Badlands Ultra Day Review
 

Well I purchased the Badlands Ultra Day pack a little while ago, have had a few opportunities to test it out, and thought I would give you guys a couple of rambling thoughts on it.

Construction is as expected...solid throughout....but you expect that with a unconditional lifetime warranty.

This pack has the hypervent suspensionso it sits off of your back and lets airflow bewtween your back and the pack. Initially I was wary of this design, butit was quitecomfortable, and felt like it held tight tomy back. I never felt any sway despite several hard hikes, and it really did keep a lot of the heat from being trapped betweenme and the pack.

If you are a very skinny person the pack may not adjust small enough for you, although I was assured you can send it in, and have it fitted to you. Still, I am a fairly skinny guy, and I am within 3 inches of bottoming out the shoulder strap adjustments.

The pack felt comfortable from 0-35lbs, after 35lbs it felt like the bottom portion of the frame was digging intomy hips a little bit.Pretty goodfor a pack that weighs 2lbs.

The pack has a ton of pockets. Being more of a minimalist type of hunter I do not think I will ever fully utilize all of these pockets, but if you like to carry a lot of things with you then this pack will keep it all organized.

If I could add one thing to this pack I would add a gun holder. Not really a big deal, it does have a bow holder, but it would be a nice touch for the gun hunters I think.

All in all I think it wasa good purchase, and would definately recommend it. Hope this helps somebody.

RE: Badlands Ultra Day Review
 

I agree with the assessment of the build on this pack--it is bulletproof, solid and well-made. It isdescribed as the "ultimate whitetail hunter's" pack, but I have to say that I find the arrangement of pockets less than optimum. Because the pack is so tough the materials are inflexible so whatever you can fit into the pockets is pretty limited. The "no spill" netting, especially on the longer side pockets, getscaught inthe zippers, everytime. The waist pockets on the sides are also small and too far back to get at easily. There is a small pocket on the bottom of the pack which is useless for most things except maybe alicense or some other thin and flat items. All in all, I give it a 10 for quality, and about a 3 for design. I also don't like the red (?) metal stretcher in the back--pack feels as if it is sitting out and away from my body. Pricey, too. Bianchi used to make some great daypacks--wonder what happened to them? :eek: