>>983706Yes, yes and yes.
+ robust
+ easily modded, check out Mcq bush craft on yt
+ modular, you can strap shit to it till you're a Nepali mountain porter
- If you're a wide man itll dig in on your lower back
- 35L is fine for me but I have never done more than 4 days without return to civilisation.
Buy a unissued one. Wax it when you get it, and make/buy a blast belt. On the 3 day camp in the pic I went without and it wasn't an end game but comfort is preferable.
tbqh modern £100 hi-tech low weight packs are better, but alot of hiking distance is moral and the aesthetic keeps me happy enough for it to be worth it.
>inb4 no fun only functionPhoto of a friends home made blast belt from the straps of a cheap eBay rucksack he cut up to make pouches and such.