Marmot Tirol Lumbar Pack - 500cu in - 2009 BCS

I love this "manny pack" for several reasons: 1: I love arguing with people who tell me it's a fanny pack and I ALWAYS end up winning the argument, 2: I love the color (orange) and the style. 3: It's great for what it is. I can't tell you how many people who have complained about lumbar packs because they don't have enough room for their gear... to clarify: it's not meant for hikes that require you to carry your whole collection of gear... it's meant to hold a few snacks, a water bottle or 2, rain gear, a headlamp, knife, first aid kit, and etc - (essentials for a simple day hike).

I also really like the opposite zippers on the compartments. Even the loops on the zippers help out a ton when grabbing something without taking off the whole pack.

The bag is quite durable and can stand up to quite a bit of a beating. It is also quite comfortable when positioned correctly on your hip bone.

If I have a gripe it's this, which really isn't that big of a deal: The shoulder strap pad is stitched to the strap itself and you cannot adjust it as easily as if it could slide; however, the strap is adjustable closer to the clips, but I'd prefer a sliding pad.

I've always loved Backcountry's warranty and customer service, so thank you Backcountry for making me want to come back for all of my gear needs. Also, thank you to Marmot for making a great lumbar pack!

The bag is exactly what I am looking for, the perfect bag for a day hike, it has plenty of room, for all of your needs for a light jacket and lunch, the bags construction is very well made. Worth every Penny.

The pack is really comfortable. I especially like the adjustable hip straps. Very easy to work.
I was looking for something with fewer pockets and zippers (just a simple one or two compartment affair would have been good), but this does the trick. I think some of your earlier basic models were good in that regard?
Thanks

This bag has some nice features, it has large holster type holders and they have elastic cords to secure your water bottles which not many lumbar backs don't. It's a fairly large back with well designed pockets and padding and I didn't find it hot of uncomfortable and it didn't bounce around while riding even on horrible downhills. I loaded 2 liters of water, a 6x8 foot tarp, rain jacket, nutrition bars, ipod, headlamp and odd personal effects and the bag worked well. The bad is one of the elastic straps that hold the water bottles broke and one of the zippers came unsticthed. To be fair, I was very hard on it and the forces of riding down hills and over rocks are pretty high but then it only lasted one week of serious battering.