User Review: Kelty Red Cloud 6650

Kelty Red Cloud 6650
Above: The current Red Cloud 6650, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed October 29, 2006 by Prelucir

Rating:
Design: Internal
Max. Load Carried: 55lbs
Height of Owner: 6'
Price Paid: $169

I love this pack. I am a large guy in two directions and this pack fits me all the way around. I like the way it adjusts to the curves of my back and is able to adjust up and down to keep the lumbar pad in the lumbar area of my back.

It is a big pack. I like big. However, I do carry too much gear because it is big. My sleeping pad is 30 inches wide and I get the whole pad inside this bag.

I also like the fact that it has several small pockets on the sides to hold needed gear and interal pockets for maps and a water bladder.

I am quite satisfied with it. I have noticed that on shaky footing the pack seems to swing from side to side a bit, but I chalk that up to the size and the 55 pounds I had in it.

-John