I loved the quality, it is made for heavy duty use.

I loved the quality, it is made for heavy duty use.  Read Less

The quality is amazing and the design is simple yet very functional at the same time with plenty of room for my tent, sleeping ...  Read More

The quality is amazing and the design is simple yet very functional at the same time with plenty of room for my tent, sleeping bag and other hiking gear.  Read Less

- chest buckle - overall, build quality of this pack is high, but this is where it suffers.

- chest buckle - overall, build quality of this pack is high, but this is where it suffers.  Read Less

Quality i've come to expect from kelty.

Quality i've come to expect from kelty.  Read Less

The full zip opening makes digging into the bag much easier than a normal backpack.

The full zip opening makes digging into the bag much easier than a normal backpack.  Read Less

My chest buckle broke under load, about a year into owning the pack.

My chest buckle broke under load, about a year into owning the pack.  Read Less

- customizable - there are plenty of molle straps and attachment points for carabiners so you can attach things like sleeping p...  Read More

- customizable - there are plenty of molle straps and attachment points for carabiners so you can attach things like sleeping pads, shoes, small sacks, etc to the pack.  Read Less

Bought for use as a bugout bag.

Bought for use as a bugout bag.  Read Less

This is hands down your bestfriend when it comes to backpacking.

This is hands down your bestfriend when it comes to backpacking.  Read Less

Looking forward to putting this one to another 10-year test.

Looking forward to putting this one to another 10-year test.  Read Less

- packing efficiency - you can get a lot of stuff in here, but i think i could get the same amount into a 40l pack that had a m...  Read More

- packing efficiency - you can get a lot of stuff in here, but i think i could get the same amount into a 40l pack that had a more efficient/organized layout.  Read Less