About this product
Hiking Backpack – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Dar es Salaam.
Orange is the sensible choice more often than people think. On a mountainside a dropped or set-down pack is remarkably easy to lose against rock and scrub, and at a trekking camp twenty black packs look identical at forty metres. A bright pack is found, photographed and identified without argument.
Seventy-five litres is expedition capacity – a tent, a sleeping bag, a mat, a stove, food for several days and spare clothing, without compressing everything into a shape that fights you every morning. The main compartment is 70 litres with a further 5 litres of extension at the top, and a separate sleeping bag compartment at the bottom so the one thing you want first at night is not at the bottom of everything else.
What makes a pack this size carryable is the suspension, and this one uses Naturehike’s Expeak Airflow system over a 65-grade aluminium alloy frame. The frame transfers the weight to the hip belt rather than hanging it off your shoulders, and the airflow channel keeps the pack off your back – which on a humid climb through the Tanzanian forest belt is not a luxury. The V-shaped back structure lets your shoulders move rather than locking them.
The fabric is 420D nylon outside over a 210D lining, splash, abrasion and tear resistant, and a rain cover is built into the base for when splash resistance stops being enough. There is a hip belt pocket for the things you need without stopping, hydration bladder compatibility, and external straps for a tent, a mat or trekking poles.
At 1,810 g empty it is not an ultralight pack, and it should not be – a 75 litre load needs a frame and a hip belt that can carry it. Packed size is 75 x 33 x 27 cm. It suits Kilimanjaro and Meru, multi-day treks in the Udzungwas and Usambaras, and long travel where one bag has to hold everything.
Buying a Hiking Backpack in Dar es Salaam
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the hiking backpack at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every hiking backpack is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which hiking backpack suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Tanzania.
Spare parts and replacements for the hiking backpack are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Pricing on the hiking backpack is quoted in Tanzanian shillings, VAT included, so the figure you see is the figure you pay at the counter in Tanzania.
Browse more Hiking Packs in Tanzania, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on backpacks, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Naturehike 70L + 5L Hiking Backpack - Orange