I am 5'4 female and small size fits me fairly well. I love pack design and color but one thing I want to have is a bottle holder on the side. But other than that, I am happy with price, design, size and color. I can pack rain gear, banner, tharmo mattress, sleeping back, sleeping back cover, changes, food, everything I need for 1 day or 2 days hike but tent. There is plenty of space to pack.
Superbly Comfortable
So many different options in how to load it
Holds a lot of stuff for the size
Plenty of pockets like the two hip belt pockets, side stash on the right side (fits sunglasses in case + headlamp with a bit to spare)
Cons:
Heavy for a bag of it's size. It's just under 3 LBs on my scale. The osprey hornet 46L is about a pound and a half.
So many straps
Material seems to stain easily I got a few black markings on it from TSA security
The bottle holders don't really stretch so when fully loaded it seems tough to get anything in there but it still works somehow. I use vapur bottles, so they're flexibility might have something to do with it.
Other thoughts:
The backpack, as any other backpack, should be tried on before buying it. For me, the size medium fits perfectly. I've packed over 20 LBs in it and it still didn't get that heavy feel to it. I can easily pack food, pajamas, cooking gear, tent, sleeping bag, a couple of knives, knife sharpener, toiletries for before bed (contact solution, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc). The backpack really can cinch down to extremely small or expand to hold everything I would need for a 5 day hike. I use a short pad and put my feet on the pack when I sleep the rain cover's stash area makes it pretty comfy on that bit.
The good outweigh the bad. I would prefer to be comfortable than a bit lighter.
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