User Review: Kelty Yukon 3200 (1st gen.)

Kelty Yukon 3200
Above: The current Yukon 3200, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed November 21, 2001 by Brian

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: Old Syle Yukon, top-loading external
Size: ~3 100 cu. in.
Number of Pockets: 5, 1 map pocket
Max. Load Carried: 40 lbs
Height of Owner: 5'5"
Price Paid: $85

This is probably the cheapest external rucksack you can buy that actually will last. At $85 it is a good buy, for a first time backpacker.

It is made of a urethane coated #420 packcloth which rides on a aluminum tubaler frame which is torso height adjustable. Like many common externals it uses rattly pins to hold things in place.

It is pretty comfortable if you use the waist belt. The mesh back panel keeps your back from sweating too much. I wish they had put on a sternum strap, (what? extra $5?).

The top loading design is easy to pack up because when properly configured, a metal bar holds the top open.

I still use this backpacking, especially like the 5 pockets on the outside which open with heavy duty zippers. One map pocket is on the top too. There is enough room to strap on a sleeping bag on the bottom. The pack is pretty solid, but one suport strut loosened on the top part of the frame.

Pros:

*Very cheap!

*Many Pockets

*Very Adjustable

*Average Quality

Cons:

*No Sternum Strap

*VERY basic pack

*Frame may be too long (when adjusted it sticks up too much)

*Uses pins to hold pack in (my opinion, I don't like pins)

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