i bought my Deuter AirContact 65+10 2009 model at RM530, which would be the cheapest around town, at Mdm Siah there...
for the old AirContact 65+10, u might be getting at around RM490, depends on ur luck...
and RM150 for a 65+10 is definitely fake... no doubt...

and yeap, i personally bought from Mdm Siah... the shop name i can't recall.. but it's very easy to locate 1...
from Pertama Complex the entrance beside Maybank ATM machine, which near to the foodcourt...
u go in, then turn left on the 1st turning on ur left... then turn right on the 1st turning on ur right... u will see a sportshop selling some badminton stuff, with a jersey with Lee Chong Wei's signature on it...

Mdm Siah's shop is just beside that shop... very easy to spot, cuz the shop is fullllllllll of bags... i mean REALLY FULL...

UFL chain sometimes will have discount on Deuter bags, but maximum 20%... u can get 30% from Mdm Siah there anytime...
and UFL is the official distributor of Deuter bags in Malaysia... they supply the stocks to Mdm Siah...

Hmm... Deuter is kinda affordable for its quality... i saw some in Tear Proof, the quality really not really good IMO...
if u have the budget, why not go for Karrimor? from wut i heard, Karrimor is better... not sure about North Face tho...

when my Deuter is spoilt, which will take ages, i will get a Karrimor that time...

haha... yeah... i got her namecard, but i din know where i put it... juz very easy so spot, dun worry...

Even u use a deuter quite often, it will still last for 10-15 years i think... whatever it is, wut u pay is wut u get...
with the price u r paying, there muz be certain standard of quality in that product... dun doubt it...

my uncle bought a Lafuma back in the 70s, and surprisingly he is still using his Lafuma... it's more than 30 years old!!
he trashes his backpack alot... the bag is dirty, with some small holes here n there... but the bag is still alive n kicking...

i dun think nowadays those products will be as long lasting as the old ones... i heard Lafuma's quality has dropped...

anywayz dude, 65+10 is oredy more than enuff for u... if u really can really stuff it full, i dun think u can easily carry it...
dat time my gf's 50+10 was totally full... it was winter, need to bring some thick clothes like trenchcoat n some jackets...
when checked in, the backpack was around 13kg of weight...
and it was freaking heavy even when i carried it...

so imagine la if 65+10 is full... how would it be? if u r small size like me, confirm GG.com...

u got urs 100 bucks? i saw 70 bucks only in Thailand... u got pwn lor...

this i'm not sure la... i got my deuter for few months only and used once only so far... haha...

i dun think nowadays those products can last that long edi...
last time everything the quality was better...

35+10 is freaking small... for me, 4 days can la.. even my gf is using 50+10... while i'm using 65+10...
IMO, i think 55+10 is okay la if u think u dun need much space..

i dun think u can bring a hiking bag into the cabin... it's too big... and maximum liquid allowed to bring in to the cabin is just 10ml...
i dun think u will bring dat little liquid on ur entire trip, rite?

a normal small backpack can la..

like me, i bring a 65+10 and a deuter hokus pokus which is a waistbag but can be converted into a backpack..

the hokus pokus i will bring into the cabin, but the 65+10 as the luggage...

madam sia normally give out 30% la... not much, but definitely more than others...

and side zip? the side zip is for the side pockets tho... i think only the traveller model have the side zip to reach the middle of the compartment...

glad that u bought ur bag and happy with it..

45+10 for me is just too small... im happy with my 65+10 too...

dun worry bro... my gf's 50+10 stuff until totally full last time still not overweight yet...
if im not mistaken, standard is 15kg... but last time her backpack was 13kg, and it was freaking heavy already..

hell no, always put ur heavier stuff at the bottom, otherwise it will spoil ur bag compartments...
i wonder where did u hear it from...

indeed, yes... but u must make sure ur bottom compartment is full in order to fill some heavy stuff in the compartment that near ur back..
cuz if ur bottom compartment is not full and u stuff in some heavy stuff in the middle compartment, the separator will eventually spoil...

my fren hold a Deuter Futura to class everyday... put in some textbooks inside... around 2 months, the separator spoiled edi...
so wut say u?

if im not mistaken, new deuter does not provide lifetime warranty already... 5 years i think...
ya, it's recommended to put sleeping bag at the bottom too...

haha... futura is sort of a hiking bag... my fren has a Futura 28... and he used it to class... u know, university's text books are thick!

at 1st u sure feel the straps very kecoh... but after awhile u will get used to it 1.. dun worry...

she told me lifetime too, but from wut i heard, newer version of deuter only provides a 5-year warranty...
guess u need to find uncle google for the best answer...

well, good luck on ur trip tho... dun 4get to snap some pics or videos of ur trip...

Tearproof perhaps? there r branches in MV, KLCC, The Curve, etc...

other than that, there is one shop carrying Deuter n Northface in Jalan Maarof, Bangsar... UFL i think... in Pelita that row...
they r the distributor for Deuter, but u can get cheaper in Mdm Sia's shop...

other than that, i dun really trust...

plz surf back the previous pages... it's only 4 pages in this thread...

haha.. cuz maybe they provide the cheapest price for backpacks?

what backpack u planning to buy?
i'm using my aircontact 65+10 for backpacking only...

i think how about futura for u? it has a better back support i assume...
if u r planning to buy traveller, i dun think u will feel comfortable wif it...

i oredy list most of the backpack brands... what else do you want?

it depend on how u trash ur bag la i think...
the mesh unless it got hooked or something... i dun think it will spoil that easily...

i will be heading to macau next wed with my AirContact 65+10... that time i let u know how worse they trash my bag la.. haha...

Deuter? Trans? Alpine? how many backpacks u bought?

well, i've always wanted to get karrimor... but due to the price... hehe...

the reason i got Deuter is because the price also...
it's a cheaper reliable brand, i would say...

this i'm not sure... i aint no a mountain climber... just a normal backpacker...
i'm planning to get a smaller backpack for smaller trips... mine is 65+10... kinda big for short trips like 2-3 days...

am thinking to go for karrimor or lafuma... or maybe just stick to deuter only... not much choices in malaysia tho...

really regret la when i went to hong kong last week didnt buy the lafuma there... it was freaking cheap there...

futura pro 42 for RM350? not bad wurt the price... i'm planning to get the same model if im not getting karrimor or lafuma for my smaller pack...

i duno why i like karrimor cougar so much... haha...

u got a kaki here...

but sometimes i feel if the backpack is fully packed, it's freaking heavy...

i duno what's the common weight of the pack to carry...

the few weeks ago i went to hk.. the pack was around 14kg...

when i walk that time, wow, i feel my legs are very very tiring... the thigh there...

i try to adjust up n down, but still make no difference... i duno izit the pack too heavy or my pack is not comfortable...