Mountainsmith Alpine Series Axis 30 Backpack - Internal Frame

Bought this for Day/Light overnight hiking, biking, skiing, etc.- I've been very impressed by the fit and quality. all zippers and straps work well and are well thought out. Lots of little details that just "work". I'd buy another product from this company in a heartbeat, based on my experience with this pack.

Pack is very comfortable and stable. Almost felt nothing on my back during six hour hike. Impressive workmanship and durable.

Great pack. Has internal camel back holder, easy to adjust straps, has reinforced loops for carabiners, tiedown for ice ax/ fishing rod, and loops for skis on sides of pack. However, wish it did have nalgene bottle holders & more internal pockets. Glad I got the long torso model, so it fits correctly (I'm 6ft tall).

I have not had a chance to load it with various gear but I have fitted myself up in it and like the engineering of the pack. Fits like a glove, lots of ways to strap on and store gear. Great value.

Good back pack at a fair price - have not used it enough to judge how durable it will be. I liked the fact that it is a good fit for a tall man.

Just got the pack, but really like the design and excited to use it for some ski touring.

I had intended this to be an overnight pack, but it's really not one unless you don't have a tent. I suppose if I had a bivy this would actually work well in overnight situations due to tent pack sizes. Otherwise this is possibly the nicest dayhiker I've found. My intention with this pack is to use it as an all day hiker. Part of what holds it back is that you pack it from the front (length-wise zipper) which somewhat restricts how much you can squish things down. Otherwise this is a solid pack. The adjustments feel good and I'm not exactly small around the waste (36"). 30lbs in the pack feels good as it lays against the back instead of feeling like it's falling away from the top. I give the pack 5 stars as a dayhiker. For overnights, I really would like some external straps for a sleeping pad and such.

Have yet to use but it appears to be very good.

Comfortable, great padding at shoulder straps; however, black padding at the back of the pack turned my coolmax t-shirt black. Tried everything to get the color out with no success.

Use for backcountry. Comfortable, plenty of room