Diamond Candy Waterproof Hiking Backpack for Men and Women, Lightweight Day Pack for Travel Camping

So far, I am quite pleased with this backpack as it has many features usually found on more higher end backpacks.As an Appalachian Trail section hiker, I have many backpacks and my standards are high. On the AT something must work 100% of the time or you just don’t bring it. Face it, if a backpack falls apart 30 miles from the nearest town, you are in big trouble. To be clear, I have no plans to bring this pack on the AT, frankly I need more than 40 liters for a week to 10 days on the trail. If I was out overnight perhaps. That being said, this pack has many good features that impressed me.I purchased this for use in town, rather than drive, I walk to the grocery store. One buys less so you are forced to focus on what you need, this saves money and provides as good work out. Naturally I bring the groceries home in a smaller backpack. The AT packs are overkill. My old backpack of many years has a developed a bad zipper and needed to be replaced. I found this on sale and gave it a shot.Looking at this pack the materials and sewing look fine, the zippers are not YKK, but they look stout.Top to bottom, there is the obligatory grab loop.There is an unusual top pocket that will not fit a cellphone but will fit sunglasses.The main pocket is quite large and roomy. It has a padded sub-pocket for a laptop that fits my 14-inch computer, held in place with a Velcro strap. Behind that there is a smaller pocket with the usual sub-pockets, one zips, and pen holders etc.Right at the back is a smaller pocket that will fit a cell phone if you want to risk one there, a security concern.There is another pocket right at the bottom where the included rain cover lives. I have not used the cover and I am not a fan of them because water always finds a way under them. Rather I waterproof the pack body and I keep things in the pack in plastic bags as a pack liner if rain is expected, a hard learned lesson from the AT.I cannot speak to the water resistance of the pack but in my book, nothing is waterproof unless I have sprayed it with silicone myself.At the bottom are two straps with clip on fasteners for a light package, a small sleeping bag or tent etc. I always clip a carabiner to anything carried in such a way lest it get lost.Along the back there is a daisy chain of loops on each side and a crisscross elastic bungee to hold say a jacket, I always find a second way to attach a jacket, lest it wiggle free and fall unnoticed.There are loops ostensibly for trekking poles, I have not used those loops.On the side there are 2 mesh outside pockets that will fit a one liter water bottle each. There are two very useful straps with clip on fasteners to tighten and redistribute the weight of the load and to hold larger items in one of the mesh pockets. Such straps are rare for a pack of this size and at this price point.The back is padded.There are load lifter straps, which are rare for a pack of this size and at this price point.The shoulder straps are well padded.There is an adjustable sternum strap, with a cheap orange whistle of dubious utility.There is a fairly broad waist belt with two-way adjustments and two small hip belt pockets, they will not hold a phone but they will hold keys or snacks. Such a waist belt is rare for a pack of this size and at this price point.So far, I have had a gallon of milk, various canned goods, some fruit and vegetables in it, weighing perhaps 25 to 30 pounds, and I carried it with no problem.At present, it exceeds my expectations for a pack at this price point.

Great confortable backpack with a los of compartments. The Quálitas of the zippers an materiales of the backpack are great nd durables

I bought this pack for a trek on the Camino in France in a couple months from now. It will not be severe hiking but will be for 200 miles over a two week period of actual trail time and will be entirely self supported. I have used this pack for training and local hiking, loaded with what I am taking and the following are my observations.This 40 litre pack will be just the right size for this trip. When loaded with the stuff I will “need” and with two full 1 litre drinking bottles it weighs about 15 lb which feels heavy enough for this pack. I have an extra pair of hiking shoes strapped to the bottom and the bag is pretty much at capacity. When full this bag will still fit into the overhead bins for my flights to France. If it wasn’t stuffed to capacity it might even fit under the seat so that is perfect.This is a $35 backpack. I think it will hold together for this trip but it is not an Osprey. Having said that an Osprey 40 will not fit the overheads on most airlines from what I have seen. Also this bag is 1/4 the cost (or less). Some of the stitching looks weak and a little loose, some of the adjustment buckles don’t grip their straps real well, etc.As far as design goes this pack has lots of compartments for different uses and applications. The compression straps work well as do the straps on the bottom for shoes or a sleeping bag. There is a rain cover as well. One flaw in the design is that the “Cinch straps” that are attached at the top of the shoulder straps do not really do anything. They are attached parallel to the shoulder straps and don’t lift or pull the bag forward, etc.With regard to fit, I am 6’1” and weigh about 185 lb. The hip belt is minimally padded but adequate for me and at 15 lb the pack rides about right. I wouldn’t want to carry a lot more weight than 15 - 20 lb in this dimension of pack the way it fits me. It would fit me better if it was longer but as noted above it would not then qualify for carry on, etc. Life is full of compromises.Overall, I’m keeping the bag and will enjoy using it within its and my own capacity.

Very good pac

This thing is sick! I was looking specifically for a high biz or bright orange backpack for riding my motorcycle. Originally I bought the Reflective Motorcycle Backpack 35L on Amazon, which is $90, ridiculous! Tried it out didn’t like it, and then I ordered this guy for only $43 and holy crap. This thing is awesome, such a good value for the money. Only thing is it doesn’t have reflective parts on it, which isn’t a big deal, I don’t do night riding anyway. But this is Exactly what I was looking for. Gonna return the $90 backpack haha!