Snugpak Bergen Pack,

I love this pack. I've taken it on several hikes and two camping trips since I bought it a month ago. It easily carries all the gear I need for summer excursions and I haven't got anywhere near filling its 100 liter capacity. I can't wait until this winter to load it with my four-season equipment and extra clothes.

A very nice design feature is that the way the bag expands upwards and not out means that when only half filled the excess fabric can be rolled up and compressed by the straps on the top flap.

An odd design feature is that the water bladder pouch is on the left wall of the pack. This means that unless properly packed the pack would lean to one side. I've remedied this by packing items that I readily need into it such as my hatchet, folding saw, climbing rope, and trekking poles. For the bladder I use a low profile pack like the CamelBak Thermobak worn between my back and the pack.

Pros:

Massive Capacity

Durable Materials and Over Engineered Seams

Two Integrated Camo Rain Covers (Woodland and Desert)

Modular Design with Rocket Packs

Oversized, Elastic Water Bottle Pouches

Massive Top Flap Pouch

Great Back Padding with Excellent Air Flow

Cons:

Relatively Light Padding on the Straps, Especially the Hip Belt (The Reason I Only Gave it 4 Stars)

Oddly Placed Bladder Pouch

All in all the best pack I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot. I'm continually updating it; for example I've added a MOLLE utility pouch to the hip belt to store binos, flashlights, granola bars, notebooks, etc.

Other reviews are correct, this is not the real thing and is made in china. You just have to remember at 6100cu, its the largest and well priced pack on the market. I mean....if bug out happens would you rather a smaller back that is better made, or something and can shove a ton of food into. I'm looking for storage space. I can wear the same clothes over and over and keep washing them, but I can't magically make food appear. I have my survival knife and fire stuff and a ton of wilderness knowledge, I can make shelters and a decent hold over out in the middle of no where, but I can't make my pack hold more items, especially food. This pack is worth it.

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This is made in China and it shows.

1. I'm extremely worried about the stitches that join the shoulder straps to the top of the bag. I expected the classic "X" pattern bar tacks, but there are only single horizontal bars of stitches, and not very thick. This is a big bag that really needs more bombproof straps.

2. I was lead to believe this had some sort of internal adjustable frame. NOT SO! Inside the bag are sewn-in strips of webbing that form two vertical channels, apparently made to accept two aluminum stays WHICH WERE NOT INCLUDED!!!! WHAT NOW?! Am I supposed to stuff this giant bag to max capacity every single time, in order to get some rigidity?! Or am I supposed to fashion my own stays?! Or am I expected to make a bunch of complaints to get some stays mailed to me?! I do not want this giant pack sagging & pulling down on my shoulders all day long!

Meh. I think she's going back.

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I purchased two of the Snugpak Bergen packs for use in packing trips. The packs themselves seem to be more than ample for carrying a full load, but the material around the top inner flaps is really badly sewn. In fact, one of the packs was torn in multiple places around the entire top. I have a seamstress that can repair it, but wanted to try and get a replacement first. The operative word being "TRY". I contacted the seller UNBEATABLE SALE, INC to find out what I needed to do to replace this item since it did arrive in defective condition. I got an email ONE WEEK later informing me that they would "check with the warehouse to see HOW THIS MIGHT BE DONE" like they didn't even know how to handle a simple exchange. 18 DAYS LATER I received another email telling me that they had no more of these in the warehouse and that I should go to the MANUFACTURER to see about a replacement. Of course (very predictably), the manufacturer sent me an email the following day after I sent them a note inquiring about this that I should "go to the company you purchased the item from they are the only ones who can replace it for you. If you'd like it repaired, you can ship it to us (at your cost) and the cost of repairing the item will be a stock fee of $100 plus our labor and any materials. We will then ship the item back to you and will charge you for the return shipping at that time".

The moral of the story STAY AWAY FROM UNBEATABLE SALE INC. Their customer service is less than professional, and they will not help you.

The pack itself gets 4 stars because of its capacity and function. The seller gets 1 star because their customer service sux!

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This is NOT the real thing, it is a cheap imitation made in CHINA...... Junk like this will leave you stranded out in the middle of no-where wondering how you are now going to carry all your gear with a ripped out pack!

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