Poster: A snowHead
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I've bought an Osprey Farpoint 40 for my carry-on but that's no use for a day out in the side country and I'm looking for a good, small, lightweight, daypack I can use to carry Avi gear and the basics for a day off piste. It's going to need some way of carrying skis/board too. There'should just too much out there to make an informed decision and I'm sure there are some of you with good/bad experiences? Cheers, John
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I have a Mammut Rocker Pro 15L which takes all my kit (and the airbag, obvs) plus spare glasses, fleece, water etc. It’s tight, but it fits.
15L with no airbag would be plenty?
Nick
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I've just done that same bit of research, and just bought a Dakine Heli 12l
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@auntie masque, if you want an airbag the Mammut Ultralight 20l is awesome - light as a feather and plenty of room for day trip gear
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@BobinCH, aaaawsome price tooo
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BobinCH wrote: |
@auntie masque, if you want an airbag the Mammut Ultralight 20l is awesome - light as a feather and plenty of room for day trip gear |
Although a bit flimsy for ski or board carry.
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Standard airbag price, no? I paid 650chf. Mine’s holding up well with skis strapped to it most weekends. Additional bags are 100chf so flexible setup
The light weight and low profile for chairlifts is wonderful coming off an original Snowpulse (had that one for 10 years!)
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@auntie masque, ...have I interpreted your question correctly...AVI gear meaning aluminium shovel, probe, head torch, and water, energy bars, spare gloves, phone etc but not airbag? If that's the case then the best I have found is the Ortovox Freerider 18. Has a built in back protector and loads of well-positioned straps designed for ski carry.
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I've got a snow drifter 20l by Patagonia and can't fault it. Good price, incredibly well made (as you'd expect from Patagonia), has options as far as ski carry goes and looks great to boot!
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Check out the BCA stash pack.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thanks guys, that's plenty to work with
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@BobinCH, aaaawsome price tooo
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@auntie masque, worth the extra money if you value your own life I’d suggest. I never go offpiste without my airbag, and also never ski offpiste with anyone who hasn’t one, most people do I suggest if they are serious about offpiste skiing and in a group.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just watch out on the back length - some probe and shovel handles are too long for these smaller packs. The ortovox Freerider 18 just fits them in, others just double check
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dakine heli pack will do it.
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