Solid choice

By jat120 Ranked #329 - Kids' Gear September 22, 2009

We now have two Deuter Kid Comfort packs. We got the KCII when our first child was a year old, and we picked up the KCIII when our second child turned one. Both packs are very comfortable for our children, and the packs adjust easily to fit my wife and I, as well as our two children.

We have gotten a lot of use out of these - the vast majority being hikes about two hours in duration. There is plenty of capacity to carry some snacks, water and a couple additional clothing layers. We just did our first overnight trip with this pack, and we were very happy that our daughter was able to spend 9 hours in the pack over two days with minimal complaints - pretty good for a three year old. Logistics for an overnight trip become more difficult though since this pack doesn't have enough carrying capacity to help with the majority of the camping supplies.

Between the KCII and the KCIII I have a slight preference for the KCIII - mostly because the headrest for the child is a huge improvement over the KCII. The headrest makes sleeping look much more comfortable. I am personally not much of a fan of the integrated raincover on the KCIII mostly because it makes the pack very tall.

My only real complaint with both of the kid comfort packs we have is that one of the pins that the frame pivots on to allow the stand to swing out fell out on both packs. Easy enough to repair - it just seems odd that it happened on both packs that we have.

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