Jake Yarwood
Testing out my Seek Outside Divide 4500 backpack on a 275km/13 day hike along the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia. I took this shot of myself whilst atop Mt Chance in the Pingerup Plains. I’d received the pack only a week or so prior to departing, so this was actually the first time I’d taken it out on a multi-day trip of any kind. Thankfully, I managed to get a day hike in with it fully loaded to get it fitted nice enough. Given the length and duration of the journey I had planned I figured it were a most ideal scenario to become familiar with the pack, its features and its relative nuances. I can confidently say it proved itself then and it continues to do so now, after about 20 days of total use.
It’s a modern external frame with a main roll-top pack bag that has a huge 73 litres of capacity, made from X42 (of which is an x-pac fabric: 420 denier face fabric with a waterproof laminate film), incredibly spacious side pockets (I can fit 2x 1L water bottles, a 250ml dual chamber fuel bottle and a small tripod in just one of them!), plus a cavernous mesh pocket on the front. I also opted for the Seek Outside hip belt pockets, of which I purchased separately. They work a treat and they’re huge too – in a single one of them I can fit 3 small field guides with a pair of 8×25 binoculars and the miniature Victorinox Classic SD.
In all, the Divide’s features are minimal and wonderfully executed, exactly how I like it. Rugged, well thought out and simple. All qualities many of us strive for in gear we need to rely on for outdoor adventures.
Jake Yarwood
