Gregory

Amber 55L Backpack - Women's

Super comfortable backpack , took on 2 day backpacking trip and was able to pack everything I needed and more!

Great weekend backpacking pack!

Pockets are great and the frame is well ventilated.

Excellent

just what I needed. Great size, lots o straps, great adjustability

I guess we were meant for each other ;)

I rarely write reviews but I really appreciate this pack. I was nervous about buying such a large pack and I’ve tried on at least a dozen packs with weights at different stores because I want to go overnight backpacking for the first time next weekend. Other packs, even though fitted correctly, were very uncomfortable and pressed down too hard at the edges of my collar bone and pinched the nerves as they went down my arms; I also could never reach side water bottle holders due to limited range of motion in my arms. I tried on this pack and it didn’t press down on my chest/thoracic outlet area, AND I can reach the side water bottles for the first time. Also, I packed too much weight for a day hike a couple days ago because I didn’t realize how strenuous the hike really was and that I would have no use for extra items like a book, my journal, two jackets, and the ten hiking essentials. This trail was packed with people (Angel’s Landing in Zion), and I packed way too much for that strenuous-for-me stretch of switchbacks. I was focusing so much on the hike and pace that I never felt the bag and didn’t really realize until I got to the top that I was carrying about ten pounds of unnecessary stuff in my brand new bag. I left a bit of the extra weight with a friend who wanted to stay at Scout Lookout while I went the rest of the way to Angel’s Landing with the pack. I’m very happy with this pack so far and I’m looking forward to using it for my first overnight backpacking trip soon. I still don’t really know how or where to utilize all the straps/loops/buckles that come on a pack like this vs lightweight/ultralight packs that are basically a sack with a roll top, but I will figure it out eventually.

Don't Purchase this. Straps don't stay tight.

I purchased this backpack to use on a backcountry, multi-day trip on the West Coast Trail. This pack was such a pain throughout the duration of my hike. The top shoulder straps which pull the pack tighter at the top and bottom arm straps kept loosening up. Whenever I had a big step down, step up, climbing ladders or any bigger movement shift, these straps always loosened on me. Very frustrating and VERY dangerous. As I was climbing on the boulder section of this hike, my foot slipped and I fell to my right side ... What made this worse, is the straps loosened and my pack fell to the side, causing me to fall more. So maddening and sooooo dangerous. Coincidentally enough, I ran into another hiker on this same trail. She had the exact same backpack and was suffering from the exact same issues I was. Poorly made system and I DO NOT recommend this pack. It's going to cause people to suffer further injuries out on the trails. And I'm stuck with it collecting dust as I just can't in good faith, sell this to somebody else. It's just unsafe.

Fantastic Pack

This pack is the perfect size for hiking and backpacking. It has all the bells and whistles. Plus it fits my curvy shape perfectly.

Color

The technical part of the backpack is great and exactly what I needed. Taking off a star because the color is not what I expected. I ordered the “dark teal” and wanted it to be blueish like the picture, but it was more of a forest green.

Color

Is not the colour as described I will be returning

Very Spacious!

I used this pack this summer on a group backpacking trip and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I could fit in it for a week of travel. One of the features I found most useful was the ability to access the main compartment of the pack from both the top and bottom. The straps were all adjustable and shoulders padded making it comfortable to carry when walking. Although I don't have much experience using other packs I had a great experience using this one and would definitely purchase it again.

New BFF

I got this Amber55L pack at the beginning of the summer and truly love it. I’ve used multiple packs similar to this one in different brands and this one is my favorite for many reasons. 1) The color, it is hard to find green packs for a female and it is my favorite color so I love this teal option! 2) 2 hip pockets, some only have one so this is a very useful feature 3) the side water bottle pockets are mesh and have two access points (3rd photo) which make accessing my nalgenes on the trail much easier. I have another pack with a fixed more traditional pocket and putting my nalgene back in the pocket is harder, this is a problem I didn’t know I could fix until I used this Gregory! 5) I’ve taken it through the airport and it fit on multiple planes with different overhead bin sizes so it’s a great size for backpacking and traveling! 6) It has an XS option which is great for me and another feature not all packs have 7) I love the versatility of the bottom storage compartment (included in second photo) Overall, I love everything about this pack! The materials used are easy to clean, lightweight, durable, and flexible. I would recommend this pack to anyone even if you’re ordering it online, I also did not try this on in store first and I am so happy with it.