REI Co-op Traverse 65 Hipbelt - Women's

I love all the features, the water bottle pockets, the daypack build in. I also really loved the pocket in the side for the raincover! I also loved the olive green color. When I loaded it up. I was so uncomfortable it didn’t sit right on my back. The shoulder traps felt very uncomfortable and far ap...

I took this backpack on a one-night trip in the Catskills in New York. I wanted to like this pack, the number of features for the price is amazing. However this pack carried really heavy compared to my friend's Osprey Ariel, we had a pretty comparable load as well. I decided to return this bag and a...

Used for a 5 day backpacking trip. Fit my gear nicely, but the straps killed my shoulders. Tried different adjustments, but alway felt uncomfortable or pain.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this pack. I am by no means an ultralight backpacker, and am willing to trade weight for creature comforts and this bag is large enough to fit all my gear and has a lot of useful features. Some of my favorite things about the pack:

-I am kind of obsessive about keepin...

I spent months trying to find the “perfect” pack for my thruhike and this ended up being the most comfortable and ticked almost all my boxes (except for its weight). This pack fit all of my gear, carried the weight well, and didn’t bruise my hips or dig in at all. The adjustable waist strap was grea...

This is another solid REI pack. I appreciated the strategically located pockets for my keys, phone, water bottle, etc. The padding was adequate and the hip belt helpful, albeit a bit stiff and bulky (it sticks out more than I'm used to, although this will likely soften with additional use/over time)...

I love that REI finally realized short, curvy women hike too. The xs torso and medium hip belt option is awesome. I would like the shoulder straps to be a bit longer--the hit at my armpits, a common problem for large busted women. But this pack is designed well. The angled water bottle pockets are t...

I was able to test out my Traverse 60 Pack several times over the past month and each time I used it, I got more excited and pleased with it. The most important part of a pack is the fit. The torso fit process was easy to dial into exactly where I'd like it. There is an internal frame with a built-i...

I am very picky about my packs. I use one about this size (60-70 liter range) almost every single day for work. I want something simple, reliable, durable, without unnecessary extra bells and whistles. This pack is all of those things.

It uses the traditional internal frame design of one large pock...

I have not backpacked since the old "external frame" days. Needed an external frame because of an old back injury so I was skeptical that this would work for me. After some careful fitting and education by the REI store rep, I conditioned for a trip on the Colorado Trail and found this pack easy to ...