User Review: Gregory Forester

Gregory Forester
Above: The current Forester, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 8, 2004 by Tim

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Design: internal
Size: 4200 , Large
Number of Pockets: sleeping bag , and front access
Max. Load Carried: 35
Height of Owner: 6', 195#, 35"waist, 46 yrs
Price Paid: $169

Love it, love it, love it! I am a picky SOB and had a *very* trying time finding a pack that I liked. I am the type of guy who likes to go lite, around 30 pounds total including the pack. But, I still have to be prepared to carry 45 pounds if my kids or wife or friend give out on the trail. First I tried the Nimbus Ozone, then I tried Kelty's External Super Tioga, 03' models. Both of them tried to pull the load right off my back.

Then I tried the Gregory Forester 03', ooooohhhhhh, aaaaaahhhhhhh, what a great pack. It reminds me of the drivers seat in my old '86 BMW 325. The feeling is firm, definately firm, and you think to yourself, " Um, I'm not too sure this is going to be comfortable." But then, BAM! The big surprise! The longer you drive, the better you feel. The Gregory crowd really know what they are doing.

I asked my buddy to bring over his Jansport Cascade 70 to do a side by side comparison because I had carried his pack and I knew it to be a comfortable pack. Doing a side by side comparison though, the Gregory won hands down. The Gregory has a lower back support that provides "out of this world" comfort.

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