BLACKHAWK 3

I have been using this bag for 1 year and still love it. It is the perfect size for me to get a good load of groceries and bike or walk home with them. I have carried 50+ lbs in it without it failing and without discomfort. The material is incredibly strong and durable. It is very "grey man" and looks great.

Bought this in black, for backpacking etc - Got it shipped and delivered in 2 days! Extremely satisfied.I've not started my backpacking yet, but about to move to China, and take it from there.. I have used it EVERY day for almost three months though! To and from work, workouts and smaller trips. Of course it's gone through (a lot of) rain, and I still have to see something penetrate. It took me a while to fathom that this thing is like a black hole - EVERYTHING goes into it! Even when you think it's full, and after two days you gotta' put something extra in it, you realize it's no problem - There's ROOM. It's stunning, and all the straps are really great to have. I'm a guy at 1,69m - and I was a bit worried reading reviews saying it might be a problem height-wise - but I'm here to tell you that's BS to my relief. Play around with the straps! Hell, play around with the pack. If I would end up not having space for something, if something would be too big, I got carabiners to hook it on. I still haven't used the spare straps, nor have I even taken them out - but someday, I will. As for backpacking goes, I'd say this is an excellent choice. It's even anonymous going in black, if it still looks too cool - just put a poncho over it. The padded backpanel is really nice too. In four words; I love this pack.Con: The waist-belt has these things to hold together the strap with the belt (one on each side), I didn't realize this before one of them went missing as they wasn't being held together in any way other than being 'slipped on'. It's just a minor thing, but it might be better to have some sort of -- I dont know - attachable feature between these two, hell, a string would do.Also, as I live in Norway, I wish I ordered it through .eu instead of .com as the shipping ended up costing as much as the bag..... haha. I still think it's worth it!

I was in the Marine Corps infantry for 5 years (extended a year), so I know how good Blackhawks bags are. This was a great price on it as well. They usually run quite a bit more. I bought this bag for school to carry all my engineering books and what not and it works great. I used this to replace my old crappy bag from high school and wish I would've made the decision earlier. The padding on the back and shoulder straps is great and there is room for very thing I need each day.

I bought this recently as a replacement. I was given this exact bag as a gift in 2013. After 7 years of HARD use, the nylon and clips on the chest straps finally wore down. I expect that it would have easily lasted even longer had I not used it as a poor man's weighted vest, as well as for other relatively extreme use cases and shenanagains. I loved my first one and the new one feels like the exact same great quality!

Backpack + packing cubes is all you will ever need for travelling. No more check-in luggage! Was thinking about getting a go-ruck, but I am happy I found this instead.