Gourdon Reviews

Hi, I bought the Gourdon yesterday and this morning I received it!
Wonderful service and great product as usual.
Well done guys!

Great for the family on the beach - the ‘window’ is handy. Use mine now for the gym. Good water-proof bags for silly money.

My G20 has just done the Welsh 3000s with me - just enough space for overnight bivi kit without worrying about it getting wet and 2 litre Platypus bladder in place of backpad - perfect

Just a quick note to say thank you for some really excellent products, amazing prices and fantastic customer service. You put the big guns to shame!!
I initially was a wee bit sceptical about the quality of the products given the ridiculously low prices but after my initial purchase of the trekker wool mix socks at a about a third of the price of comparable products I bought the Hunka bivvy for £30.
I then ditched my heavy £200 plus Gortex one as the Hunka was lighter and breathed better having noticed this with clients when running our winter skills snow holing expeditions.
For years when multi-pitch climbing I’ve been looking for a replacement for my simple very light homemade stuff sack backpack. Everything I’ve bought has been very expensive and overly complicated or only available in gunmetal colour and extremely expensive!! So I thought I’d have a look at the Gourdon 20 which looked to have all of the features and far better design and quality than a similar 30 litre bag costing £120 AND for only £20!! Well now I’ve got it I have to say I’m really impressed by the design and even the material and stitching quality which is far better than many of the top brands…
So well done Alpkit and to be sure I will sing your praises for in a world of over-hyped and overpriced ripoffs Alpkit are the exception - with good design, quality, customer service AND cheap prices!!!!!!!
I hope you don’t mind us referring our clients to you website for the bivvy bags…

Cheers

Ron Walker (MIC, IML)
Talisman Activities

Mart, a lot of people have used their G20 like that. I saw a lot at the Welsh Ride Thing last weekend, some people use bungie cords or roofrack straps. If you have a saddle mounted rack you may be able to slide it into the back system for added stability. This is what I did on a recent trip to Italy.. http://www.melloblocco.it/notizie/una-grande-bellissima-storia-del-melloblocco/?lang=en

Exactly what I was looking for - incredible price, superb delivery and a simply but brilliantly functional rucksack. You are even better than you say on the tin !

Any one got any info on transforming a Gourdon into a rear pannier bag? I imagine someone has done it - thought I could nick someone’s ideas!

In terms of Review, I’ve had a Gourdon 25 for about 2 years - still going strong, use it all the time. Can’t wait for an excuse to buy another.

I got the Gourdon 20 for Christmas and think it’s a great bag. It’s perfect for a day sport climbing - I can fit a 60m single rope, 10 quickdraws, harness, slings, belay device, carabiners and a guide book in the sack (just) and attach a helmet, rock shoes and a jacket to the outside along with a water bottle and chalk bag in the mesh pockets. It’s comfortable and stable on your back and seems to be holding up pretty well to any abuse it gets.

Excellent design and well thought out, use it 3 or 4 times a week when I cycle down to gig training, really good quality - Just what I needed…..how did you know?

Ordered the 30L Gourdon, the same day Alpkit emailed to say the order had processed and would be shipped, next day it arrived, excellent service. Other positive reviews on here sum up my favourable first impressions of the Gourdon, a great looking piece of kit.