unisex Camelbak Hydration Pack

Perfect EDC pack. Tough material, good quality hydration pack, cool design, lightweight, good padding for back and shoulder strap. Has minor stitching issues but passable. Also, more pockets for organization would be nice. Update: The bag is holding up from daily use. Tough and getting attention for its design. Recommended.

Disappointed because i was looking forward to this bag and recived the wrong colour. Seems to be very well made and durable. Will be returning this but I will be ordering another one in the future possibly.

I've owned a H.A.W.G. for a few years now and love it; tough as nails, excellent layout, and a perfect size as a daypack. But after traveling with it over the years, it has proven to be just a tad too small for one-bag travel while flying. I'm a pretty devout minimalist but I struggle to get a week's worth of clothing plus shoes into it and often had to resort to bringing an additional personal item to make sure I had everything I needed. For reference, it's about 20 liters in size. Enter the Sparta: Same build, similar layout, new reservoir, and 10 more liters capacity. Looked like a winner on paper, so I had to give it a go. 10 liters doesn't sound like much, but it makes a huge difference. It easily swallows a week's worth of clothes, toiletries, shower shoes, a rain jacket, and the usual prerequisite tech and sundries. It could easily handle a quick overnighter with my ultralight camping kit. And it hauls groceries with ease. While it's comfortable, I wouldn't overload it as the included hip belt is unpadded and a little thin, otherwise it performs as it should, taking a little weight off your shoulders and keeping the pack from swaying around. It is permanently attached, but it stows away when not in use. The yoke and shoulder straps are a new design this year and I have no complaints so far. It lacks load lifers, but again I think that this pack isn't large enuff to haul such heavy loads that it requires a complicated suspension system. The zips are large #10 ykk with thin sewn in webbing pulls, I usually prefer paracord, but it's an easy swap. There are four pulls on the main compartment allowing for two points of access, making it easier to get into the pack when it's fully loaded. The main compartment has a full clamshell opening, as well, which aids in loading it up. There are loops inside for securing gear as well. The admin pocket is similar to the H.A.W.G. in that it's a dump pocket style with a few pen/marker pockets, a larger pocket that fits a phone or battery bank and a an even larger zipped pocket tucked in the back. I can fit a small first aid kit, some snacks, gloves, a notebook, pens, and a headlamp in there, probably with room for more. There are two thin stash pockets: one on the side that can fit some ear buds, maybe a camera battery, and on the front behind the PALS panel, which could fit a notebook, a map, a passport, or some such thing. The reservoir compartment (aside from the new crux reservoir) can accommodate my 12" laptop in is own sleeve, or potentially a 14" laptop without a sleeve. The zip pulls in the opposite direction from what I'm used to; i.e. it pulls from the bottom up. I imagine this is because the new lumbar reservoir is shorter and doesn't require a full open to get at it. It was somewhat frustrating at first, but I've adapted to it by now, almost a month later. Overall, if you're okay with the cash outlay, and it's not insignificant, I would recommend this pack. It's large enough to be a one-bag carry-on for a minimalist flyer like me, but it's not so bulky as to be too big to be a daypack or a commuter bag. It's built tough, it doesn't attract attention, and it's comfy, happy customer here.

Exelente producto muy cómodo y buen tamaño para mi me quedó muy bien

Bought smaller capacity 8 years ago still in good condition, this is my second bag and even more impressed with the build quality, weight and practicality.

Ayant déjà la version MULE (9L + 3L pour l'eau), je voulais passer à un modèle un peu plus grand pour pouvoir mettre mon portable 14" (rentrait vraiment serré dans le MULE 9L) et prendre plus d'affaires si besoin. Qualité de fabrication vraiment excellente, il suffit de regarder les finitions des coutures qui sont repiquées dans le tissu pour éviter les petits fils qui dépassent. Le tissu est toujours le Cordura 500D, il n'a pas bougé en 3 ans d'utilisation quotidienne sur mon autre Camelbak, le traitement anti-UV semble bien marcher. Points positifs : - super confortable (sur ce modèle, la partie dorsale est bien épaisse et fait office de "frame sheet", ce qui rigidifie bien l'ensemble, le sac ne se ratatine pas sur lui même lorsqu'il est vide). - très polyvalent grâce aux sangles de compression qui permettent de vraiment avoir un sac low profile lorsqu'il est peut chargé et qui permettent de bien maintenir les affaires en place (tout ne s'entasse pas au fond si vous empilez bien puis serrez les sangles). Du coup, pour un 30L, ça fait un super EDC qui sait rester compact. - ouverture "clamshell" très pratique - les différentes poches sont bien réparties. La section admin sur le devant peut contenir pas mal de choses. - sac souple et assez léger pour son volume Points négatifs : - j'ai été obligé de découper le système d'attache de la poche d'hydratation pour pouvoir loger mon ordi (mbp 14" + coque) à la place. J'avais lu ce point dans une review américaine. Cela rend la poche livrée avec obsolète mais je peux toujours utiliser la poche de mon autre MULE. Par contre, l'ordi est super bien protégé dans ce compartiment car il ne touche pas le bas du sac. - j'aurai bien aimée un tissu plus épais pour le bas du sac. Mais ce Cordura à l'air robuste, à voir dans le temps. - pas de poche sur les côté pour une gourde ou un trépied .. mais on le sait avant d'acheter. Bref, un super sac. (Pour info, j'ai eu quelques jours un Goruck GR1 que j'ai renvoyé pour prendre ce Camelbak qui me donne beaucoup plus de satisfaction en termes de confort et de polyvalence).