I don't have any experience hiking with it. I saw it at the local outfitters, and it looked like it might work with my light load (about 16 pounds, in the summer, including food and water, but not including the pack.) So, I took my gear into the store and packed it into the pack (I forget which size - is there a 40 or 45 liter size?)

I put it on, and walked around the store for about 5 minutes. Horribly uncomfortable: to keep the hipbelt supportive, I had to cinch it painfully tight. Even then, I couldn't get the weight off my shoulders; the shoulder straps were simply too flimsy. I put it back on the shelf as fast as I could.

It might make a good day pack, carrying around 10 pounds. It's not a good backpacking pack, at least not for the loads I carry.

That oughta get the arguments started!