A standalone compartment for your water bladder. When you flip the pack around you’ll see a well-padded hip belt. They really thought of it all here.Įverything is well designed all around on this pack. There’s also another large zippered area with velcro attachment for a concealed carry pistol in behind the shove-it pocket. There are 3 main areas: The fleece lined pouch up top (with a velco area for a patch) which works great for items that you need more frequently, a quick access pocket in the very front for flat/longer items and an admin pocket for well…admin types of things (pens, small tools, notebooks, hand wipes, etc).Īnd don’t think I forgot about in behind the admin area….They put a well designed shove-it pocket here…And I love it on this pack (I typically have a machete and some article of clothing shoved in there). The front of the pack is jam packed with organizational pockets. And the amount of organization that it offers you as the end-user is incredible while on the trail (more on organization here in a second)…įolks, this pack has the best…I mean, THE BEST organization of any pack that i’ve used to date. I would not hesitate to take this out for the day, or even overnight. The Condor however, when packed sensibly is a joy to carry. I have used several other “tactical” backpacks/brands as hiking packs and day-packs…And they were horrendous for comfort. So with that said, how do I think it did as a hiking pack?įor the type of pack this is, it did phenomenally. So if I get stuck outside – I’m likely going to be on uneven and tough terrain… Because well, I live near a lot of hills and mountains. Even though the aforementioned genres are better suited for this pack, I had to test it as a hiking bag. Or an emergency/staying alive (bug-out) bag. This fits more in the genre of a tactical applications backpack. It does not have the suspension system that, let’s say a Kelty or an Osprey has. Overall Thoughts as a hiking pack: Keep in mind, this is NOT a hiking backpack. I would not hesitate to use this pack again on short day trips, when carrying this amount of weight.Ī quick shot of some terrain that I tested the Condor Venture Pack in. The shoulder straps did not dig at all and the pack seemed to ride perfectly. I have to say – This weight range was a breeze and this pack excelled on hike #2. At this point I was sitting at around 20-25lbs…But this time it included the weight of my 2L Platypus Water Bladder. I took out a lot of unnecessary stuff and kept the essentials. Hike #2 – Follow Up Test: I came back home and repacked the bag, in order to decrease the overall weight of my contents. It wasn’t completely unbearable, but it started to dig and become uncomfortable on my shoulders around Mile 1 and 2. With this amount of weight, I was chugging water out of my Platypus bladder as quick as I could to decrease the weight. I would venture to say I had between 25 and 30lbs in the pack…Not including the 2L Platypus Water Bladder and Camera Gear that found it’s way into the pack.
Condor 2 bag full#
I had the backpack loaded up as a 24-48 hour bag, just to see how well it did with a full loadout. The first hike was around 6-8 miles, round trip. Hike #1 – Initial Testing: On my first venture with this pack (no pun intended) I used it as a day pack on some pretty intense day-hikes. But, it has found it’s place within my day to day and it proved to be a good day pack out on hikes as well. This backpack is more of a tactical backpack, which is a breakaway from what I typically test and review here. It’s the Condor Venture Pack, item #160 in their catalog. I’ve been talking about this item on my Instagram for about a month now. Howdy, everyone! Welcome back to another gear review.
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