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Karrimor Alpiniste 35+10

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Karrimor Alpiniste 35+10
Buy if you're looking for a technical pack and can live with the minor flaws in exchange for light weight and heritage

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Reviewed: 26 January 2010 by Jon
What's It For? The Alpiniste 35+10 is a medium-sized technical mountain pack that you could happily use for summer cragging and mountaineering, as a winter day pack or in the Alps. The Techy Bits The Alpiniste gets a bucket-load of technical features, most of which are pretty standard for technical packs - axe ...  Continue reading

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Surely if you want "heritage" then something designed by Mike Parsons today has a lot more than something with "Karrimor" written on it today?

That's not to comment on the pack, just that if you want "heritage" I'm not really sure you get it with a badge.

Pete.

Posted: 27/01/2010 at 13:07

As OM point out, the lumbar padding positioning is not clever.

That aside, I wouldn't have anything to do with that evil fat b*stard Mike Ashley on principal.

In terms of heritage (if inc. made in UK) and rucksacks, we're left with Aiguille and not a lot else unfortunately.

Posted: 27/01/2010 at 17:31


TP

Aiguille is in Stavewly BTW. Near the Hawkshead Brewery. Sedbergh - Kendal - Lancaster seems to be a little hotspot for either manufacturers UK/design offices or their distributers offices. I don't know if anyone else has noticed that.

I still miss the old E-Lancs site with their factory shop selling over-specced seconds and end of lines at ridiculously low prices. A gold guarantee, top of the range sack for less than their bottom of the range, cheapo sack! With the only "fault" being one extra row of bartacking on one webbing strap. I could cycle there in an hour too.

Posted: 27/01/2010 at 18:20

Yep, TNF have offices in Stavely and Haglöfs is literally just next door. As far as 'heritage' goes, I'm talking about brand heritage rather than design heritage.

As you probably know, Mike Parsons has sold up his share of OMM, so not sure whether he's still in the designing game. I hope so, Mike's a genuine innovator and a really nice guy with it.

Posted: 28/01/2010 at 14:56

I have just purchased the new Karrimor Hot Rock 40. Not the same padding on the waist belt,  have a look............ 

Posted: 27/03/2010 at 17:21

THANKS for that Peter, most touched! Mike   

Posted: 22/09/2011 at 11:10

JOHN 

yes I still am in the design game, am testing a new product early October in Chamonix and if its all systems go, ( into production that is ) then I will have plenty to explain. ......and its NOT a rucsac. 

Mike     

Posted: 22/09/2011 at 11:16

I've just bought the new F-Form back Hot Rock 40 in "bluebird" aka turquoise...!

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/karrimor-hot-rock-40-backpack-792112?colcode=79211218 

Good technical backpack, broad shoulder straps, weighs in just under 1kg on my scales.  Tried Osprey Mutant, Lowe Alpine Crag Attack 42 and Peak Attack, Berghaus Arrete.  Wanted something sub 1kg and 40 litres.  Only the Berghaus and the KArrimor had wide enough straps to not dig into my neck.  The Karrimor Hot Rock seemed better designed - neater less flappy strapping - less likely to thwack you in the eye in the wind, or to snag on the rock.

NB The previous non F-Form model is still available, slightly lighter, with a different back system. 

Posted: 08/05/2012 at 19:21



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