User Review: Kelty Shadow 4500

Kelty Shadow 4500
Above: The current Shadow 4500, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 29, 2007 by M.A. Grossi

Rating:
Design: Top-loader
Size: 4500 cubic inces
Max. Load Carried: 47 pounds
Height of Owner: 5-11
Price Paid: $139

I bought this for a writing assignment that took me nearly 80 miles in the Sierra Nevada last August. Except for the hideous color and the mesh pocket in the back, which I could never get fully snug, it was amazing. It was half the weight of my previous backpack and had a similar payload. I was a little anxious about how well the light-weight material would stand up against the 45-plus pounds of stuff I loaded in.

For the assignment, I was carrying a satellite telephone and extra batteries, along with the usual stuff -- a bear canister for my food, bivy tent, sleeping bag, clothes, stove, yadda, yadda yadda. The pack handled the load well. It was far more balanced than my old exterior-frame pack. For the money, I couldn't find anything as light. After walking for eight days with it, I think it was the best choice I could have made.

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