User Review: REI Lookout Pack

REI Lookout Pack
Above: The current Lookout Pack, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed July 2, 2007 by Travellerdude

Rating:
Price Paid: $24.83

It's a decent pack. I do wish it had stays. I don't like the horseshoe main compartment zipper. I wish it was either a top loader or a panel loader. At least with a panel loader you can just zip it up most of the way and use it like a top loader. This zipper kind of meets towards the middle so you can't do that. Also, as the previous reviewer said, the side pocket zippers are horrible. Mine have already gotten stuck a few times just playing with it.

I was going to return it and get the 2007 model, I have the 2006 model I got from REI outlet. The 2007 model solves many of these issues and also comes with a stay. The back padding on the 2007 model is much better. There's really no comparison between the pre-2007 and 2007 models. But it turns out that the 2006 model is $24.83 in store. So I returned it and rebought it at that price. Because, it's so cheap, I decided to keep it.