Gear Review
The North Face Heckler Backpack - 2080cu in
Five years old and still going strong
By Maxwell Eder
Ranked #130 - Daypacks
December 12, 2010
I'v had this baby since my sophomore year of high school. Since then its seen seven or eight countries, gone on countless vacations and day hikes, carried my books to school rain or shine 5 days a week and is still holding up remarkably well. Sure two of the buckles are broken, but thats because i accidentally stepped on them 3 years ago. The back panel fabric is a little ripped, but yours would be too if you had to sit on the things i set this pack on. Its had everything from hot wax to beer spilled on it and held everything from cases of beer to laptops to outerwear. Bottom line, i have put this pack through hell over the last 5 years and it has never failed me. If you want a super reliable pack to hold whatever you want look no further. When i eventually retire this pack i will replace it with a another TNF pack.
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1 Comments Last Reply: July 8, 2011 By: John Doherty
Max - You just wrote exactly the post I came on here to write. I have had my Heckler bag since I bought it in Alaska in 2006. It has survived everything from bouldering in Alaska, climbing in Switzerland, many textbooks and wine bottles, laptops, and who knows what else. All I've lost is one of the clips on the end of the straps under the bag, and my back panel is worn where it rubs my back when I walk. This bag is phenomenal and would definitely buy it again.
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