Shannon McLaughlin

I used this pack two weeks ago hiking the AT through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This backpack is the perfect size, especially for you light packers. I think you could do a week-long hike with this thing easily if you had a down sleeping bag and minimal sets of clothing, etc. The bag is extremely comfortable and extremely well made. It has instantly become my favorite of all the packs I've used previously. Great job Granite Gear! If you haven't checked these guys out, you need to!

I used this pack two weeks ago hiking the AT through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This backpack is the perfect size, especially for you light packers. I think you could do a week-long hike with this thing easily if you had a down sleeping bag and minimal sets of clothing, etc. The bag is extremely comfortable and extremely well made. It has instantly become my favorite of all the packs I've used previously. Great job Granite Gear! If you haven't checked these guys out, you need to!

My husband's been wearing Chacos for a few years now and loves them. He's one of those types that wears sandals everywhere...to church, to mow the grass, skiing (well they made him put on boots but before and after he had Chaco's and Teko Merino wool socks in the 15F weather!). He recently bought me a pair of Z/1s, they were my first pair of Chacos. We haven't done any major backpacking yet, but we hiked a fairly technical trail in Florida a few weeks ago while wearing Chacos and they were awesome. Incredibly durable and comfortable. I see why he's hooked. I have the Z/1s with Colorado sole, he just upgraded to Z2's with the new Unaweep sole. He claims it's the best sole he's had on any pair of Chaco's, but the Colorado has been fine for me.