>>616016Ayyy lmao, my time to shine!
I own 3, modded one and love it. Added removable side pouches, better shoulder straps, and a thick hip belt. Weights 6.5 lbs total. Worth putting some time into. Great bag overall. Still need to get a trashcan for the inside for rigidity and interior mounting points, might even make a nice cutting board!
Do the following:
>spraypaint the frame with rustolium, whatever color just a good few coats>Ditch the straps, get some thick milspec ones or do what I did and thift/ebay a old hiking bag and steal the straps/belt off it>stitch on 2" webbing on the side with a sewing awlPouches not in pic, will post new ones soon
>>616033>"very small"35 liters is small but the external mounting points add a whole lot more room. I can stow a tent on the bottom, poles along the front, med kit and other items on the side pouches I added, sleep system on top, and slip items in the back or between the pouches. Probably around an additional 15 liters of space to work with (est)
>"can't attach things to the frame directly"See above, I can also hang pots and ditty bags from the top mounting rods
>lk70I wish, can't find any stateside :^(
>>616034It's more durable than the bags you posted, putting maybe 10 bucks into a $20 bag isn't much at all, more of an investment if you think about it. I will agree I'd almost rather have a nice osprey bag but for the price of the LK you can't go wrong. Also it's superior for bushcraft if you're into that.
