Best bet is to try on with load - my wife loves her gregory jade- but it fits her well. so a lot will depend on you, and weight ratings are suggestive, but not 100% accurate - I carry more comfortably in a granite gear virga than it is "rated" for, but I also pack it in a way that helps do that, and it still seems comfortable for me.

I know people with the flash, golite, granite gear, gregory, ula, and six moon designs packs who all love them.

I'm *very* jealous of your zpacks hexamid aquisition wink



Edited by phat (06/18/11 03:15 PM)
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