User Review: Kelty Red Cloud 5600

Kelty Red Cloud 5600
Above: The current Red Cloud 5600, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 18, 2006 by Jonathan Linn

Rating:
Design: Front loading
Size: 5600
Number of Pockets: 5
Max. Load Carried: 45 lbs
Height of Owner: 5' 10"
Price Paid: $80

This pack is the only pack I have owned and after six years of using it I still think it's a great pack. The pack is big enough to carry a week's worth of stuff and is built to last. The water bottle holders work great and the side pockets are wonderful.

BUT, I think that the pack weighs a lot (5 1/2-6 lbs.) and is almost too big for what I need. If I were to buy another pack it would about 4,000 cub in instead of 5,600. For a first pack this works great, but for someone who weighs everything, like me, this isn't the best choice for a pack. I had a hard time adjusting the metal stays.

So after all that I would give it about 3 1/2 stars.