Lowe Alpine Mens Aeon 27 azure 2020 outdoor daypack

I had been considering purchasing this backpack for some time after all the good reviews I have seen in the outdoors community. After owning it for only a short while I am extremely happy with my purchase, both because its a great pack and the price I purchased it for (£42). This pack has many useful features such as the multilock system, adjustable back, external hydration bladder compartment ( although I am yet to test how this works with rain as I have not been able to test this pack in the rain yet). The colour of this backpack is great I am a real fan of the azure. Perfect sized pack for a day hike in the mountains I look forward to testing it properly in the mountains soon once lockdown has ended. Would give it the last star but haven't had it long and want to see how the material holds up and any problems I might encounter after owning it for longer.Hope this helps :)

Nice lightweight day pack. Plenty of room in the full length compartment.

I got this for Christmas as requested so it may not say the purchase was varified.When I was looking for a new bag I wanted no bigger than 40 litres, light, a front mesh, an option to strap my CCF pad somehow without catching anything, as my inflatable has for a long time been out of comission; somewhere seperate for small things, waist pouches, comfort and low noise as some are clunky or creaking.When I looked for a new bag I couldn't find descriptions or reviews which sufficed my speculations enough, so I've written one below quite wordy. I hope it isn't too much or confusing, so I'll say now in short it's absolutely fantastic.Unlike with other rucksacks I've used, I've found using seperate compression bags even different from those included standard with my sleeping bags. Depending on the temperature/sleeping bag I use 5 or 10 litre bags. Way faster, easier and smaller to pack. No faff.Kit list below, avoiding specific product names to conform with rules but heavily suggesting specifics I hope.I feel it's appropriate to explain I started with a 30l rucksack and used that for a long time, then an osprey 45 ish litre which was oversized for my kit and very loud/creaky due to the frame keeping the curved aerated back support in place...so this is why this lowe alpine sack is relevant: it's far lighter than the others, as it's particularly designed/advertised, and quite good at fitting things. I've always wanted a stretchy mesh at the front, fantastic for whatever I may put in from a diddy bag to a down jacket. The main compartment opens extremely well similar my other bags, in the way of a suitcase, yet the straps disconnect via a buckle to keep things in place as I pack from bottom upwards, and stop the zip opening so easily. There's two buckled compression cords on each side, making four in total, and on the front of each side is a flap of skin from one buckle to the other, it pulls everything in uniformly like some compression sacks if that makes sense.The outer mesh pockets are designed to be lower towards the straps for easy access while on the go to better avoid having to remove the sack for, say, a water bottle. This could work both against and for the users favour but mainly a good thing, depends on the use as one may like it for other things...a small pot containing all cookware in my case, and on the other side my stakes with guy lines I carry seperately (with karabinas, tarp camper). This just means I may keep it this way as a newly received rucksack or try something else, it's not the best place anyway so at my fault, not the design! I mentioned my other rucksack, I probably shouldn't mention the make to avoid being biased or whatever but it has cool reinforced sort of holes on the side webbing pockets for an option to either haves straps under or over the actual webbing, which allows choice for compressing the sack or doing so in addition to strapping whatevers in the pocket, keeping that from falling out. I thought I'd mention this as a note, because it's a rather cool thing lowe alpine may or may not consider for a next series. The only compromise I see, or can't appreciate/see the reason, is either the side mesh pockets are too low or the bottom side compression straps are too low, as they cinch the bottom of the side pocket in a way I can't imagine anything would fit so thin to go that low and not getting crushed while not affecting the practicalities of compressing the pain compartment. But the aeon is designed for being light weight with, in my interpretation, of low compromise (no compromises really, everything absolutely necessary except for the one mentioned) and all appropriate "comforts" present, all in all a fully equipped bag; to speak for all, the design of which is entirely debateable to opinion and individual, but in my eyes I'd say it doesn't take much at all to adjust upon using this awesome rucksack, only in that like all products it's different having its own design if that makes sense.The front mesh pocket is strong like the sides, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, sewn at a 45 degree about 4 inches so things are more secured, it shouldn't impede in any way. As well as the mesh being elastic, it's attached via a slim strip of "canvas", shall I call it, which acts in part like a conventional expanding pocket for strength. Said strip is about 2cm wide.An overly pedantic reviewer could complain about the upper internal pocket/s expanding which kay, if overly filled, compromise the space within the main compartment, but I'd say just don't overly fill it. The inner top (zipped) pocket has a clip people usually associate for keys, but otherwise just the same as the outer top zipped pocket. The whole inside area, main and zipped upper pocket, is all yellow for contrast to see what's within easier.The shoulder straps so far definitely do indeed spread the load comfortably, coming chose to forgetting it's on my back especially due to the low weight loaded. Small minimal elastic loops on the straps I guess are only for a bladder hose to stay in place and the waist straps, they're very comfortable with the perfect amount of padding no more or less than needed at all. The pockets are always a good addition in my view, means I'm not too lazy to retrieve my head torch from the bag itself having to otherwise take it off my back to do so. Also trail mix is at hand. The chest strap, like the compression straps, are appropriately very thin while still being comfortable. Speaking of straps, for the sake of being detailed, of course there's standard straps for heightening the shoulder straps pulling the bag closer to the back.For hiking poles, there's a tab and loop at the very bottom just behind the baffle I mentioned for uniformed compression; for me it means it can be tucked away or it'll stick out and stay there conveniently. I personally use the loops for strapping a closed cell foam mat below between the two, note (I, at least notice) most bags have only one of these loops. The tabs on each side have a "plus" shape to contort snugly with the bottom of the pole so it won't jump out. In contrast to behind the baffle, as the bottom Tab and loop is, the upper loop to secure the poles are on the front of the baffle. Makes no difference but detail of description. It's an elastic cord with a strong plastic hook.All zips have a corded loop and plastic tab to grab ahold of, and the very bottom front of the bag has a sort of MOLLY strap to secure a light from, as this bag is advertised as a very versatile one for lots of uses not least cycling, as I'd use it, in addition to walking. The compression batffles have a white reflective strip on each and upper carry handle and sewn reinforcement on the clips and "MOLLY" type strap/loop for a light are bright orange for increased visibility purely for the purpose of the user, not to be seen - very stylish; one of the things I was looking for was style, not to be vein but (DONT BE OFFENDED, ALLOW ME TO BE FRANK) so people wouldn't see me as a hobo as I'm no stranger to being seen as a scruffy begger and have been offered money as such. I in no way judge the homeless or am offended to be interpreted as such. So, everything is organised and doesn't need messing about to shove things in as my previous 30l rucksack did, it's far lighter than other sacks, it has everything needed and more, but nothing too much. It's really comfortable and the side straps may also hold something like a sheathed tarp or rolled coat round and over the top securely and conveniently.Kit:FilterDiddy bag of various stuff, biggest of each is a 24000MAH battery bankDown sleeping bag, not even tried the big synthetic in this yetBivvySuperlight hammockSuperlight tarp (3x2.80meter) shiethed for now within an untangled luffaCCF pad (trying to fix my down mat leak)Stakes and seperately carried guy lines with mini karabinersCooking set, almost always gasCheap light cinch webbing for CCF matMagic carpet.All relatively cheap for wild camping, certainly lightweight.