This is one impressive backpack. There is a place for anything you need to store. I used this for a 2 night stay with a couple of friends at Cayo Costa Park in Florida and was able bring all the things I needed and used in this one backpack which weighed 40#. Just to give you an idea, here was my list:

Nemo Morpho tent w/paw & footprint
Mountain Hardware 45 deg sleeping bag
Pacific Outdoor sleeping pad
Jetboil cooking system
Mountain House Food ( 6 pks ) w/a few snack bars
Deuter 2L water bladder
Rain gear & extra clothes
Misc: firestarter,camera,monocular,leatherman,hat,canteen,rope,
flipflops,machete,packtowels,cell phone,hygiene supplies
first aid kit,and maybe couple of others I forgot to mention.

This is not a thermos. It's best use is to hold your cooking water. 18oz is just not big enough on camping/hiking trips. I found myself having to fill up too often. Beside all that it's still a great canteen. The loop cap comes in very handy. I just need to get a bigger size.

Light weight,compact, and comfortable. Temperatures in the mid 30's got me thinking that I should have gotten the 32 deg bag instead but with extra clothing on, it did just fine.

These little canisters go a long way. Works well in the cold and the wind.

Taste great and very filling. Mountain House meets the single mans' need for cooking.

This stuff tastes great. Get it.

I'm 5'11", 190#, 36" waist. The large fits great.

Very comfortable, light weight, clever design. This shirt is so light weight and cool to wear that you feel as though your not wearing a shirt at all. I love how the buttons are clothed on for strength and not sewn on. I bought 2 of these shirts.

This is my first time trying out Mountain House food. It's not like real bacon and eggs but it's edible. You get a pretty good 1 serving size. A more backpack friendly design of the package would be a plus.

You can't go wrong with this Jetboil set. This thing is like a blow torch. It's light,compact and easy to use. Boils water pretty quickly. A good investment.