TETON Sports Hiker 3700 Ultralight Internal Frame High-Performance Backpack for Hiking, Camping, Travel, and Outdoor Activities; 60L, Navy

I am backpacking the Colorado Trail for a week with some friends and I wanted to upgrade my 20+ year old internal frame pack to save some weight. My friends kept sending me sale flyers for an Osprey. Yes, I know that Osprey is a great company and known for lightweight gear - I have other Osprey products - but I just couldn't see spending almost $200 even on sale. I came across this pack - it is even compared to an Osprey in a YouTube video I found - and decided to try it. For under $100 it fits my needs perfectly. Zippers and compression straps seem well made and sturdy. My sleeping bag fits in the bag compartment - barely, but fits, and I can attach my camp chair, compression bag with clothing and rain gear easily to the sides. I like the hip belt pouch - my old pack doesn't have that. The rain cover is included and located conveniently to pull out and quickly put over the pack - it has elastic. With everything on my pack the rain fly is adequate, but I wish it was slightly larger. Other than that I really like this backpack. I would recommend to anyone and if you do purchase be sure to watch the Youtube video on how to adjust it for your torso - it will make a huge difference in how comfortably the pack rides. I googled the pack name and found the video. I am 5'8" woman, regular build and was able to adjust this pack perfectly for me. I am able to get my gear and food in for a 5 night trip. I have been carrying the pack with full weight - 30 pounds - for over a month to get conditioned for the trip and it is holding up just fine. If the pack does not hold up well on the trip I will immediately re-post with any negatives.

I hiked a section of the Appalachian trail with this bag, and it held everything reliably, never gave me any issues, and had good back support. Usually, you will pay out the wazoo for something like this, but it seems that you don't need to. (depending on your needs)

Second over night trip with this pack. First off waist belt is too short had local canvas company make me a extended strap best $15 I could have spent. I had my pack loaded this last trip and it seems to lack much space in my mind. I had a one person tent, Pack chair, sleeping bag and ultra light blow up pad and one dehydrated meal and freeze dried ice cream sandwich and a pair of socks and thin thermal underwear and a pair of shorts and my pack was full inside, I then had a pad strapped to the back as well as a spot X, Top flap had my candy bars, spoon, toothbrush and tooth paste, and a few extras, back zipper pouches had TP water filter system, bug spray sun tan lotion and cooking stove and pan and fuel. As I stated it was loaded 25lbs. Last trip was 14 miles with pack on and the last few miles my right shoulder was sore could have been better padding. Over all great pack zero issues now I have extended waist belt

I loaded my Hiker 3700 with 45 lbs of gear. For two weeks all was well, but then an adjustment strap began to tear. This was >60 days after my purchase. Too late for Amazon to replace but I contacted Teton through their website. Teton immediately sent me a replacement backpack. I'll treat this one more carefully. I've tried higher end packs, but the Teton Hiker 3700 is the most comfortable and functional. I'm amazed that it is also one of the most affordable and now they have proven to have the most superior customer service. I'm sold on Teton.

This pack is sturdy and can fit quite a lot of gear comfortably. I recently hiked Mount Marcy in NY's Adirondack Mountains and packed the following: 3 shirts, 5 pairs socks, 5 pairs underwear, sweatshirt, pants, food for 3 days, small pots/camping stove, isobutane fuel, sleeping bag, pillow, knife, water bottle, toiletries, paracord, first aid kit, 4-person tent (strapped to the outside). Could have fit a little more in the main compartment or strapped a pad to the outside if I needed to. The rain fly works awesome as well. My wife and I left our packs outside in what was supposed to be a light drizzle, and turned into a torrential downpour. Luckily, we put the rain flies on and put the uncovered side face-down on a rock, and they barely got wet at all. Just a little moisture on the straps and padding. Everything in the zippered pockets was dry.

Bought for a 2 day hike on AT, couldn't get to my old pack in time for trip so wanted something not too expensive to try. Definitely going to stick with this one for future multi-day hikes. Lightweight, great organization of pockets and straps, felt like all quality materials from bag to zippers to pull cords to velcro. Adjustable for height so it will fit about anyone. 20+ miles and not a bad thing to say about it. Even got to put the built in rain fly to use. No need to pay 4x the price, this one will do the trick. Looking forward to my next trip with it.

I got this pack for a Christmas present, and let it sit until June when I wanted to start training for a summer hike.I weighted my backpack with 30 pounds of dumbbell weights, and some sweatshirts for padding. I slid the pack on and adjusted the waist strap, and got it to a comfortable position.Then when I slid it off my shoulders, I heard a snap and the entire shoulder strap stitching broke and was completely separated.The pack was rated for more weight, but it couldn’t even handle a few light dumbbells.