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Probably the NZ ones now that I think about it. I gave the CHinese made ones a bloody good going over before I bought it and its very well finished, not a seam out of place. Assuming they use the...

Yeah I was tossing up between that and the huntech 40L job for an day/overnighter/hunt on the move pack, ended up going the huntech after reading some solid reviews but the miklat was a very close...

Im prety sure you can buy the frontbag thingies to use with standard packs, be a decent way to bump the capacity of your current system

Yeah I like the new age frame packbag idea, For my money I think Stone Glacier looks the best for these.
Those nice frame packs by mystery ranch look really good and reports are that they are...

Guess time will tell, Gimp has used ones at alpine chasing tahr I believe, so he is probably the best person to attest as to the durability.

Depends what you want out of it, theres gunna be a trade off in durability in order to go light, but it isnt as big as you might think. modern materials have closed this gap.
Agreed about load...

25+kg rating on the lightning 60, which is the standard load rating for a 60L odd hiking pack

Is a good point, But if you dont own a pack and there is a 1kg pack that will do the same job as a 3kg pack, might as well go with the lighter pack

Although if you have a big bulky synthetic sleeping bag, a 70+l might be the go

Yeah man 60l is about as much as I want to take. Can strap sleeping mats ect on the outside to if you need the extra space.

Yeah mate the one I replaced was 3.2 empty, kicker is that the exped is comfier too. Just gotta DIY a rifle carrying system now. Dont think you will be disapointed

I just picked up a exped lightning 60l. Havnt had it out in the hills yet but have loaded it up for some hill sprints a few times, comfy and super light. I probably wouldnt want to full on scrub bash...