User Review: Mountain Hardwear Koa 55

Mountain Hardwear Koa 55
Above: The current Koa 55, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Rating: rated 3 of 5 stars
Price Paid: $190

Being a Mountain Hardwear, I may have expected more than what I got. The pack was way comfortable, but in the material category lacked the quality that should come from MH.

The first trip out, a cinch strap buckle on the bottom of the pack self destructed, the zip out external pocket ripped, and I found one of my zipper tassles was sewn into a seam which had to be cut so the pocked would open.

On the plus side, with its super wide roll top you can really stuff gear, and I really enjoyed the bottom and side access points.

Maybe, MH could add another lb of material back into the manufacturing so the pack could actually handle the weight.

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Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Koa 55 at 7 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Campmor
KOA 55 Internal Frame Pack$169.98Buy Now

Backcountry.com
Koa 55 Backpack - 3350-3650cu in$170.96Buy Now

Moosejaw
Koa 55 Backpack$190.00Buy Now

CampSaver.com
Mountain Hardwear Koa 55 Backpack 3650 cu in$189.95Buy Now

REI
Koa 55 Pack$139.93Buy Now

RockCreek
Koa 55 Backpack + Free Tee!$189.95Buy Now

Massey's
Koa 55$178.99Buy Now

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