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Quick one: stowable packpack

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Looking for something small and light that I can roll up and stick in my frame bag and use to carry extra water and food at the end of the day. I had an old Nike one but it seems to have disappeared into the black hole that is my son's room.
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Osprey. Bout 20 quid. Tis amazing and packs to a small apple size into its own pocket...
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Alpkit do one or Apidura if you're feeling flush.

Not tried either as I made my own.

I used to have a Dare2B one which was OK. The straps are never padded enough for me, hence the myog.
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+1 for the Osprey version. More expensive than the Decathlon for sure but has served me well. https://www.wiggle.co.uk/osprey-ultrali ... gL5__D_BwE
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ballibeg wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:12 pm I use a decathlon pack.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/rucksack- ... 6227.html
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Yeah, I have a Decathlon one. Mountain Warehouse do them too.
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Another vote for the Decathlon pack (although mine is a different design to the one in the link, possibly an older model as I've had it for a while). Tiny when packed, big enough opened up and very cheap. :-bd
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Sea to summit
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Another decathlon packable backpack user, here.
Can find it on their website, but they have plenty of alternatives.
Bought specifically to stock up on BBQ goodies and beer, a few miles before arriving at the campsite.
Did the job admirably, and has also been used for picking up shopping on the way home from a ride.
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Taylor wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:21 amSea to summit
This was the correct answer. It packs tiny
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Yeah, I've got a few and the Sea to Summit one is certainly my favourite and also the one I trust not to fall apart and deposit my cooked chicken and bread rolls on the floor. They also do a fully waterproof version which I might invest in.
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:23 am Yeah, I've got a few and the Sea to Summit one is certainly my favourite and also the one I trust not to fall apart and deposit my cooked chicken and bread rolls on the floor. They also do a fully waterproof version which I might invest in.
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Ey, thirded or whatever. 30g! And 30% orf here as well: https://www.traveloutdoors.co.uk/sea-s ... daypack/

You'll just have to get one of these as well Timbo - even more room for pies and beers :-bd
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Decathlon site isn't loading for me at the mo, but take care with the Decathlon bag if it's the really compact Sea2Summit copy. I'm a fan of their kit generally but I've had 2 and both had ropey seams and the shoulder strap loop on one let go after a bit of use.
In comparison my Sea2Summit folding bag has been in use for 6 years of trips now, no signs of any faults after a lot of use. Essential dinner-to-bivi transport kit that often holds up to 3kg of stuff.
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I have quite a few options. About 3 decathlon ones, a berghaus one and a sea to summit. Latter one is the best for packability, it really is tiny. the berghaus one is the best backpack when being used as a pack. Decathlon is outstanding for value though
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Decathlon one worked well for us backpacking around Uzbekistan last year.

Looking forward to when we can use it again
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Sea to Summit for me, I have been using mine for six years and have tried hard to break it through abuse but it's still going strong.
Next time I will buy an orange one instead of black for visibility purposes.
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