John,

Try the outdoor stores like Paddy Pallin, Mountain Designs, Mainpeak, Snowgum. Give them a phone call. I haven’t tried to buy a crash pad but I know you can get them locally and have seen one for sale at the Rockface climbing gym.

Prob a bit late to help you now, but this may help someone else.

We have been giving the “Direct hit” ($299 or cheaper with aliance) by mountain designs an absolute flogging. Dragging it through twigy scrub, over crystal granite, limestone shale.

It suffered through many 2-4 metre falls, where as my ankles and knees did not.

I have heard of some issues with shoulder straps undoing themselves, but we all know how to double back on buckles now, don’t we?

The printed target gives me a little chuckle when I look down check my spotter

That should be, “do any of you” by the way. 🙂