A versatile, durable, and comfortable pack!

By mattso1986295 Ranked #752 - Daypacks - Technical December 8, 2008

This is a great backpack. I have used it on various weekend trips in and around Utah. The Aircore works really well to keep you cool and helps keep the load off of your back and onto your hips (where it belongs).

I also used this backpack to travel to Europe. I was able to strap a car seat (for my 2-year-old) to the back of it while carrying a full load inside the backpack, and it worked perfect. This made it very convenient for carrying the car seat and various other supplies through the airport with ease. Yes, it fits down the aisle of a plane just fine with the car seat strapped to it.

Once in Europe, this pack made the perfect sight-seeing pack. I carried a fairly large SLR camera (w/two lenses) and also my video camera in the backpack along with a day’s worth of supplies and it was perfect for walking around a foreign city for a day. As several of the previous reviews have said, this backpack makes any load feel lighter, and it is true…I don’t know how, but this backpack just makes any load feel lighter.

A note to any outdoorsmen who may own and carry rifles into the backcountry, this backpack carries a full size rifle just fine using one of the side pockets and the upper side strap. I carried a 30-06 for an entire day of hiking through steep terrain (appx 5 miles that day) and it worked great. Once I balanced the load, I didn’t even know it was there.

As other reviews have stated, do not plan on carrying a laptop in this pack.

Zippers, cloth and overall durability of this pack are sound. I have strained the zippers several times and have never once had a zipper malfunction.

I am 6’0, 200 lbs with broad shoulders and the Large size fits perfect.

Overall, I give this pack 5 stars and recommend it for any 0-3 day treks.

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