>>1306512I haven't had it long enough for things to go wrong, but I'm confident with it. I've used it travelling to Atlanta and Reno as a carry on bag, using a small luggage for the things I couldn't carry on. So far it's been maybe 4 months with it and while I'm not always using it, whenever I do it's always been super comfy despite the weight. I've only been holding off on buying the prairie belt because the harness is super comfortable even with my skinnythot body.
If you do get one, get some zipties, rubber bands, velcro or elastic webbing keepers for it (or velcro brand onewrap). It's a really strappy pack. Other than that, I don't have anything that makes me want to say "yeah this pack sucks because of x reason".
If price is a concern I'd also look at Mystery Ranch packs--Those are pretty comfy as well, but I'm honestly not familiar with many other manufacturers that have the kind of aesthetic and featureset of Mystery Ranch, HPG, etc. without being a gorillion dollars (Kifaru)
I just bought a used buttpack as a pocket to put the smaller things in.