It was retailing at $29.00 at my local camping store however, I had a coupon and paid $20.00. I got mine in green, but it comes in red, yellow and a royal blue color. Imagine a stuff sack but, made into a backpack. Like a said the straps may not hold up but they are double stiched. I figure even if I have this in my big back pack, I can always put wet clothes etc. in it. It stuffs down into it's own attached bag which is smaller than a deck of cards. However, I do think I will be using this for a daypack. This would also be nice for biking...