Decent Option, But Lower Strap Ripped Off On First Hike

Bought this for my 13yo son who went on a 6 day backpacking trip. Mostly worked as expected. But the lower strap that holds your sleeping bag ripped out easily and my son had to re-allocate his sleeping bag for the remainder of the trip. For that reason alone, I wouldn't buy this again. Also, after I bought it and brought it home, I found someone else's items in there (including their underwear) as if someone used and returned it without the Dick's associate checking the bag before putting it back out for sale (yuk!)

Decent For The Price

Used this bag for a 4 day backpacking trip to Isle Royale and I have mixed feelings. Pretty light, looks great, layout is typical of a backpacking bag and comfort is fair. My main gripe is that both of the bottom straps which I was using to hold my tent both ripped right off and the zipper handle on one of the zippers broke off. Additionally there were some significant scratches and marks on this bag that I definitely think could have become full on rips had it been used a day or two more. I’d only recommend this bag for lighter trips, if you are looking for a more durable lightweight bag that will last a while I’d recommend saving up a little more money and going with a different bag.

Poor Quality

I bought this item/backpack from dick's sporting goods, and it's simply cheap.

Could Not Survive The Camino De Santiago

I bought this for the Via De La Plata, a 700 mile walk; this backpack did not even make it through the first week unscathed. By the third day the cheap metal frame was poking through the bottom of the bag so with every step I was being poked in the behind, so much so that after a week my pants had holes in them from the friction. As if that was not bad enough, the zippers to many of the pockets would come off in my hands as I tried to close the pockets. This bag was not overloaded and was not being aggressively used. This backpack is cheap, poorly designed and far from durable. Additionally, it is two inches too tall to qualify for a checked bag when flying. So on top of it poking me in the behind every step for 600+ miles, it cost me almost $300 to fly with. I left it in Spain.

The backpack looks like really good quality for the price I will be using this backpack on manaslu mountain I recommend this backpack no other backpack for a better price