User Review: Lowe Alpine Contour IV

Reviewed October 12, 2006 by Yooper

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Design: Top Load Internal
Size: 80-90 liter
Number of Pockets: 2 (optional)
Max. Load Carried: 85 lbs.
Height of Owner: 6'1"

I have owned this pack for 13 years and can say it hasn't failed me yet. It is a large pack that can handle big loads. I've had as much as 85 lbs. in and on this pack hiking Isle Royale and other areas in the U.P. This pack is a tough well made pack that is very comfortable to carry. I have always found the harness adjustment with the slider on the web to be so simple and slick I can't figure why they changed.

The compression system works well to control big loads and will secure your tent poles along side the pack quite well. One of the only draw backs to this pack is with it's size the compression system can't reduce the bag size enough for light weekend trips. Not a big problem if you always go big.

I had purchased two side pockets for my pack just after my first hike. I found I needed room for smaller items that I wanted close at hand, it is to hard to have to bust open the bag to get small stuff. It's a shame, even today, that they don't come with the bag standard. They make it much more versital and if you don't need them on a particular trip you could leave them off.

All said, there is very little not to like about this pack. It's a great value in an ever growing field of high-priced gadget packs.

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