A beast of a backpack, but also weighs like a beast
great quality material, many pockets and storage space. Very heavy, would only recommend if you are in shape. The medium is also a little big for a a 5'9 guy.
Wife's pack
Wife used this pack on our 10 mile excursion into the San Juan Wilderness area. Seems to work just o.k. The only real complaint is the non-standard hydration bladder compartment. I purchased two camelback bladders. My pack has two vertical compartments in main section. This pack uses a "square" bladder in the fanny pack section. We just zipped her bladder in the vertical outside pocket. Worked pretty good that way. Being able to access the bottom of the pack without unloading everything is a nice feature. It is just o.k. because of the price, and non-standard hydration compartment. Also, unrolling 4 feet(exageration) of material to load top is a pain.
Such high hopes, but not a load hauler.
I bought this pack hoping perhaps a bit optimistically to carry out a load of meat come the hunting season. A trial backpack trip into the Eagle Cap mountains showed it's short comings. I had about a 60lb+ load for some comfortable camping over 4 days. Eleven miles in, all uphill. The hip belt is way too stiff and does not 'cant' to your hips. This ends up as a stiff ring, and with a heavy load it just eventually slides down, putting most weight back onto your shoulder straps. Very uncomfortable for a pack build to carry a heavy load.
Also the water bladder location is a little odd. Thought it might be just fine, but didn't like the added weight that far from your center of gravity, and really bounced when moving quickly.
In the end I'll be selling this pack and trying out another brand. Hopefully testing more thoroughly before putting down the cash for these monsters now a days.
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