Used this pack as my winter pack for a 3 day snowshoe trip in VT. Full 35lbs of gear (never winter camped at -18* before) and found the pack to be more than sufficient for the task. Excellent load transfer, wonderfully large hip pockets to store snacks and gloves, large side pockets can hold two one-liter bottles each. A great bag at a competitive price. Saw more of these packs on my A.T thru-hike than probably any other single UL style pack.
Used this pack for about 125 miles in Northern Washington during the winter finish of my PCT thru-hike. What can I say except that it is a great pack. More comfortable at 40 lbs. than any other UL pack I've tried. Not the fanciest, not the newest materials, but for both a beginning hiker and an experience one - this is truly a top performer. Also saw more of these packs on the PCT than any other UL style pack. If it didn't work well for a lot of folks - I wouldn't have seen so many. Arguably one of the best "first UL backpack's" on the market, and if my opinion, rightly so.
Used this pack for about 125 miles in Northern Washington during the winter finish of my PCT thru-hike. What can I say except that it is a great pack. More comfortable at 40 lbs. than any other UL pack I've tried. Not the fanciest, not the newest materials, but for both a beginning hiker and an experience one - this is truly a top performer. Also saw more of these packs on the PCT than any other UL style pack. If it didn't work well for a lot of folks - I wouldn't have seen so many. Arguably one of the best "first UL backpack's" on the market, and if my opinion, rightly so.