I recently decided on picking up a new bag to replace my Lightfighter RAID pack for hiking. Liked the RAID but I've owned it for a while and it just became a bit much. My dad has a ~2200 cu/in old burton bag that works great for 2 day overnight hikes. We also overpack on our day trips and I'd never dream of doing even a dayhike with a lightweight jansport bag or camelbak MULE in the white mountains like some of the idiots around here. We carry for 2 days so I wanted a pack I could do a couple of days with. This "overpacking" has panned out as a positive on many occasions.
Looking around I started researching the Tri-Zip as I wanted something "tactical" (ie: dual civ and mil usage) that was similar in function and size to what my dad's been using for years. I can't speak for it yet as it hasn't hit my doorstep yet, but I could not find a negative review on it. I spent several days looking for every review I could find. Outdoors websites, military, survivalist, tactical, and gun forums, online user reviews. Not a negative. (Other than people who estimated the size wrong and needed a bigger bag).
I'm hoping to get mine Monday. I won't be able to use it in the great outdoors for a few weeks, but I'll be taking it with me on a weekend trip out of state, so I get to test it's "travability" and packing
What will you be using it for? It's not a ruck size. I have a Blackhawk SOF ruck and a MOLLE ruck for that. If you need a good 3 day pack, this seems to fit the bill.
I found mine on overstock.com for $189.11 shipped. Amazon was listing Coyote Tri-Zips for over $240+shipping