Correction: my local outfitter just got me to try this year's version of the ACT Zero 50+15. I don't know if they tweaked it a little, but it seems like the load lifters attach to the pack at a slightly higher point this year (or I shrunk a bit). He got a fit that gives me a 30 or 35 degree angle on the load lifters, as opposed to the 5 or 10 I could get on the Kestrel.

And there's one other point you'll like: no silk-screening. The minimal amount of labeling is all embroidered. smile

I'm not dumping my Kestrel any time soon, but I'm hoping I've finally found a Deuter pack that will work for me.