User Review: Arc'teryx Bora 30

Arc'teryx Bora 30
Above: The current Bora 30, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 17, 2002 by Conrad Buck

Rating:
Size: 2100
Number of Pockets: 3
Height of Owner: 6ft
Price Paid: $119 canadian

Having bought the pack quite recently, I decided on this model from the reviews here on the board and through price research etc.

I was looking at Jack Wolfskin and The North Face but the cost compared to the Bora 30 was crazy. For $119 canadian, you will not find a tougher made pack.

For me, I was looking for something to throw under my desk at work and stuff all my gym gear in as well as throw in the car for weekend wanders with my wife.

a few gripes though,

for a daypack, its a bit heavy (1.5kg) so if you are looking for something fast and light you may want to try something else.

Whoever measured the sleeve that the removable back panel goes into should get their eyes tested. If you take the panel out to change the shape, the sleeve is so tight fitting, the panel bends out of shape when you put it back in.

the shape of the bottom of the pack is a bit stupid. The top of the pack is wide and the bottom is narrow and tear drop shaped. Large heavy objects won't fit in the bottom meaning that the pack with be off balance if you pack heavy stuff nearer the top.

The pack won't stand up by itself!! the bottom is so narrow that most of the weight is halfway up the pack. Forget it if you want to lean the pack up against a post on the bus or up against a wall.

nice big lid pocket, however if you load stuff in there, for instance, the weight of a water bottle, then the pack will fall over on its narrow bottom. A bit stupid really.

nice sized waist belt and unusually narrow shoulder straps.

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