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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 8
RRP: £79
Year: 2001

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Description: Lightweight Rucsack

REVIEWS

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Jake Lunniss

Posted: 14/09/06

'SWALLOWS (AHEM...) KIT LIKE NO OTHER'

Strengths:
It has a seemingly endless ability to take on kit (which is rather perverse for an ultra-light 'sack). It easily carried kit for 5days in Galloway, including food, and at a weight of around 40lb, was comfortable. The hipbelt design is genius. The material is hard-wearing (I've been using it for 6 months, and I don't understand people who say it isn't), and the build quality is typical of golite - flawless. And the price is pretty nice, too.

Weaknesses:
The stability is genuinely apalling. Adding some compression straps and stabiliser straps would make an enormous difference, as would mesh side pockets.

Overall:
Not perfect, but with some minor tweaking (simple enough to easily do yourself) it'll be close enough.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

George Griffin

Posted: 25/02/02

'A Rucsack that 20ozs and can carry loads of up to 30 pounds'

Strengths:
20ozs, 65 to 88 litres

Weaknesses:
not waterproof, maybe unstable with heavy loads

Overall:
The way all rucsacks should be.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

67%

Bennie macdonald

Posted: 20/10/02

'NEW CONCEPT WORKS GREAT TOUGHER THAN YOU THINK'

Overall:
good kit sure it could handel a little over loading now and then , tougher then it looks very comfortable all down to packing correct.

Performance		100%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

Russ Manion

Posted: 30/11/02

'VERY LIGHT, STRONG, GOOD CARRY'

Strengths:
light weight,natural carry, spacious,well made.

Weaknesses:
Water resistance seems a bit low,could do with extra external pocket (only has one )

Overall:
I like this bag. Needs some discipline when packing. The weight carrying capacity when considering its own lightweight is excellent. Above 30lbs is too much for stability and comfort.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Ratatosk

Posted: 13/05/04

'GREAT UL PACK FOR LONGER OUTINGS'

Strengths:
Light, comfortable.

Weaknesses:
No side mesh pockets.

Overall:
Great value. If you want the back a bit stiffer, remove the foam pad from the back pocket and make a "copy" from a thicker foam sleeping mat.

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

Owen Bennett

Posted: 27/06/04

'GREAT LIGHTWEIGHT SACK'

Strengths:
So light,strong ,good carry.

Weaknesses:
Must use a rain cover.No mesh pockets.

Overall:
Roll a foam mat inside it and put gear in that.Sew two mesh pockets on and you have a great lightweight backpacking sack at a good price

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

73%

Matthew Pullan

Posted: 09/08/04

'PERFECT ULTRALIGHT PACK FOR LONG OUTINGS'

Strengths:
Very strong, great carry, very light. I used one on the Pyrenees HLR and it was deffinately the right sack!

Weaknesses:
No hole for hydration tube, tool loops are low on the pack so get worn when putting the sack down

Overall:
The best pack I've ever used. Why did we ever put frames in?

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Eurus

Posted: 14/09/04

'ULTRALIGHT NEEDN'T MEAN UNCOMFORTABLE'

Strengths:
Very comfortable considering the frameless construction, ultralight, I love the simplicity.

Weaknesses:
Poor water resistance, annoying top closure to bag, unstable when overloaded, no mesh pockets.

Overall:
I never thought that 'ultralight' could be synonymous with 'comfort' – until now. As long as I keep the weight down I find it carries far better than my high-spec bag that weighs 4x as much. Mesh pockets on outside would be great. Not waterproof, but I use a waterproof liner, so this is not a big issue for me.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

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