Teton Sports Fox 75+10L Internal Frame Backpack (Red)

I purchased this pack a few weeks ago for a paddle/camping trip, and put it to the test.

First of all, the pack is huge. Loads of room for everything. 3 person tent, 2 sleeping bags, rope, tarp, hydration pack and that's before i even started filling the inside of the pack. The drawback is the weight. At 6lbs empty, you have to be a bit more carefull about packing it full, it adds up very quickly!

It's very solidly put together, the stitches have all held fast, and the pack remained comfortable for the duration of the trip. I am 6'1" and it has enough adjustability to fit securely at full load. When trying to portage a canoe, you want a pretty secure pack so you don't have to wrestle with both your pack and the boat at the same time.

Overall, for the price I think the pack is a good value. If you are a real gear wonk and need an ultralight pack, this is not the pack you're looking for, but for the casual adventurer this pack will perform and keep a few dollars in your pocket for that new dual fuel stove you're looking at.

This pack is too sweet...It is huge and well built. For the money you cannot get any better!

Bought this for my son doing a 5-day hike in the Sierras. Worked fine. Big enough and didn't rip or break. My son, at 6'1", found it comfortable. I'm prejudiced toward exterior frames, but thought it was a decent pack for occasional/casual backpacking. Believe we'll be using for years to come.

I just traveled around the world with this backpack for about 10 weeks, and I didn't really appreciate having it around. As a backpack, it's well made - good amount of room, relatively comfortable load bearing, solid construction - I didn't have anything break the entire time aside from a clip that fell off from somewhere (not sure where, never put it back) around the halfway mark.

The big problem with it, however, is that the only way to pack and unpack the backpack is through the top of the backpack, an opening that's maybe 15 in. wide. As a result, it becomes very difficult once it's packed to take stock of or access items packed near the bottom. A few of the friends I was traveling with had backpacks that had a zipper that went all around the front of the backpack so that the front opened as a flap and the pack could be loaded like a suitcase. I highly recommend finding one of these - this may sound like a small issue, but it was a constant headache over the course of the trip.

In terms of what I was able to fit inside: three pairs of long pants, two dress shirts, two pairs of shorts, 7-8 t-shirts, 3 polos, 7 pairs of boxers, 5 pairs of socks, 2 button up shirts (all in the main pocket). In the sleeping bag pocket I managed to fit a pair of shoes and a pair of flip flops (no sleeping bag, obviously). In the various side pockets I had no trouble packing my toiletries. The clothing was very tight, I think I probably packed in as much as I possibly could have, so use that to judge the size as best you can.

In all honesty, if I were doing my travels again, I probably would have just taken a good, light rolling suitcase. Walking around with a heavy backpack is much more cumbersome unless you're using this for hiking/camping. For simply traveling, it's hard to beat the convenience and space offered by a suitcase. I think the backpack tends to get used too often simply because it marks you as a "backpacker" rather than necessarily offering much by way of increased convenience while traveling.

I bought this pack for an internship that I am currently doing. It is an awesome color, and I'm really happy that it came with a rain fly. It has enought space to carry more than what I need, and a ton of little side pockets for things like bug spray or socks. You really can't beat the price either. I haven't seen many packs that are this big and they are still much more expensive. I love that it has a bunch of straps so that you can attach things that would fit ackwardly inside to the outside. In addition to all this the top extends to fit a lot more. Overall, this is a great pack. I only had one problem with it and that was that it got a small hole in a pocket the first week i had it. Other than that, the pack is awesome and I love it.