It appears to all add up to be a great pack! Instead, (in my opinion) its poorly designed. Can't reach side water bottle holders while wearing it. The pouches on the hip waste belt are half covered by the lower part of the shoulder straps and are also hard to reach. MOST IMPORTANTLY: the design of the adjustable frame is flawed - you have to slip a buckle from the shoulder strap into a slot on the frame - it keeps falling out. Even with weight on it, no matter where its fixed to. One side stayed in place, the other wouldn't as soon as you pick the pack up to put it on. Also, no hard loops anywhere on the pack to affix carabiners. I'm seriously thinking of returning this pack instead of "rigging" up ways to fix the issues.
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