Luggage Bags and Packs

[zhivago]

@derivative666:

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!

[toddjcoley]

Goruck/IH  cheers G!

[Megatron1505]

You made Nats manbag even manlier  :o

[zhivago]

dope

[Seul]

Cool idea. Needs more pigs though.

[toddjcoley]

It is mine now. she has finished uni. Get me a pig and I will put it on. :))

[returningson]

@toddjcoley:

Goruck/IH  cheers G!

awesome! 

[Snowy]

@todd how are you finding it? Still keen to hear more 'real world' stories of how the GR's go.

[Snowy]

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?

http://edcforums.com/threads/goruck-thread.98334/

[Megatron1505]

Snowy, could you summarise for us please dude. Reading 107 pages of the EDC Goruck thread aint how I want to spend my Sunday 

[Snowy]

^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).

[Snowy]

Sent for repair, all less than a year old. From memory, most <1 month all lightly loaded;

Crooked/odd stitching;



(other side only has 2 rows)

I think that's enough for now. Check your stitching very closely.

[Lucifer]

My newest addition to the carry family:

[toddjcoley]

I have been loving mine snow. feels better and better with wear. The front loading is sweet. You can either un zip a little and use like a normal backpack or just slam it open and dump stuff in or out. Will keep you updated on the stitching, will be getting a work out this month and will be busting open on the plane home.

[Snowy]

Thanks for the update mate. Hope it holds up well for you.

[SpaceGnome]

LOL @ zippergate.  Im finding that hilarious.  Im not surprised in the least that once they outsourced things, it started to go down hill.

[SpaceGnome]

@urbanwoodsman:

Yep, the foam and padded dividers just slide out. This style hard case is pretty standard for all my Pro photographer buddies when traveling. I finally got one.

I checked out the Rimowa's the other day. Sure, they're nice but there's no reason for me to have one right now. Maybe if I need a huge suitcase one day I'll get a 32" but I highly doubt it.

how has the SBK been?  I just bought a Pelican 1514 for my camera stuff, and remembered this case as well.  I think the pelican is a bit smaller, at this point that is ok by me.

[urbanwoodsman]

I love it. It's a tank. I've traveled with it probably 6-8 times now and it only has a few scratches on it.

[Graeme]

I stumbled across Trakke, who build modern designs in retro materials. The Óg is a roll-top backpack made of Ventile.

Then there's the Krukke, which is a larger rucksack in waxed cotton.

[Graeme]

Or for something completely different, the Flextrek Whipsnake! :o