Adam D.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2022
Pretty solid pack, I use it to public land hunt. I strap 4 climbing sticks to the back of it and I put a saddle platform inside the big compartment. Used it for one season and packed all climbing gear for multiple miles with no tears or breaks. The bow in the plastic frame is kind of annoying and I don’t really think it makes a difference but it is a good slot to slide a extra jacket through. Might go with the SuperDay next season.
JBled
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
Strong, durable, and I love the zippers. Perfect size for my needs, and very adjustable. I am 5’9” and about 150 lbs, and I can snug the belt down to my 32 inch waist. Shoulder straps are also very comfortable and adjustable. Although I’ve never spent this much on a backpack before, with Badlands unconditional warranty, I’ll never have to buy another one...
Billy d
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021
Great pack!! Comfortable and well made.. can’t beat the warranty. Plenty of space and pockets for all your gear
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020
Amazing pack and badlands always stand behind their products. Plenty of room for all your hunting gear as well as filming gear.
Schausster
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018
Amazing backpack. Have used for several rifle and muzzleloader trips. Put many miles on it. Very comfortable and great capacity for a full day in the field with room for extra layers and rain gear. I hunt in MI and leave camp before dark so you never really know what weather you will run into. I tend to over pack and have plenty of room for hunting gear, clothes, and food.
Shad Roundy
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017
Great pack, quality built, plenty of room. With the standoff mesh and frame, your back doesn't get drenched from sweat! Love it!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016
This is a great pack for any amount of money. I used it this year for about 30 lbs of gear and a 5 mile round trip hike eaxh day for a week in the mountains of WV. The pockets are big for anything you need, the zippers great and the frame offers a lot of support.This is a great in-between pack when you need more than a flimsy day pack but less than a huge full frame pack.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016
I bought this for Deer and Elk hunting. Used it one time for an overnight trip and it was maxed out to an uncomfortable level. It needed a bit more room so i used it this season for day hunting and for that it works decent but a few things to note.My complaints are a few things:#1. Water bladder pocket size issue. I added the Geiggerig inflatable 3 liter water bladder. It barley fits in the pocket provided but does. When you pump the bladder up for positive pressure drinking *(no sucking hard to drink, just bite valve and swallow. Very nice feature)* OR the bladder (any 3L bladder would do this) is full and the rest of the pack is stuffed full of your rain gear, food, animal processing gear, etc it pushes the bladder into your back due to containment size of the pocket, touching the length top to bottom on your back. This eliminates the main reason why I bought this pack. It causes me to sweat at the contact area and does not allow that section of your back to breath. The Air gap provided by the spring steel internal framing disappears. The two (top to bottom) straps are spaced perfectly apart to allow the bladder to wedge between them and touch your back. The spacers actually invert and bow the opposite way pushing the pack onto your back. I used stiff cardboard behind the bladder with some success to eliminate the gap pushing the bladder into the pack and keeping it off my back somewhat. However the cardboard soaks up the sweat and becomes soft. They need to add a strap between these two and increase the pocket area to allow the bladder to go to the inside of the pack.#2. The front shoulder straps come off the padded section when you have the horizontal chest strap tighttened up. The sliders also do not hold position and creep up over time when walking and moving around.Some additional mods to the pack could be done to make it way better but thats not for this review. The review is for what is currently there to evaluate and use. I will be contacting the company to discuss these issues for a possible version 3 if they choose to listen to an avid hunter. They say they test their products but i can not see how these issues do not come up upon beta testing before release.OVERALL its a good day pack butoverall the pack is good