Epic 10.3

My son and I bought these packs to ride in the Texas heat. Great pack, ample bladder volume, ample storage and excellent fit. Love the fact that the weight is concentrated at your hips while leaving your back open for airflow.

Best Ever

I've been trail riding for 30+ years now and have tried lots of packs. Bought the 10.3 after another riding friend got one and said it was amazing. It is. No movement. Hardly know it is there with a full 3L bladder. Contrast that with other brands packs...and its no contest. This is the best I've ever ridden with. Couple things that I wish were just slightly tweaked: 1. One can slightly overfill the 3L hydrapak reservoir. If you do, getting it into the sleeve is almost as bad as trying to mount a tire with cush core. And I go through so much water that I want every drop the bladder can provide. 2. Routing of they hydration hose with the straps could be better. I like it to go over my right shoulder and then magnetically clip to the left side. There are one or two horizontal loops on the back portion of the straps for this purpose, but none on the front. So I run it through the vertical webbing on the front of the strap and that is less than ideal constraining it there. It feels as if I have extra tension on the right side. Regardless, I just ordered the Epic 14.4 for bigger rides this summer. I can totally see myself getting the swift 6.2 at some point too.

Highly recommend

I have used my pack, Arctos 10 several times now and it performed as advertised. I will be hiking with it on Saturday and biking on Sunday. Highly recommended.