Best Bushcraft Backpack?

I have the Centurio 30 with the zip on side pockets. Turns into a 50 liter which is nice. On the down side I find the shoulder straps much less comfortable than my Karrimor packs. By a lot. and the top flap pocket has the zipper on the front side (like yours) which is unlike any other pack and not better at all. I much prefer the zipper on the harness side. With this pack it is pointing downward so that if you forget to close the zipper small items can fall out. Otherwise it is very well built. No problem there. I am glad that you enjoy yours.

Nice pack. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

Nice looking pack!

Do you know it has a beavertail hidden in the flap on the front?

I'm more interested in that parachute rain tarp you got hung in that site.

Excellent looking bag

Stihl frosty.

Thats a nice bag man....👏👏👏👏

Cool bag that Wooly!
It's rare to find a smaller mil-style backpack with that front opening feature on it.
One of my bigger rucksacks has it and its an absolute game changer! So much easier for grabbing stuff out the bottom of the bag when you need it.

Oh and my son is in the French army reserves so he has the F2 pack.. and loads of great issued gear.. including the French issue goretex bivvy l mention to you last year.

I think most of us look what's out there and get a pack.. l got the Lowe Alpine Sting (new unissued) and it's been brilliant. I got the Karrimor Sabre 45 with pockets for my son and it's brilliant too. If somewhat dearer.
Now we've got these, we're not going to change..
Every week some one comes out with a better pack. But most don't do much more than ours.. and some are crazy expensive..

I gotten me the Centurio IV 30L bc of a great offer with the two sidebags; NOT BAD, but:
- no pals-webbing at the bottom thus no way mounting stuff below the bag. think sleeping- and bivy-bag with an isomat rolled together
- no compression-straps. these "sidemounting-ones" (btw try to find swiss surplus-straps; "Feldgrau" (green), but they fit perfectly and are WAY bigger than what Berghaus supplied (and you can retrofit them onto the Centurio) - also switzerland uses INXS, so you retrofit the availability of using these clamps, too
- for the small bags: waist-belt isn't removable; if you travel light, it is just in the way...
- (no pals on the waist-strap to mount some bottle-bags if you use the camel-compartment for something else)
(same goes btw for the 90+20 from dutchland i gotten me recently)

How much is too much for a backpack/ruck? How many have you bought that just didn't work out?

Probably should add that I prefer the Vulcan (when in the mil as a replacement for the PLCE too) for bushcraft as I'm a bigger guy, so larger sleep systems and XXL clothing takes a lot more space. Really struggle with anything below 50 litres. They come in 1, 2 , 3 and 4 sizes too. Huge advantage if 6ft 2+.

Great mid size for sure. Still can't beat the pack this was derived from tho imo. The Vulcan. The Vulcan will compress down but will carry humongous amounts of gear if needed.

Great bags

Hi woolly so would you use it winter with side pouches or go bigger

I wish savotta had size between jääkäri M and jääkäri L that was like jääkäri M just 45L as standard without a roll top