Whats the deal on this pack. Any good. interested in one for every day general purpose pack. Weekend duty hauling stuff on family outings.. overnight business trip carry on, etc.

I have one, 3yrs old now, used it for work occassionally, and outdoor activities often when I lived in AK, have had over 100lbs of tools in it, makes allot of noise with that sorta load probably on the verge of failure, I still use it for hiking and carry-on, its pretty durable, one failure, the tab that divides the zippers on the small pockets had a seam failure. Has lots of pockets, internal and external which is great for organization and access. What I do not like it is it seems heavy to me, even when its empty, it is also much larger than neccesary for typical day trips, it does not have a waist belt, which given the capacity I feel it needs, and the back does not ventilate very well at all, making it rather unpleasant in the heat or under strenuous conditions. Not a bad bag, but I don't think I'd buy another, its an akward in between, not equiped for heavy loads and too big for small ones.

The new version I got has 4 lashing points on the bottom for sleeping bag or jacket. I had an older version and I upgraded for free.

I had the older version for 2 years. I used this bag for daily use, camping, school, overnight trips. You can fit like 3 days of clothes and other supplies. It has plenty of pockets. I would suggest you get your hands on one to look at. They are great bags. I fit alot of beer in all the pockets and a half gallon of Bacardi when we went camping. It was heavy and bulging but it held through many uses.