Kestrel 38L Men's Backpacking Backpack

Coming from someone who was light infantry and had the “pleasure” of using this squeaky bastard on countless a twelve mile ruck march, I’d avoid it like the plague. If you’re interested in using military surplus gear, go with the ALICE pack instead. In complete honesty though, your money would be mu

The Farpoint is a travel pack. It is absolutely the wrong type of backpack for the Camino. I strongly advise against using it. Go with the Kestrel or explore other backpacks made for camping while walking distances ie backpacking backpacks. Look at the Osprey Exos 38 or something else by Osprey or G

I was between this and the osprey kestrel 58 and ended up with the osprey. Was much cheaper that way, but the main reason was the fit on my back. You gotta try it on

You’ll want a bigger pack with a frame, saw stuff gets heavy fast. I like the osprey kestrel 38, it started as my personal overnight pack and then I was issued another one for cut n runs with the FS. Fits everything you’d need for a day shot and carries the weight well while still being light. Seemi

For dry canyons I'd highly recommend sticking with something with a proper frame. The Kolob is great, but SO expensive... Something like a used Osprey Scorpion, Osprey Kestrel, or similar works fine and can be found cheapy useconsumables. Canyon packs are a consumable.

Osprey Kestrel 48. Perfect for what you’re talking about. To be fair I’m biased toward Osprey (except their water bladders, which have leaking issues)

I went to REI and tried on a bunch of packs with an associate’s help. I settled on the Kite/Kestrel model from Osprey. I ended up not purchasing in store and glad I didn’t bcus I found one on the REI outlet site for less (kestrel 38 for $136, normal $220 USD). Their return policy and I’m a member ma