Kinda obsessed with external frame backpacks, is anyone still using them? #Hikerdon #Tramperdon #Hiking #Tramping

That’s all we used in Ngati Tūmatauenga. Alice Packs were great. Carry 35kg plus no worries.

My Dad gave me his old Mountain Mule which is a local version of the Alice Pack. Works really well. I miss the waist band though. Need to fit one of those.

And when we’re up in the bush one of the guys has a pack with a folding frame that opens out so you can put more gear on it, almost like a chair on his back.

@mementomaori

@futuresprog I first started out as a kid on them, has sentimental value, but being able to load up is a plus.
@futuresprog Very cool you got your old mans pack.