Gourdon Reviews

Love the look of the gourdon packs. But why oh why have you only included the mesh pockets and bungees on the smallest pack? I currently use a Kimm sac with a waterproof liner for Polaris Challenge duties, the extra outside pockets and bungees are a must on a pack like this. If these appear on the bigger packs I will buy immediately, and shout your name across the roof tops in reverence. Untill then I shall keep using the Kimm… :0(

My first ‘proper’ rucksack for cycling to work and I’m really chuffed with it. I was recommended Alpkit by a mate who has some of your stuff and I’m so pleased I found you. Excellent service from a small company. I’ve bought more stuff already. Love the handwritten notes. Bag is well designed and well made at a bargain price. From my point of view, a reflective strip would be a great idea for walking or cycling. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend both Alpkit and the Gourdon 20l. I’ll be back.

After having the 30 litre Gourdon for a while now, this week my 20l one arrived. Isn’t it just the cutest thing ever! Now my Gourdon has it’s very own ‘Mini-me’!!!
Will be putting both through their paces in the Hebrides next week

When I was looking for a dry bag for an upcoming trip to deepest darkest Africa I eventually stumbled upon Alpkits dry bags.

I was not sure to begin with but the price and selection and the reviews here led me to buy the 25l thinking that this would be good for my day kit. Fortunately Alpkit sent me the 30l by accident or maybe they knew better.

Anyway as it turned out the 30l was an awesome choice and after spending ten hours a day on a boat for ten days with waves and sea spray nothing got wet and the bag stood up to all the torment.

Great bag I would recommend it to anyone.

A few posts back someone was complaining that the angle at which the waiststrap leaves the sack was too high and it should be horizontal. I thought likewise but it didn’t really bother me. Then I tried connecting the chest strap and all became clear! Suddenly the harness is pulled so that the straps come out in exactly the right orientation! So don’t cut off the ‘spare’ chest straps - use them properly!
Cheers, Rob

I’ve got the stealthy and a 25L that I’ve use for commuting by bike throughout the winter. The delivery was amazingly quick. The service was great, I recieved patient and prompt responces to emails about the products prior to buying.
I think the products are simple,excellent value for money and have kept my stuff dry.
I particularly like the Stealthy 20l and wish the 25L had the same features, as I attach a rear light to the elastic strapping and can store tools without fear that my stuff is going to get wet if I have a mechanical when it raining.
I haven’t found the straps uncomfortable, but as a woman, maybe having a smaller frame is an advantage.
I’ve followed others advice and bought an additional dry bag to store wet gear inside the 25l bag and found this is fine.

I use it mainly for bike commuting - weatherproofing is great even with a line of dirt up the middle. The waist band is useful on a bike pack. One improvement = replace the window with a reflective panel.

The side pockets make it great for a day pack - they hold a SIG bottle tightly, but the hydration pouch needs to be thicker.

Got my 20l one at the outdoor show. Like the bungies and side pockets. Pockets not accessable while wearing it, could do with tilting forward slightly. Like the back pocket and padding. It is tough as I didn’t manage to rip it on some rocks when heading off the hills. Will try harder next time. Price and performance is all you need.

Dear Alpkit,

The Gourdon 20 is genius,absolute genius. It’s INSPIRATIONAL - I just want to go play since buying it. Well done on the down-to-earth design price and attitude.

Service stunning.

Some (hopefully constructive) feedback: Please, please, please can we have pockets and bungees on its big brothers too. Then I’d buy one for all the family…. Wider waist strap worth thinking about.

I’ve now used and abused my Gourdon 25 for just under a year now and apart from the window (it punctured on some gravel but I’ve just duck taped over it and its fine now) it’s still in pretty good conditionit’s been on a number of expeditions and has never leaked, carried my ski-ing/snowboarding/climbing kit and has even had a trip to alton towers (it kept the water from the log flume, rapids, pirate things from wrecking cameras and phones and kept some clothes dry so you don’t have to walkround like a drowned rat!

I like the stiffness of the shoulder straps, The waist strap does not really add any support but i does stop the bag from bouncing around too much. I also added bungee straps to the bag but have only used them once so I don’t really see why I bothered.

all in all a great bag.

Ben

oh and the delivery was very quick as always