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LIDL Backpack - Thursday 7th April 23 EURO

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  • #2
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    Based on my experience of burst zips and seams from Lidl I would invest in something more robust for your travels.


  • #3
    Santa Claus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭Santa Claus


    If you're going back packing round SE asia then I'd suggest that you need a backpack that's sturdy enough to take a bashing and survive and that won't leave you crippled from wearing it (something with a belt round the waist can help take the strain off your shoulders).

    It's not something I'd recommend scrimping on, but that's just me.
    Maybe go into an outdoor shop and see what they'd recommend and then go into lidl and compare this backpack to the ones the outdoor store recommended. If you can't see much difference apart from the price then go for it !


  • #4
    Psydeshow
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Psydeshow


    Can't speak for this particular backpack but got one from them a few years ago and still using it. http://www.alpenreport.de/Equipment/Bilder/rucksack_gross.jpg is similar if not the same bag that I have

    Tis a great bag, not the lightest but well constructed with some nifty features I haven't seen in more expensive bags. It's survived a good few trips of about a month each.

    Startin to show it's age now, but I'd expect that 3/4 years on really. Just my two cents on a completely different bag


  • #5
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Batigol309 wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Going on RTW trip in June kicking off in SE Asia....anyone know if this backpack from LIDL on offer next week is any good:

    http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages...kking_Backpack

    OR should I just invest in expensive gear.


    That bag is too small. You need a full size 65 litre bag. Price some of them in outdoor shops and then have a look online.

    Thes guys opened beside IKEA in Belfast last year and are good. Not sure if they will deliver to IRL.

    http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/hiking-backpacks-big-volume-3230534/


  • #6
    RDM_83 again
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,116 ✭✭✭RDM_83 again


    Try Mary street and capel street if located in Dublin they often have very good deals


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  • #7
    doodio
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭doodio


    This is your back!!!! Don't **** around! I went backpacking and didn't take it seriously. I didn't learn how to mount it properly and distribute the weight properly. For just a three day trip, I have suffered for four years now with a slipped disc in my cervical spine. It's not a joke! Get good equipment and spend the time learning how to use it properly. I'm young, in my 20s, way to young to be in this amount of chronic pain.

    Just some words of advice. It's not worth the suffering I've experienced. Get yourself a really good professional pack and spend some time at the store with people who are trained to teach you how to use it. An extra 80 euro now could save you everything later. :) Best of luck on your travels!


  • #8
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    Id fork out the money for a decent one, dont get me wrong ive nothing against Lidl, have bought a lot of stuff off them.


  • #9
    pawrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,721 ✭✭✭pawrick


    definitely don't scrimp on a back pack for that type of trip -I have had one back pack for the past 10 years, it's 45 litre and I've never needed a larger one (I wouldn't go under 45 litre size though).

    Most important for me is comfort - imagine it fully loaded on your back and walking for hours, this along with durability...no point having a comfortable backpack with broken straps.

    check out the one you mention and see how good it is - might be fine but it is a little on the small side for a long trip.


  • #10
    ToadVine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 659 ✭✭✭ToadVine


    Get something decent and designed for the job.

    The Great Outdoors outlet shop in Kildare Village has high spec technical backpacks for great value. Thats where I'd get my gear if I was hitting SE Asia for a few months.


  • #11
    Beasty.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Beasty.


    yes - think i would spend a few more dollars on an item like this - would be no good if it were to start to come apart during an extended trip


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  • #12
    Batigol309
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Batigol309


    Thanks guys....Im going to go for a proper one from specialised shop.....that 23 Euro price just made me think:)

    Oh well at least Haribo jellies on offer....i could fill the 23 eur bag with them instead


  • #13
    Hondo75
    Registered Users Posts: 317 ✭✭Hondo75


    If you can try and find one that loads from front as well.makes thinks easy.
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Travel-Backpacks


  • #14
    indiewindy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭indiewindy


    Stevie Dakota wrote: »
    Based on my experience of burst zips and seams from Lidl I would invest in something more robust for your travels.

    Yeah, had this problem with a lidl backpack, it lasted a year, but then opening my bag in a hotel 2 zips just fell off, wasnt fun having it flapping heading through the airport on the way home:o


  • #15
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    No connection etc. etc. but a good half price bag here

    http://www.greatoutdoors.ie/product_info.php?products_id=186632&osCsid=df1f8f01e40c5761d2817ede50460fec


  • #16
    harryd2
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭harryd2


    Trevord wrote: »
    That bag is too small. You need a full size 65 litre bag.
    No, no, you don't travel light


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    harryd2 wrote: »
    No, no, you don't travel light

    I agree. If you pack properly you should be carrying no more than 10kg and should fit into a 45l backpack.


  • #18
    knick_knack
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭knick_knack


    Theres a camping/outdoor shop just off Grafton, I think its up by HMV which sells a lot of bags etc upstairs. A little expensive but the stuff appears to be top quality. :D


  • #19
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    harryd2 wrote: »
    No, no, you don't travel light

    Its a matter of personal choice in the end. I'd rather have a larger bag that had some space in it than a smaller bag that is full to the brim.

    Agree that you need to do reseach on what you should and should not bring.

    The rule of thumb is that you bring half as much clothes as you think you 'll need and twice as much money !


  • #20
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Nollog


    How would this backpack be for day trips and the like?
    Walking/hiking.


  • #21
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Too big for day trips, more of an overnight bag.


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