>>140331I have worn this backpack in basic training (they give us that old equipment in basic training to make things harder), and my advice is that this is not a backpack that you want to carry heavy things in over a longer period of time. The reason is the thin straps, they will bury themselves into your shoulders and be painful. After a march with that my shoulders were incredibly sore, and stayed that way for days. Some of the guys were smart and taped some padding to the straps before the march though. Otherwise it's a pretty nice looking backpack and it has its charm, it's just not very comfortable.