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Hi, I'm going on a TP wild camping meet in May and I'm after a rucksack.

I'll be taking 1 body, 1 lens, filter set and tripod. Along with two person tent, sleeping mat and bag, food and water for one nights camping.

Any suggestions for rucksacks would be appreciated. I'd be looking at £50, which I appreciate isn't a lot of money but I have quite a few TP meets this year along with several holidays so funds are limited and I won't be wild camping a lot, I suspect.

Cheers all.
 
If you can stretch your budget very slightly, it's hard to look past this:

https://www.podsacs.com/i/q/CCPA50/pod-alpine-50-back-pack

I have one (the size A 50 litre) and based on my last outing, I can confirm that it takes a full overnight winter camp include axe, crampons, tent, sleeping bag, air mat, food, water, change of clothes etc. Oh, and camera+small tripod :) I reckon it can actually hold about 70 litres before it becomes a bit unstable, vertically.

Bear in mind it's a climbing rucksack (in terms of design) so it sits very high on your back and doesn't have much in terms of attachments/loose strapping externally. In our last group of 6 (all bona fide climbers except me!) 5 had variants of this (either the 40l or 50l) and most of them had clearly been around the block but were going strong.

And it can be stripped down to well under 1kg by losing the waist belt (handy if you're wearing a bulkier harness) etc. so qualifies as lightweight in my book!
 
Have a look in Go Outdoors (if there's one near you)

That's where our wild camping rucksacks came from.

My other half's is a 30 litre but unsure what mine is.
 
It is also a drysac in one - it has a roll-top / drybag style closure under the lid, so no need for a rainproof cover which is handy if you have attached things to the side (whether that's axes or tripods!!)

I know you do a lot of outdoors stuff so you'll probably already do it, but because the bag is narrow, you really do need to use rubble sacks or whatever to partition your gear when packing it... otherwise the first thing you get out will cause 5 minutes of repacking!
 
GreenNinja67 said:
Have a look in Go Outdoors (if there's one near you)

That's where our wild camping rucksacks came from.

My other half's is a 30 litre but unsure what mine is.
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Cheers, I've bookmarked a few to go and have a look.

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I have a Gregory Z30, ideal for what you want, but I only wander for a few hours these days http://www.bucketlistpublications.c...perfect-daypack-for-general-duty-gregory-z30/

If you are interested bung a wanted in the classifeds, it would be within your price range
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Cheers, had a quick look but seems a little small.
 
pjm1 said:
Ha ha... I guarantee you'll come out with a new sleeping bag, a set of waterproofs (despite your old ones being perfectly fine) and a canoe. At least, that's the kind of thing that happens to me when I got to G.O. with a purchase in mind... Oh, and no rucksack!
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It'll not happen....I have to be very frugal for the rest of the year :(
 
If you are going to walk any distance choose for comfort not price, otherwise you'll seriously regret it. Make sure it fits your back shape and load it with something (a decent shop will have weighted bags to use). And get a bigger one than you think you'll need. Waterproof liners are far more practical than a rain cover.
 
Podsac's are great for climbing but there are much better options for hiking and camping. Try looking on a walking forum rather than a photography forum - would you buy a camera from a recommend on a walking forum because you wanted to take some pictures on your camping trip? ;) There are a few, try Outdoorsmagic or Trek-lite for starters.
 
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