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By Trail Blazer Tom from El Dorado, CA on 05/07/2008 Pros: Detachable Day Pack, Durable, Good Back Support, Good Padding Cons: Difficult to Pack, Not Enough Compartments Best Uses: Backpacking, Camping Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I go on a 7 day backpacking trip every year in Yosemite. My wife got me this bag, and I love the back support. It contours perfectly. I wish it had more compartements inside so that I didn't have to strap everything to the outside of the pack. But that's the only thing I dislike. Last year my back was killing me the whole trip, so at least I know that I wont be dealing with that this year. It's worth not haveing the all the extra goodies as long as I can save my back.
By Capt. Recreation from Hawaii on 04/30/2008 Best Uses: Winter climbing Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This product is most suited for winter use. It has the ski and ice axes attachment points. It has good cinching straps for compressing the contents. The suspension is basic and would not support heavy loads. The single compartment has its drawbacks. The black color makes it hard to see what is inside.
By C-T-Walker from LONDON,ENGLAND. on 04/09/2008 Pros: Durable, Good Padding, Strong Zippers Best Uses: Backpacking, Mountaineering, Short Travel Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: A primarily mountain use sack with commendable features including a full length high quality detachable compressed foam mat. Numerous anchor points and adjustable/compression straps.
Good daypack for winter climbs By Rondack from New York on 02/06/2008 Pros: Durable, Good tool attachments, Lightweight, Strong Zippers Cons: Suspension is a bit soft Best Uses: Backpacking, Camping, Climbing, Weekend Trips Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I've had this pack for a couple of years now, and have used it for several winter climbs in the Adirondacks and Catskills, and for weekend ski-backpacking trips. I've also used it as a 3-season weekend backpack. The best features of the Achilles pack are its very durable pack cloth and its many attachment points. There are lots of loops and straps for strapping on your trekking poles, ice ax, skis, snowshoes, crampons, helmet, rope, etc. These attachment points are not all that useful for 3-season backpacking, but are very useful in the winter. The top-loading design is not the most convenient, but it works fine. The only real criticism I can make is that the suspension is a bit too much on the light side for me, with a rather thin framesheet and thin, light stays. I really can't comfortably carry more than about 35 lbs in this pack, but that might be its design limit anyway. For me, this limits the pack's use for longer trips, but it's fine for my usual weekend backpacks. It is a great winter daypack, which is what it was designed for.
Great Pack for Ice Climbing By CB from Pennsylvania on 12/27/2007 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Load, Good Padding, Highly Adjustable, Lightweight Best Uses: Heavy Loads, Wet Weather Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Great Pack. The Ice Axe loops are a bit a squeeze around the knot I use to attach my leashes. Other than that I am very pleased.
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