VauDe Asymmetric 42+8

The pack fits wonderfully well and is well adjustable the straps are comfortable but thin and could use more padding. They work, but they could use some improvement.

I am 5'5" and 130 pounds and it fits me comfortably and can carry 35-pound loads, but not more without being uncomfortable. I bought this pack because I was sizing down from my 65 liter Osprey and its worked out well. It holds all my gear enough for three days (minus sleeping bag, I don't use one). After a fifteen-mile day on the PCT I still didn't have any red spots. It is one of the more adjustable packs that i have used.

The compression straps, as far as I can tell, while well built are a little useless. The material of the pack itself is strong and weather resistant so you can throw your pack around without worry. The pack doesn't have much of a brain, which to me is a big downside, but it does have a neat little map pocket on the bag which I use for my med kit. The water bladder compartment is on the inside which had I known at the time might have been a deal breaker but you get used to it.

I've been using this pack pretty rough for about a year now and it's held up fine. My only real issue with it is sometimes with hip belts buckled all the way they pop open on you.