![]() I grabbed the pack to review for cragging, hiking, as well as use in daily life where the 28-liter capacity is more than enough to tote a day’s worth of “office gear” and my climbing equipment for a session later at night. Smelly climbing shoes stash on exterior in stretch pocketįor years, I have trusted a similar pack, Marmot’s Kompressor Plus, as an ultralight travel pack or summit bag. It’s good for those things but lacks support for bigger loads or bulky items.Īs the name hints, both packs have compression straps on the sides that keep gear from jostling around on adventures. You can cinch the straps down to make the pack streamlined with lighter loads, or open them and the capacity inside expands. The Kompressor Star adds a frame-sheet for support to serve as its light internal frame. The added structure is great for humping ropes, shoes, my rack, and other equipment into the crag.Īs a person who loves organization, the top lid was essential as it is oversized, easy to access, and it has a pocket within its own pocket, letting me zip up valuables.Ī wrap-around zipper opens the main compartment, giving wide access to everything inside. ![]() The author on the move with the Kompressor packĪ large mesh pocket on the front is nice for quick-stash items like a rain jacket (or for smelly climbing shoes). Its fabric, thin and stretchy, keeps your gear held tight but easy to grab and pull out at any time. Mesh shoulder straps and a contoured back panel grant breathability. On the exterior, tool attachments, the noted compression straps, and a place to put trekking poles make the Kompressor Star usable for short ultralight backpacking trips and even fast mountaineering endeavors.Sure we have done some thru-hikes and long distance adventures. Sure sometimes we need to pack enough gear for days or weeks. Many of our outdoors adventures as a family take place as quickly as possible the second we know we have enough time to make it happen. We have a busy schedule, and like to be able to grab the bags, throw them in the jeep with the dogs, and hit the road as quickly and efficiently as possible. When we head out on an adventure, whether it is hiking, camping, geocaching, shooting, spelunking, off roading, photography, fishing, hunting, or just a walk in the woods the first thing all of us grab is a back pack. ![]() The kind of trip where you need a bag to hold your water, a little first aid kit, some snacks, and maybe a layer of clothes. We have found that many of our Wild West Exploring Adventures are this way. To be honest, many times I don’t even need to wear my bag for long. The point is that it is functional and holds the things I know I need or might need. These trips, the quick out the door, get in some outdoors trips, are the ones we bought the Marmot Kompressor Plus Backpack for. This bag is Light Weight and Packable! There is no doubt, as I explained previously that this bag is perfect for quick on the go day trips. That is not why I give such high reviews. ![]()
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