Another great review for the Kestrel 48.

By HappyCamper613 Ranked #263 - Overnight Backpacks (2000 - 2999 cu in) April 8, 2011

As a woman, I was a bit worried this wouldn't be comfortable so I went to a local outfitter and tried the small one on with a 20lb sack. It seemed great and after nearly a year, and as so many others seem to agree, this is an excellent pack. I have used this for everything from solo camping trips of 3-4 days (with just this and a small foodbag), week long trips to Europe and 2 month long trips to Africa and it has worked great for all of them. You can actually fit a TON in this pack. According to the gate agent, I have gotten approximately 50lbs in this and it still carried comfortably, and fit in the plane's overhead compartment. Usually when I travel there is a lot of public transit, buses, waiting, and walking and this pack has remained comfortable for all of them. There are great, deep external side pockets, as well as one in the front where you can stash snacks, your ziplock bag of toiletries or a book. For shorter trips the compression straps allow this to become a much smaller profile pack making it extremely versatile. I have yet to use it but I really appreciate that this pack comes with a rain cover. The side pockets in the hipbelt are big enough to hold two granola bars, so bigger and more useful than some other packs.

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