The cylindrical shape is better for cylinders and bdhs etc.
I have a waist belt on the 33l sack I got from Landjoff and it's great, it is detachable which is a benefit. I generally leave it at a cave entrance though.
Interestingly the design of the Landjoff bag has changed with the later versions and it's all for the better.
the straps used to go through the bottom drain holes as a way of secure them, it means the straps are really long and often you knelt on them when crawling. the new bag has pvc fins with a drain hole eyelet in which the strap is secured to. It also allows the waist belt to be attached to the bag via little duffel coat like toggles rather than the original style where webbing was threaded through the lowest side drain hole eyelets. fine to start with as you have an empty bag, thread in the belt and fill up the bag, then slide it out at the cave, but on the way home you have to pretty much empty the bag to reattach the belt.
The base also has piping around the edge to protect it a little more. It means the Landjoff bag is no longer ludicrously good value as the postage from Bulgaria makes them the same price as buying a bag from a UK manufacturer but I like the one I have. Not to plug them any more but if your club sets up an account with them (and you can use a members details and they just assign the club account to it) there is a ten percent discount.
However having just had a look, the postage costs more than buying a bag as they are only sending via courier.
I have a waist belt on the 33l sack I got from Landjoff and it's great, it is detachable which is a benefit. I generally leave it at a cave entrance though.
Interestingly the design of the Landjoff bag has changed with the later versions and it's all for the better.
the straps used to go through the bottom drain holes as a way of secure them, it means the straps are really long and often you knelt on them when crawling. the new bag has pvc fins with a drain hole eyelet in which the strap is secured to. It also allows the waist belt to be attached to the bag via little duffel coat like toggles rather than the original style where webbing was threaded through the lowest side drain hole eyelets. fine to start with as you have an empty bag, thread in the belt and fill up the bag, then slide it out at the cave, but on the way home you have to pretty much empty the bag to reattach the belt.
The base also has piping around the edge to protect it a little more. It means the Landjoff bag is no longer ludicrously good value as the postage from Bulgaria makes them the same price as buying a bag from a UK manufacturer but I like the one I have. Not to plug them any more but if your club sets up an account with them (and you can use a members details and they just assign the club account to it) there is a ten percent discount.
However having just had a look, the postage costs more than buying a bag as they are only sending via courier.