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Arc'teryx Bora 40

Arc'teryx Bora 40

Average Rating: rated 4.50 of 5 stars
Reviewed by 8 Trailspace users

Description

The Bora 40 is an internal frame backpack made by Arc'teryx. It has an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5), based on 8 user reviews.

Here's what other sites are saying:

From Backcountry.com:
"The Arc'Teryx Bora 40 supplies enough space for more technical trips. A legendary pack for the crags, the Bora 40's versatile design also makes it great for winter ice climbs, spring day hikes, and summer overnighters. Arc'Teryx's Bora packs offer award winning suspension with breakthrough technology and ergonomic design. Now the world standard, the Bora hipbelt features four layers of foam, laminated and thermoformed into a curved, cupped shape that pivots to allow forward load transfer. Translation of all this techy talk Travel over rugged and irregular terrain with a Bora on your back will be a comfortable affair. The little extras that count on the Bora 40 include a big kangaroo pocket with drain hole, a top lid pocket with key clip & map pocket, and gear loops galore."

From Backcountry Outlet:
"The ArcTeryx Bora 40 supplies enough space for more technical trips. A legendary pack for the crags, the Bora 40s versatile design also makes it great for winter ice climbs, spring day hikes, and summer overnighters."

From US Outdoor Store:
"This cutting-edge overnight backpack is great for hiking, climbing or cross-country skiing. State-of-the-art, thermomolded-foam backpads and shoulder straps provide superb comfort Lightweight and stable thanks to single aluminum stay and polyethylene fr"

User Reviews

rated 5 of 5 stars Men's Bora 40
Reviewed by Lucas, Jan 23, 2007

"I've had this backpack for as long as I can remember, and it's been my most useful item. It's been to Thailand for month long excursions twice, and to about every backpacking weekend trip in Washington state. This pack is bulletproof. For my Thailand trips, it wasn't quite the capacity I needed, but, I was willing to sacrifice storage capacity for weight and space, and it really made my journey a pleasant experience."

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rated 4 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by John Rubley, Feb 05, 2006

"This bag is great for a hike-in, hike-out overnighter, but this thing gets bad after that. I've traveled all over the place with this bag: 20-mile hikes in the woods, in and out of airports, and I use it as a book bag for school. Although the bag is diverse, it lacks in a few areas of what I like to call "technical performance."

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rated 4 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by Steve Fitz, Feb 03, 2006

"Used this pack for the southern 1,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail (2005). Aside from occasional overnights it sat in my closet for a few years before that. Held up well, except for a blow-out along the seam on the shoulder strap where I pick the pack up from (and holy crap does it smell!)."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by Jim, Oct 24, 2004

"This is my go to pack for just about every day hike I do. I manage to stuff it with the "ten essentials" of hiking and then some. So far it has stood up well having been to the summits of many mountans in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness area of northern Montana."

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rated 2 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by Ticked, Oct 15, 2003

"Great pack for the first eight times I used it, then the hip belt pulled out of the squash pods, didn't have it for two months. MEC wouldn't warranty it, didn't have replacement belts. Talking to two reps from MEC, two different stories on warranty."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by Yoav Bar-ness, Feb 15, 2000

"This bag is my dream goddess. I've carried it everywhere, for school and mountaineering in Washington state. It was well worth getting the long version for a tall person, and two side clutter-sacks to attach to side straps usually get it as full as i need it."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by 049jston@..., Mar 03, 1997

"I've had this pack for about eight months and have used it several times. It's made out of 1000den cordura nylon packcloth and has a suspension system that's fit for kings. The hipbelt is nicely padded and makes sure that the weight is not only concentrated on your hips, but your lumbar area as well."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Bora 40
Reviewed by davelim@..., Dec 17, 1996

"Arc'Teryx have really got it sorted out with this pack. It's got an internal closed cell frame backed with a PVC sheetplus single aluminium stay. Really contoured molded hipbelt (they are good for this ) and the back stays away for ventilation too."

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