"This pack has only one drawback: It is huge. I however have used this pack on some wicked rough trans-Canada trips and it has survived airports from Ottawa to Victoria, hitchiking in Ontario, countless canoe and camping trips as well as some ill planned moves with everything I own on my back. I've piled well over a hundred pounds into this pack and I've even carried my 65 lb squirming nephew in it. I only broke 1 buckle in all the years that I have owned this pack and LeBaron's in Ottawa replaced it without even seeing a receipt. I don't remember what I paid for it and that is a pretty good sign that it was a good deal.
Aaron"