"Skareb 55 L" - Review of The North Face Skareb 55 Backpack - 3050-3650cu in

I bought the Large version of this backpack 60L, which was plenty for a 3 week trip to Europe during the winter. I tried on a different pack, the skareb 40, large, at a local outfitter store to test the fit, since the backpanel is the same between the two packs. It arrived and i discovered a neat little whistle on the chest strap. Fully loaded, the pack didn't fit perfectly, but it was comfortable enough. After walking around for a few hours, my shoulders were noticeably fatigued, which probably wouldn't have happened if it fit properly, but I can't blame that entirely on the pack. Upon adjusting it to be a little looser, but with the weight primarily on the hip strap, this problem was reduced, but at the expense of the pack fitting a little loosely. As I said, i used this to backpack around Europe, so it wasn't used to its purpose exactly, but I wanted a pack which could be used for heavy duty hiking if needed. Thus, I found it inconvenient at times to try to reach things at the bottom of the sack, but its a better design for rugged packing, where a broken bottom zipper could prove disabling. The roll-top closure is quite unique, though I can't say it's any better or worse than a conventional zipper.
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