Luggage Bags and Packs
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I use my GR1 every day, it's a great pack, easily the best I have owned and I have owned a LOT of packs. If anything I probably don't abuse it as much as such a hefty purchase warrants though, but I am happy that I have a pack which will probably last me 10 years should I want it to.
Loading isn't an issue, the zips go full length so just unzip it as much as you need to really. I have travelled with it quite a bit this year and it's been a great companion bag for me, apart from attracting some unwanted attention at Jakarta Airport for its "America" flag.
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I've been rocking D666's GR2 for the past ten days around Peru and it is seriously one amazing pack.Two huge thumbs ups from this guy!!! -
The Makr Carry Goods Farm Pack looks so great!!!
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Fuck Yeh!!!! GR2/Machu Picchu perfect together btw looking not so shabby yourself my man. Second the Gallery for Big Zee
"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"
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Skipping back a topic - for motorcycle luggage, check out Wolfman: http://www.wolfmanluggage.com/
I just picked up one of their waterproof duffles and it's brilliant.
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Picked up a small field bag from Archival Clothing a few weeks ago, and I'm really liking it so far. Brass hardware, taped seams, Horween leather, heavy duty zipper, awesome strap, and some 22oz duck. This bag hits all the right notes in terms of construction. It definitely feels over engineered, and I love it…
It functions great as a daypack for when I feel like a smaller bag than my GR1.
Front flap
dat red bartack. Also, all the rivets on this bag are leather backed…
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Fuck Yeh!!!! GR2/Machu Picchu perfect together btw looking not so shabby yourself my man. Second the Gallery for Big Zee
You guys are kind!
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Goruck/IH cheers G!
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You made Nats manbag even manlier :o
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dope
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It is mine now. she has finished uni. Get me a pig and I will put it on. :))
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70 pages of reading about GoRuck over @ EDC I'm more than a little concerned about the longevity of their bag. Quite interesting around page 60 is the "Zippergate" where the zippers moved from being made in the US to Taiwan. There's A LOT of bags fraying and being swapped out with almost no usage on that thread/forum…Have you guys checked your straps carefully?
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Snowy, could you summarise for us please dude. Reading 107 pages of the EDC Goruck thread aint how I want to spend my Sunday
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^Yeah, you know, it wasn't how I wanted to spend my Sunday evening, but around page 10 I got hooked, page 30 I was engrossed. From there it was just a jump to the left, as they say.
Summary; Quite a few of the bags GR1 & GR2 have been coming apart, I'll grab a few of the photos after this. It appears that when they outsources to other factories their QC dropped. The material are fine, but the construction's not held up. This all started in mid '12.
Early `13 ZipperGate happened. Huge deal. They stopped source Made in the USA YKK zippers swapped with Taiwan YKK zipper, but never updated the website/details (months after being told). There's never been a real/clear answer as to why as others can refute their reasoning, looks like they were caught out as apposed to them calling it out.
The other vibe on the forum is that they appear to now be an events company that makes good bags, as apposed to a bag company that has events (4Mil revenue last year).
