I wish they still made them like this. 20+years of heavy duty abuse and still going strong. Arc'teryx Bora 30 backpack. Submitted by Tonquin t3_11lkozp on March 8, 2023 at 3:18 AM in BuyItForLife 39 comments 506
Tmblackflag t1_jbdm1mg wrote on March 8, 2023 at 7:38 AM The conundrum is people want lighter. Lighter gear wears more quickly than all the sturdy shit that used to be the norm. Permalink 73 Culverin t1_jbdopbs wrote on March 8, 2023 at 8:15 AM They used to make both. But they've killed all their heavy duty bags. No more military LEAF Drybags, No more Naos, No more Arrakis, No more Alpha SK. The only thing left is the LEAF Courier Permalink Parent 19 antelopepoop t1_jbfbktw wrote on March 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM 💯. If you want this level of sturdy, look into hunting packs. Cordura still exists, it's just getting harder and harder to find at REI. Permalink Parent 10 Culverin t1_jbfkpn7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM I'm in the pacific northwest, it's raining here all the time. I want a waterproof/seam taped pack with support structure of a hiking bag You can do this with some Arcteryx bags https://www.carryology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Arcteryx-LEAF-DryPack-25-8.jpg Permalink Parent 7
Culverin t1_jbdopbs wrote on March 8, 2023 at 8:15 AM They used to make both. But they've killed all their heavy duty bags. No more military LEAF Drybags, No more Naos, No more Arrakis, No more Alpha SK. The only thing left is the LEAF Courier Permalink Parent 19
antelopepoop t1_jbfbktw wrote on March 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM 💯. If you want this level of sturdy, look into hunting packs. Cordura still exists, it's just getting harder and harder to find at REI. Permalink Parent 10 Culverin t1_jbfkpn7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM I'm in the pacific northwest, it's raining here all the time. I want a waterproof/seam taped pack with support structure of a hiking bag You can do this with some Arcteryx bags https://www.carryology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Arcteryx-LEAF-DryPack-25-8.jpg Permalink Parent 7
Culverin t1_jbfkpn7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM I'm in the pacific northwest, it's raining here all the time. I want a waterproof/seam taped pack with support structure of a hiking bag You can do this with some Arcteryx bags https://www.carryology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Arcteryx-LEAF-DryPack-25-8.jpg Permalink Parent 7
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