User Review: Kelty Tioga

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

Reviewed May 12, 1999 by an anonymous hiker

Rating:
Design: External frame
Size: 4500
Number of Pockets: 3
Max. Load Carried: 60 lbs
Height of Owner: 6'
Price Paid: $100

I should start out by saying that I don't really like big internal frame packs (they're too hot in warm weather) although I think they rule in midsizes. I bought the Tioga specifically for a trip to Escalante, the price/size was just right. If you have to carry 30 lbs of water it's nice to have a frame to lash it to. Since then, I find myself using it more than any of my other packs especially if I'm hiking trails. Once I got the adjustments dialed in I found it to be so comfortable that I'm able to carry stuff that I used to leave home (crazy creek chair, coupla beers). It's a little creaky but it was only $100 and I've since seen it for even less. I've read that it's not for smaller framed people.

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