Anyone remember the Dana Design “BombPack”

I have one, well used and still has many, many miles in it although it isn't getting a whole lot of use now… not exactly UL! :^) Probably something like 35 liters (?)

That listing says "vintage" but I'm pretty sure mine is older. It is solid black.

$175 on EBay!?!

>>>$175 Yeah, pretty pricey for ebay… there's another listed at $60

I remember them. Maybe 50ish liters. Think they listed somewhere in the 3000s in ci.

I had the Dana Designs Big Sky, which was a panel-loading version of the Bomb Pack. Fantastic pack, very comfortable for carrying heavy loads, over-engineered and nearly indestructible. I sold mine recently with a set of Dana's heavy duty shoulder straps and pockets for over $200 on eBay because it was just much heavier and tougher than it needed to be for my uses. Dana packs still hold use (and value) after many years. I think I bought that pack around 1993-94. How many gear items today can hold up that well and hold that kind of value? Then again, it was never built to be lightweight.

I have a Dana Design Terraplane – AND the optional side pockets if you're really masochistic. It's green and black and 7 1/2 lbs. W/O the optional side pockets. It's used for winter only and in a pulk if at all possible.

It should be noted that the Terraplane is back but not as a Dana Designs model but as a Dana Gleason Mystery Ranch pack. See— http://www.mysteryranch.com/terraplane I too have used an old Dana Terraplane on many long backpacking trips— Red Terraplane in the snow. Terraplane on the South Fork Citico Creek.

typical big foot sighting.

Would you guys dare try to use this thing for backpacking today. I need something for dual duty. Backpacking, in which I'm just starting. Don't know if I can even do it. And I also want something to throw on the back of my Goldwing and go motorcycle camping across country hopefully. Weight would not be as critical. I believe this Dana would hold up much better at 80mph than say an Osprey Exos 58 that my son is wanting me to buy. Would either pack serve for both duties. Or I need one for each. Or would the Osprey hold up on the bike. Decisions, decisions,,,,lol.

This is the new version of that pack by Mystery Ranch (The Legend). http://www.mysteryranch.com/legend-pack

I have a Bridger somewhere in my gear.

I had a Dana Bomb pack for many years, used it mostly for climbing approaches of 1-3 hours and it worked great for that. I was doing a lot of climbing in backcountry and desert areas at the time and it held up great to a lot of abuse, bushwacking etc. I did use it for a handful of overnight trips (probably 3 days max) and it worked fine for that too. Super comfortable pack even with 40-50 lbs of gear. I sold it for $50 a while back, after using it hard for 10-12 years. It was still in great shape aside from a hole in the lid from a sharp stick. I wish I'd kept it now, that was a great pack. It is not the best for backpacking as it is heavy – maybe 5 lbs or so? And there are pretty much no external pockets aside from the lid and the "shove-it" pocket on the back. But comfortable and durable for sure. If you can get one cheap I think it would work well for the motorcycle trips and would be fine for backpacking until you decide if you want to invest in a dedicated pack for that. It is a good "do-anything" option.

I have a Terraplane in blue sitting in the back of the gear closet. It was last used on a pulk maybe a decade ago. I also have a Sluiskin 45 from the same era which is a great little winter pack. I should probably get both on eBay.