How much stuff will a 70l rucksack hold?

Megahurtz400 · 24 May 2010 at 22:15

And dont say 70litres of liquid!

Going to Reading this year, just wondering if this will hold all my stuff?

So this includes; Clothes, Sleeping bag, food, and maybe tent?

Other stuff (Chair, camping grill and stuff like that) can be carried and getting booze from Tescos when we're there

Cheers,
Dan

Ahleckz · 24 May 2010 at 22:16

70 litres of liq...
Oh balls.

(It'll be fine, you only need a normal school bag for a festival - I took a 70l for 7 weeks of 'backpacking' around Europe and had FAR too much stuff).

Dunks · 24 May 2010 at 22:17

70l will be plenty big enough. As for the tent, just strap it to the outside.

ordinaryjoe · 24 May 2010 at 22:18

The tent usually goes outside the rucksack. If you have a camping sleeping bag and a compacting bag for it, you will be able to take about 5 days worth of clothes and food... You won't have too much room for anything else though.

MasterPlan1 · 24 May 2010 at 22:18

As above, I took a 70l back pack when I went to Japan for 3 weeks, I had enough clothes to last me, that's including 2xchanges of clothes each day (day/going out)... and I'm a big fella, so my clothes take up a lot of space.

[FnG]magnolia · 24 May 2010 at 22:19

You should be very comfortable with a 70l pack. The sleeping bag will attach to the rucksack on the outside, btw.

ordinaryjoe · 24 May 2010 at 22:22

We took 60 litre rucksucks on Duke Of Edinburgh which was 3 days, and there wasn't exactly loads of room... Although we did have to take our own stove, gas cannisters, water and more food than usual

Megahurtz400 · 24 May 2010 at 22:27

MasterPlan1 said:
As above, I took a 70l back pack when I went to Japan for 3 weeks, I had enough clothes to last me, that's including 2xchanges of clothes each day (day/going out)... and I'm a big fella, so my clothes take up a lot of space.

That was my worry, my clothes take up a lot of space too

Im only going to take a tiny amount of clothes really, apart from the obligitory boxers/socks; 2 pairs of shorts, 5/7 shirts/tshirts and two pairs of plims.

Packed WAYYY to much last year

Clum · 24 May 2010 at 22:29

70L of Beer

verbal · 24 May 2010 at 22:31

Well I went around the world for 3 months with a 50L rucksack and I always had a bit of space in it. I can't see the need for a 70L one unless you are trying to smuggle a friend into the festival.

Gecco · 24 May 2010 at 22:32

Antar Bolaeisk · 24 May 2010 at 22:35

About 70,000 cubic centimetres worth of stuff.

Gecco said:
70kg

Of water and other stuff of equal mass, yes. Of lead, no.

Megahurtz400 · 24 May 2010 at 22:38

verbal said:
Well I went around the world for 3 months with a 50L rucksack and I always had a bit of space in it. I can't see the need for a 70L one unless you are trying to smuggle a friend into the festival.

Trying to get as much stuff into it as possible, as carrying tent, sleeping bag, food beer and everything up last year was PIG!

ordinaryjoe · 24 May 2010 at 22:40

Antar Bolaeisk said:
Of water and other stuff of equal mass, yes. Of lead, no.

well... You could easily fit 70kg of lead in it

Dunks · 24 May 2010 at 22:42

Antar Bolaeisk said:
About 70,000 cubic centimetres worth of stuff.

Of water and other stuff of equal mass, yes. Of lead, no.

Erm, lead is denser than water therefore you'd need a smaller volume of lead.

Antar Bolaeisk · 24 May 2010 at 22:42

ordinaryjoe said:
well... You could easily fit 70kg of lead in it

Yes, I kinda meant that you could fit a tad more than 70Kg of lead into the bag

Glaucus · 24 May 2010 at 22:46

yes it will be big enough. if you get one with external straps. Tie tent, sleeping bag and roll up matt on the outside.

Also buy a sack truck, I have this one and it makes life so much easier
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/272KG-600LB-H..._Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item518ee34c2b

Stick your beer and BBQ and charcoal on it and use small ratchet straps, not bunjies or string. You wont regret it.

Skillmister · 24 May 2010 at 22:49

AcidHell2 said:
Also buy a sack truck, I have this one and it makes life so much easier

Megahurtz400 · 24 May 2010 at 23:14

AcidHell2 said:
yes it will be big enough. if you get one with external straps. Tie tent, sleeping bag and roll up matt on the outside.

Also buy a sack truck, I have this one and it makes life so much easier
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/272KG-600LB-H..._Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item518ee34c2b

Stick your beer and BBQ and charcoal on it and use small ratchet straps, not bunjies or string. You wont regret it.

My poor little Megane is strapped for space as it is, 5 people + gear in it

Glaucus · 24 May 2010 at 23:16

Megahurtz400 said:
My poor little Megane is strapped for space as it is, 5 people + gear in it

they have laps pile it in. Or take two cars, which is the much better option.