2008, 06:34 PM, said:

cool, thanks for this...

been looking at a 60+10 Litre one from argos - Under £20 !

If anyone else is interested...

http://www.argos.co......>RUCKSACK.htm

Think i'll buy this ... any rucksack experts disagree haha.. ?

I've got a very similar one to this, got it in 2005, it's survived 2 Glastos, V06, a week trekking in Nepal, a few days in a Malaysian rainforest, and my friend borrowed it for a 3 week camping holiday in Canada. Very sturdy!

[Fredd]

I use a NATO 'All Arms Bergen'.
It's a 55 litre frame sack in waterproof 10oz Cordura with two zip on 10 litre side pouches for a total of 75l.

My mate picked up one in 2006 for 15 quid for the Bergen, plus a tenner for the side pouches and the spare yoke that converts them into a 20 litre daysack.

Both of ours stayed dry last year even though sitting overnight in the river in the bottom of our tent.

Shame that most of them come in DPM camo and the side pouch sets come in OG (Olive Green) so they don't match... But there again I've never been that of a fashion victim...

A single side pouch will take the place of your sleeping bag's stuff sack and there are top and bottom loops for a tent or rollmat.
If you're a real mil-geek then you can buy a medical side pouch which, when full, is less a first aid kit and more a mini field hospital. The back has a sort of pseudo MOLLE rack for other strap/clip-on bits.

Fredd

Edited by Fredd, 08 April 2008 - 05:55 PM.

[joshwarrr]

rachmac, on Apr 8 2008, 05:39 PM, said:

Haha, it's been a long day!!

i read it as 40 as well  

[rachmac]

joshwarrr, on Apr 8 2008, 05:49 PM, said:

i read it as 40 as well  

Evidently they're trying to make us think we're getting more of a bargain than we are

[josie589]

Thanks for starting this thread, I am in need of a new one.

[joshwarrr]

rachmac, on Apr 8 2008, 05:51 PM, said:

Evidently they're trying to make us think we're getting more of a bargain than we are

well for that i am not going to buy it, i am going to go somewhere esle and get one. Ha Ha Ha i have the last laugh argos  

[joshwarrr]

oh dear i posted twice by mistake  

Edited by joshwarrr, 08 April 2008 - 05:54 PM.

[Guinness2702]

I think mine is 60 or 65 litre, and that's adequate for me.

I can clip my tent on and strap my ground mat under the main straps, and don't have to carry anything at all in my hands, which is usually a pain.  In addition to the basics*, I packed a litre of voddy, half a dozen bottles of lucozade sport or something similar, and a little bit of foody stuff (including 2 pints of UHT milk + small boxes of breakfast cereals, and a coupathree pot noodles, etc...).

I think that 80 litre would be overkill, unless you are taking a lot of food/beer (or don't pack as light as me - see below).  If you are taking a whole crate of beer, or more, then it's worth considering buying one of those 'granny bags' that go on a metal frame with wheels.  You can usually just throw the bag away, and stack the beer on.  They *are* a bit of a pain in the arse to drag around over uneven or muddy ground (especially if they keep catching your heels), but it's probably just about preferable to carrying a crate on your shoulder, or making 2 trips (where I parked last year, it was a 3.2 mile - no shit or exaggeration,  i measured it on google earth - round trip to the car).

* I pack fairly light, so basically one t-shirt a day, clean socks every day, one spare pair of trousers (buy some ex-army trousers and wear the same pair the whole weekend if your not obsessive about clean ones), warm sweater/hoodie (doubles as a pillow), toiletries, fags, torch, sleeping bag, er... that's all i can think of now.

[Mudcat]

I plan to bring plenty of waterproof gear this year to Gaurantee great weather!!

have just been looking at waterproof rucksacks and also water proof socks anybody know if either of these are good?

Would the socks be minging and unconfortable well more than my standard ones anyway?

Edited by Mudcat, 08 April 2008 - 06:01 PM.