Didn't have much choice with kit in the late fifties. Some ex military stuff from Millets and Dolomite boots from Lillywhites.
The windproof outers were I think the left overs from the USA's military visit to Korea.
The rucksacks were strange with the crude metal frames and oddly the widest parts of the sack at the waist end.
The first sack that I had with the 'wide end' at the shoulders was from Norway but the metal frame on this one was less crude. Thereafter a succession of Karrimor canvas sacks with an extra extension for Bivvies...these ended their usefulness as the means to carry home kindling from the forest floors. Later a Karrimor alpinist was the favoured sack that I still use but the big Osprey is the one now for the longer trips. I still use my old Murray Hamilton canvas daysack on almost a daily basis.
The only sack that I had with a frame, well I had to try out on a Tiso trip, it did not last the trip and I ended using it without the frame which was abandoned ….I am fairly sure that this sack was a Karrimor.
probably an early attempt to produce for this market of backpackers and Festival visitors.