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A bit of a road-test review for the thing. I got it and went for a week-long walkabout including a relaxing few nights by a fantastic wee loch away from everyone and thing.
Remember, my previous one was an aging old Berghaus Crusader that had a vastly different primary usage of military needs rather than civvy ones.
Firstly, it was nice and comfy. I did like how it was very easy to adjust the weight distribution between the different weight-points on my back, allowing me to adjust on the fly for different terrains and gradients without having to stop and take it off first. A backpack that my friend was barely was able to lift sat nicely on my back, properly distributed and comfortable.
It took a while to get used to the wiggly bottom bit but then it became second nature and I forgot about it.
A criticism that comes from my liking my old Crusader is that I'd have preferred wider rather than taller. An extra 3-4" of width with that off the top would help with weight distribution as I did have to put a good bit of effort into this before I got going on a day, especially with my quite heavy tent on top as I like having it when walking.
It took 7 days of generous food, 10L of bottled water*, a larger than standard backpacking tent and a not over-shrunk sleeping-bag as well as all my goodies that I like when out-and-about. I still had space for other stuff if I really wanted. The luxury of this is that I could give a lot more care to stuff rather than working out how not to break things or unfavourably squash things together.
It has a surprising stability around it as well that had it standing up on flat surfaces quite easily when fully loaded. The stitching, straps, padding and fabric all gave me a belief that they'll last just as long as my old Crusader.
One thing that did annoy me though was that I had to tape down a few straps. This is a pedantic point that I don't really like walking along with lots of swinging strap-ends like an old Australian cork-hat. It wouldn't take too much effort to either have a way to hide the straps that aren't going to be adjusted on the fly or to provide some sort of strap-tidy structure.
Overall, 8.5/10. Marks lost from perfect because of it being a bit taller than it needs to be and a bit narrower as well as the really pedantically small strap issue noted above. An excellent backpack that I'd strongly recommend.
* I like at least 1-2L of bottled water a day rather having to rely on all my water being sourced and cleansed as I go from fresh-water sources. I typically go through around 4L a day of water so I know I need to get my other water from somewhere.
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