Mountain Warehouse’s High 50L Rucksack is perfect to carry your clothes and personal items on a weekend away travelling by air or by foot. Its design allows you to fill the storage capacity to the max and then squeeze it to decrease bulk, enabling an easy fit into a plane’s overhead locker.

If you are walking out into the bush for a solid day hike that may extend to a night or two, you can certainly fit in plenty of clothes and gear to keep you exploring. It has exceptional carry capacity in its main compartment, with two small side pockets that fit a water bottle, GPS or phone. The compression straps on three sides pull the cargo in tightly and provide points to attach and hold various items.

The design of the rucksack is reasonably lightweight and durable, with the drawcord closure of the main storage area ensuring items are kept safe and dry. The padded air-mesh back, which is both soft and breathable, makes the rucksack super comfortable to wear. It contours nicely to your back and with its chest/sternum strap, supports heavier loads, keeping the weight of a full rucksack well distributed and balanced. 

When travelling interstate for a weekend, the rucksack was packed full of clothes and personal items for myself and my toddler. Being spot on at the maximum carry-on weight of 7kg plus some hanging water bottles, I was able to easily reduce the bulk of the bag down to a size that fit comfortably in the overhead locker, bottom in first. The rucksack was later put to great use for our Hobart outings.

On a field trip to undertake wildlife surveys, the team were able to fill the bag with wildlife cameras and supporting equipment, laptop computer and other tools. The rucksack sat comfortably when walking and manoeuvring through thick bush in search of optimal survey locations.

This rucksack is ideal for those who hike, hunt, fish and/or travel. It provides plenty of flexibility and will get a lot of use. Grab it at the bargain price of $76.99 (RRP $109.99) at mountainwarehouse.com.au