Atlas Packs Athlete vs REI Co-op Ruckpack 65 - Men’s

Important: Choose the Adventure or Athlete hip belt – otherwise you will have literally no padding on your hips. I don’t recommend using the bag without a hipbelt either. The Adventure belt is more comfortable as it provides two layers of foam padding and a wider webbing and buckle – it’s also bigger and bulkier.

I also purchased a Capture Clip from Peak Designs which allows you to fix the camera to the shoulder strap in place while hiking – a great addition to this pack.

5-day snowshoeing adventure in southwest Oregon, which included Crater Lake NP. It didn't see any airline travel, since I live in northern California and drove on the entire journey. It did see use as carrying all of my gear, and ferrying everything to/from hotels, etc.

While a bit on the small size, I find it big enough to take in place of a smaller daypack. Just as the main bags laptop compartment can fit my 15 inch laptop and 10.5 inch tablet, this small daypack can as well. It also provides enough space to throw other gear for a 5 mile or so hike, I’d say