Amazon BasicsInternal Frame Hiking Backpack with Rainfly

A fantastic backpack with lots of pockets, rain cover incorporated and study zips and straps. This was bought for my daughter's DofE trip. It exceeded expectations and requirements. I would highly recommend Why did you choose this product over others?:It was a good size, rain cover included and an excellent price. It also looked robust

This is a Great Rucksack much more than I expected for the price. It is comfortable, light, looks good and has a high visibility rain cover.

This is great if you're a beginner and looking to wet your toes to hiking and backpacking and not break the bank. It can fit a great deal of kit. I typically go for 3 day trips with a pack weight of 11-14kg and it was very comfortable.I watched some videos and seen reviews about loose straps and this does occur. However this can easily be solved by passing the strap back through the buckle which locks the straps in (see pictures above).I found the water bottle pouches are a tad tight for larger bottles (my 1ltr nalgene)and hard to reach. Also the sleeping bag compartment is a squeeze for my Snugpak Travelpak 3 (synthetic 1.5kg sleeping bag) bit does fit with a fight - no sign of wear at the zips or anything so I think the bag can cope.I would like to have had waist strap pockets however I had MOLLE compatible water pouch and storage pouch and is a welcome addition to carry a water bottle, snacc, phone etc.I would also have liked side strap buckles to strap things like a roll mat to the side vertically as opposed to horizontally at the bottom. However I plan to use aftermarket buckles to achieve this. As with a horizontal roll mat this makes the rain cover a bit dodgy as it has more to stretch over! (I recommend using a large poncho instead anyway as it covers you and your back and importantly the straps)This bag is very robust and comfortable as I was able to hike approx 15km with no discomfort at all with a 10-11kg load. And found out the ruggedness when I was traveling down sheer rocks in which the bag definitely suffered some scraping down rocks - again no signs of bad damage so bag is very tough!So on conclusion, very good pack for the money, great for beginners. Some ideas for improvement but issues and downfalls can be solved with some cheap aftermarket purchases

Really well made and versatile. It is better than a lot of ones that are 3 times the price. I bought it for a trip that involved going to a small island by boat and i needed everything on my back as a result. It was loaded to capacity and must have had 60 or 70kg of gear in it. It was strong and comfortable. The removable support bars worked great. Some other reviews noted that the straps slipped when carrying a lot of weight. This was a concern when looking to purchase, but I have to say I did not have this issue at all. I expect to get many years from this backpack. Would recommend

Superb for the price, I got this 65L backpack when it was £35 which is an absolute bargain. You can't really get this size and quality backpack for this price anywhere.The 65L is an ultimate size for my daughter's DoE bronze expedition, it was recommended to have 60-65L backpack and indeed, everything she needs to take seems to be fitting inside. There are so many different pockets on the inside and the outside that we are still discovering new ones but what's important the sleeping bag compartment on the bottom has a zip that can be open connecting it with the main storage area. As my daughter's sleeping bag (3/4 season) turned out to be too big to fit in the sleeping back compartment, we opened the zip and placed on the bottom of the backpack. We will probably need to upgrade her sleeping bag at some point as it is bigger than the sleeping mat and tent combined. Nevertheless... the backpack has enough space for everything needed for the 2-day expedition.The backpack has plenty of adjustment, the straps can be positioned on various hight, also the chest strap hight adjusts, which is very important.Also, it comes with the rain cover, which hides in the pocket underneath the backpack. The backpack itself is generally waterproof and should withstand light rain, the rain cover is just an extra precaution for heavier rain.If I was getting it for myself I would probably go for the 75L version but that would mean more load so for a teenager who never went for a hiking trip before the 65L is enough.

good size and quality

I bought this product in June, but it was August before I could go for a 3-day hike. I loaded it up a week before so I could go for a 2km trial walk on the flat and came back with crippling neck ache. I played around with the rucksack back settings and straps and just about got rid of the neck ache, but after another short trial walk I found that the main shoulder straps kept slipping under load. I could not contemplate 3 days of continually tightening straps and abandoned this rucksack, buying another one elsewhere two days before my hike. Unfortunately I am now out of the returns window, so I have a virtually unused, yet useless rucksack. Very disappointing.On the plus side (and hence the second star), the rucksack layout is nicely designed with a useful sized side pockets and I particularly liked the rectangular pocket on the front, which I thought would be useful for easily getting to my water filter and pump. Similarly, the wealth of straps would have been useful in the event I needed to load up on the outside of the rucksack. The padding made the rucksack very comfortable around the waist and on the shoulders but did add a bit of weight. It was just that under load, the strap buckles weren't good enough to do the job.