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REVIEW – High Range Outdoors Manbag
ITEM: Manbag MANUFACTURER: High Range Outdoors DESCRIPTION: A satchel style manbag for the urban or real jungle. . . REVIEW NOTE: This item and review was a surprise. I was after a trendy-trendy...
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TRIP REPORT – OXFAM TRAILWALKER, JUNE 2019
So, my fellow scout leader Hawk had a brilliant thought: We should walk the Oxfam Trailwalker. . . Oxfam Trailwalker is a challenging event that changes lives. Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane, 21-23 June...
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REVIEW – Crossfire DG-16 Long Range
ITEM: DG-16 MANUFACTURER: Crossfire Australia DESCRIPTION: Modular general purpose 85L Patrol pack with external polymer frame. . REVIEW NOTES: The DG-16 has been supplied by a long-time supporter of...
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REVIEW – VERTX GUNFIGHTER SHIRT
ITEM: Gunfighter Shirt MANUFACTURER: Vertx DESCRIPTION: A budget priced, yet functional uniform shirt for high-performance usage whilst still maintaining suitable professional uniform appearance for...
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REVIEW – VARUSTELEKA THERMAL CLOAK
ITEM: TST Thermal Cloak MANUFACTURER: Varusteleka Särmä DESCRIPTION: A multi-functional thermal cloak that is capable of being used as a coat/cloak, sleeping bag, tarp or emergency shelter. . . REVIEW...
View ArticleChristmas Wishes – 2019
Let us here at Packs and Beyond take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. . For all of you serving country or community, know that you will be in our thoughts and...
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REVIEW – High Range Outdoors Bolt10
ITEM: Bolt 10 Daypack MANUFACTURER: High Range Outdoors DESCRIPTION: A lightweight multi-purpose, modular daypack of 10L capacity. . . REVIEW NOTES: The Bolt10 has been graciously supplied by High...
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REVIEW – Mystery Ranch SATL
ITEM: SATL Assault Ruck MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch DESCRIPTION: An internal frame, top loading general purpose rucksack of 56L capacity. REVIEW NOTES: The SATL used for this review was purchased with...
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REVIEW – Crossfire DG-3A (New Generation)
ITEM: DG-3A New Generation MANUFACTURER: Crossfire Australia DESCRIPTION: A 55L polymer-framed patrol pack intended to replace the ALICE pack. . REVIEW NOTES: The new DG-3 has been supplied by a long...
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REVIEW – High Range Outdoors MR40
ITEM: MR (Mid-Range) 40 pack MANUFACTURER: High Range Outdoors DESCRIPTION: Modular 40L pack that can be used for day trips or lightweight, multi-day journeys. . . REVIEW NOTES: The MR40 has been...
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REVIEW – Mystery Ranch Scapegoat 35
ITEM: Scapegoat 35 MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch DESCRIPTION: A low profile, hunting pack for use in close and tight terrain. . . REVIEW NOTES: The Scapegoat has been graciously supplied by a long time...
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Social Credit Score = 0
Team, A data point for us all. I’ve just copped a 24hr ban for breaching Farcebook “community standards”. I can’t even access the P&B page. This is the reason why I’ve kept this site running as a...
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Christmas Wishes – 2020
It’s been a pretty rough year for many. . After losing a dream role in April due to the pandemic, I’ve been unemployed for most of it, living in my parents place. I can only hope that 2021 brings...
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Sneak Peek – AttackPAK
We’ve spoken of our friends at AttackPAK previously. We met them a couple of years ago at SHOT Show, and they’ve done us a huge favour by sending a Defender Sustainment pack for evaluation and review....
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REVIEW – Crossfire GP Jacket
ITEM: General Purpose Jacket MANUFACTURER: Crossfire Australia DESCRIPTION: A modern general purpose smock/jacket based on the venerable M-65 design. . . REVIEW NOTES: This was kindly supplied by...
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A Group Shot or…. I emptied my shed!
A challenge was set awhile back by someone who didn’t believe me when I said I have “a few packs”. This is after doing a decent cull of the herd last year too. So what do we have here? . *Ahem* 21x...
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Kit – Using It, Fighting Order
Fighting Order (aka Second Line). . The previous two articles in this series speaking of the general over-arching concepts (seen HERE) and our Third Line, or Marching Order (seen HERE). Now, let us...
View ArticleThis is what winning feels like…
This is what winning feels like:- Quiet exultation, tinged with bittersweet sadness. . My latest article on fighting order evoked some very interesting responses on one of the Facebook pages I posted...
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REVIEW – AttackPak Defender Sustainment Pack
ITEM: Defender Sustainment Pack MANUFACTURER: AttackPak DESCRIPTION: A top loading, long range pack with a unique hip-loading belt arrangement. . . REVIEW NOTES: The Defender has been graciously...
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SNEAK PEEK – Woody’s Wynda
It was at LandForces Conference earlier this year that we were fortunate to meet and have a chinwag with the team behind Woody’s Wyndas. They’re another small local business from out Roma way that...
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