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

As a college student, I am used to sacrificing high quality products for something that just does the job. Sure I would like a top rated pack, but I can't afford one. So I settled on this one thinking it would suffice and kept the expectations low.
When I opened up the box I was pleasantly surprised. This thing is so well made, has a ton of pockets and feels great with even up to 50 lb's in it!
I was concerned that it wouldn't fit right because there were some reviews saying it was too small. I honestly don't know where that came from. I am 6'0'' and weigh 210. I have very wide shoulders and am considered a very large person. I played football in high school and was a center, so this should fit the vast majority of people.
I can easily put my tent and sleeping bag in the bottom compartment and even have some room left over.
If I had $100 dollars more, I would probably still buy this pack.
I am very pleased with this product. And appreciate the speed in which it arrived. I ordered this on Monday morning and got it Wednesday! Great job Teton Sports and Amazon. I am very happy.

It's almost the best one you can find at this price.
What's more, it provides a lot functions although you will rarely use it. But who knows when will you need it?
The height can be adjusted, so I think it's fine for most of us.
I really make some changes by myself to cut the weight, but since you will never know what happen in travelling, my suggestion is keeping most of the parts unless you can sure they are useless.

This is my first hiking bag and I love it! It has plenty of room for everything I need inside and has enough space and attachment areas on the outside for my sleeping bag, tent, water bottle, and ground pad! The price is excellent and the bag has great adjustment options, which worked out for me since I am only 5'4": I adjusted the bag to fit perfectly! The day pack is also quite large and you can even attach a sleeping bag to it if you need to. There are tons of pockets and lots of attachment space. We took it across the country for its first use and it worked out great in all terrains! Great buy!

This is a well put together pack. However, I wanted a cheery looking pack, that would lift my spirits when hiking. The pack shipped is all black with sides of dark blue and all the straps are black and gray. While it seems a silly type of complaint I feel there has been a bait and switch. Why not put up a picture of the pack they are selling?

I take about one 3 week packpack trip a year. I recently used this for a 3 week stint in SE Asia. It was actually a little bigger than I'd like but it was rather inexpensive for the type of backpack so I gave it a try. Unless you are going to a cold place, you shouldn't need more than 55L. My friend bought the Teton 55L off Amazon and I rather liked it, so I'm buying that one next. I was going to originally get that but Amazon's prices seem to change quite a bit on these backpacks. One week it was $49, next $79, next $69.

PROS:
-It's big. I went there using only about 60% of the capacity. I ended up buying a lot more stuff than I usually do just because I knew I had the space.
-The materials are very good quality. For the price, I was very surprised. I'd guess it would be around $100-$150 if I saw it in the store for the first time.
-Sleeping bag compartment, pretty easy access.

CONS:
-It's HEAVY. I would put it at 6 pounds empty. I was rather irritated when I picked it up. It's the heaviest backpack I've ever picked up.
-The design is really poor. The number of straps and plastic snaps is beyond insane. Not only that, most of the straps are over twice the length you need it to be, even for a large person. There are several I had no clue what they did, like the bottom ones. There are both loops and straps on the bottom of it for an unknown reason. This all adds a ton of weight. In fact, I spent about 3 hours clipping off all the straps and buckles I didn't need or figure out what the purpose was. I also removed the huge, oversized hip pads/straps. I then used industrial glue to redo the straps. I removed nearly 3 pounds from it.
-The 10+ refers to the top being used as a hip bag, there's a rather large, heavy buckle in the top part that you use to strap around your waist. Not only is it awkward to wear, it's the dorkiest looking thing. I'd put it on par with duct-tape and a large zip-lock freezer baggie.
-Water bottle holders are too short, my water kept falling out. I ended up just carrying it in my hand.
-The rain cover in the top is pointless to me. more weight I got rid of. It'd help if you are in a downpour but who treks when it's raining that heavy. Maybe if you're in the woods and can't get decent shelter...or you want to use it to make a temp shelter... For light rain, the material is semi-water resistant. I just sprayed some water-proofer on it before I left and voila, zero weight water resistant.
-The side pockets are useless. I like the ones that actually are compartments. These are just folds that expand out. I could only stick a couple folded shirts in them.
-Material is high quality, however it's also very heavy again adding to the weight
-The top is only held on by plastic buckles, the kind that easily come un-done when check-in'd at the airport. I used metals clasps to secure them for flight. If they come undone, I could easily imagine your contents being dumped all over the tarmac.
-The main compartment's height/width ratio is not good. It's basically a long slender tube. It'd be better to have the widget and depth increased and have it a few inches shorter like most others.
-The main straps that go over the shoulder, which supports the entire bag are nearly ripped apart and I didn't have much weight in it. It can easily be fixed with 'gorilla glue' which I used on other parts as well. There's only a line of stitching on each strap supporting the entire weight. For the most critical, stressed stitch...spend the extra penny to make it more secure.

SUMMARY:
Good for the price. I might suggest it if you are mountain backpacking and are more interested in getting something decent for a cheap price but for backpack traveling, there are a lot better options, even in the $50-$100 range.