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Carried 3 days of gear into Havasupai! By Hiker Girl from Prescott, AZ on 10/12/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Load, Good padding, Highly Adjustable Best Uses: Backpacking, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Just got back from a 3 day trip into Havasupai (8 miles in and roughly 2 miles from the lodge daily into Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls, etc. This pack carried 3 days clothing; trail mix for in/out of the canyon; my camel pack with 1/2 gallon water, plus 2 24oz bottles for our day trips; apples; my Keen sandals for the day trips into the waterfalls; a full size beach towel; my swimsuit, a book, first aid kit and bathroom essential kit. I rated this item before my trip as 5 stars and would give it that rating + after hiking with it into the Canyon and out again. Perfect fit for a woman and although it is small, with creative packing it held all I needed!
Sierra Products rock!!!
i would buy this pack again By m b the day hiker from sayre, PA on 08/16/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Load, Good padding, Highly Adjustable, Large capacity, Lightweight Best Uses: Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: this pack is great, it is very comfortable and roomy, it is great for day hiking trips, i can fit everything i need for a long day hike in it and still have some room to spare. the pocket for the water bottle is great.
shoulder straps too closely placed By mjw from vt on 08/04/2009 Pros: Good padding, Lightweight Cons: Shoulder straps too close Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Sent it back. Unable to correct the shoulder strap placement, will rub sides of neck raw. Pity, but appears to be built for a pencil-neck rather than a normal human.
Gregory Iris Backpack Rocks! By Hiker Girl from Prescott AZ on 06/28/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Good padding, Highly Adjustable, Lightweight Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I got this pack to hike into Havasupai this fall. I have been 'training' with the pack partially loaded on our daily hikes in the national forest. I'm very impressed with the ease of getting it on/off and with the way my camel pack fits into it. The side pouches are easily accessible for extra water bottles. I am looking forward to putting it to the true test this fall!
By elsabae from Maine on 04/18/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Good Padding, Highly Adjustable, Lightweight Best Uses: Day Hikes, Travel Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I use this pack for day hiking and traveling and love it. It fits a small frame perfectly and is sooo comfortable. (I'm 4'11" and short waisted and have the XS.) Distributes the load so it is painless. The toploading does mean that I am always digging around for something, but all the exterior packets are great. Means I don't have to go into the main pack for little stuff.
And yes, it does have an outside port for your waterbottle hose - it might just take you awhile to find it! I finally marked mine with a dot of nail polish because it is so well hidden!
By Gym Runner from Boston, MA on 03/12/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Good Padding, Lightweight Best Uses: Day Hikes, Light Loads, Travel Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: When I had trouble with the clasp -- it may have been just me -- I decided to return it.
By DA-ner backcountry adventurer from Park City, Utah on 02/16/2009 Cons: Delicate, Weak Seams Best Uses: Day Hikes, Extended Hikes, Wet Weather Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I sent it back before using it because it didn't have anything "special about" it. I do extended backcountry day hikes- desert and snow shoeing in back mountain terrain. Too small of an interior - no outside opening for the hydration bladder's tube (couldn't figure that one out as it said it was made for a bladder pack) - The internal frame was OK - and the side pockets on the hip for cell phones or cameras were OK, but once trying it one it just didn't have the fit. I'm 5'6" and small boned and am looking for a fitted womans pack - not the one. Especially if you are 10 hours on a trail.
Haven't field tested but like it a lot By doglady from nashville, tn on 02/09/2009 Pros: Easy To Load, Good Padding, Highly Adjustable, Lightweight Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Bought this backpack to be my mainstay for traveling light. I haven't taken it on a trip yet or loaded it up in preparation, but it looks like it will do the job very well. It's well padded and designed thoughtfully, with compartments built into the waist strap and a "cupholder" thingie for water bottle. It also looks like it would be hard for someone to get into it from the back and steal things. Nice color and best of all it's built for woman's frame.
By treehugger from tn on 11/13/2008 Pros: Durable, Easy to Pack, Good Back Support, Good Padding Best Uses: Backpacking, Camping Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This pack fits me like a glove.
So GREAT I'm buying my it again! By Goddess of Love from Portland Oregon on 08/05/2008 Pros: Durable, Extremely comfortable, Good Back Support, Good Padding Best Uses: Airline Travel, Backpacking, Extended Travel, Great Day Pack, Short Travel, Weekend Trips Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I first bought this pack in 2005 for a trip to Borneo to do habitat mapping for Orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park. It was thoroughly abused on that month long trip, wading through swamps and the jungle in 90 degree weather with 100% humidity. This pack breathes well and I was never uncomfortable; well..maybe from the leaches but not from the pack. It held up great for this and other field research over two years.
My favorite features, beside comfort, were the angled water bottle holder and the little zipper pockets in the waist strap. I could keep up with the Dayak guides and still get a snack or my water bottle without having to stop and take off my pack or ask someone to get out my water bottle. Also, the fact that it's proportioned to fit a 5'2" womans body is awesome. The XS fit me like a glove.
Sadly my first one was stolen and I have wished for it back many times. Now I'm preparing to go to Tinian to do some bird surveys and I'm so happy to have found this pack on-line! It's no longer available at the retailer where I bought it because it's an older model. The new models don't have the angled water bottle holder which was one of my favorite features, what was Gregory thinking?
I recommend this pack for use as a day pack or for a weekend backpack trip. I checked extended travel but as a daypack not for a major backpacking expedition; it's not big enough for that. Get this pack ladies!
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