This bag is very small, so if you're using it for more than a day trip, check out the Dakine Apex.

Plenty of pockets for stashing stuff where you can get at it quickly. Love that there's a separate area (with a hanger) for the bladder. The description says it's a Nalgene reservoir, but mine came with a Hydrapak 100oz bladder, which is great b/c you can turn it inside out to dry it fast.

Great pack with all the right features. . . zippers are shot after about a year and a half of sweating and cinching em back and forth. Still works, just compromised, don't want a bike yard sale after a wreck, lot harder to pick up all your mtb bits than your pole and planks! Armor carrying I've usually strapped the leg pads underneath, FF as shown, and the elbows are either worn or stashed inside the FF helmet. The sunglass pocket fits just that, not goggles. Nalgene make a superior reservoir in my opinion, and if you get the wide mouth you can throw a beer or two in the bladder for when you reach the top. Just wash the can first.

Only downfall is storage. . .If I have an extra downhill tube, you can kiss carrying anything in the main compartment goodbye, especially if the bladder (3L) is full. Plenty of stash pockets for tools, etc. Killer pack, but when she dies I think I'm gettin' the new Amp. . .

5 stars would be the zippers still working and slightly more room.

I take this pack on all of my epics, and any rides where I'm schleping armor. Dakine did a great job of putting in straps under the pack for carrying armor as well as plenty of big pockets for a helmet or layers. Also, the internal pockets are well organized for tools, etc. and side pockets for GU's and food. Heck, it even has a slightly padded pocked for the camera or iphone. The bladder is ok, but come to think of it I replaced it with a CamelBak bladder right away. That said, the dakine one works just fine. I'm just more used to the Camelbak bladders and had an extra one.