MOUNTAINTOP 75L Internal Frame Backpack with Rain Cover Backpacking Camping Hiking Backpack for Men Women

There are a lot of important things to mention about this backpack.First, it's listed as a 75L-80L, as though it's a 75L + 5L. This is incorrect. You get either the 75L or the 80L, which each have different features. (You can quickly tell which is which by zooming in on the white writing on the outside of the sleeping bag compartment. Currently, two of the colors shown are the 75L and two are the 80L.) Although each version has zipper access to the main compartment, the 75L has a smaller J-shaped zipper on the side whereas the 80L has a giant U-shaped zipper on the front. I'm not sure what other differences there are between the two versions.Second, these are incredibly similar to Deuter Aircontact backpacks. When my 80L Mountaintop arrived, I filled it up and took it into an REI to compare it to the various more expensive name-brand backpacks and get fitted (btw, definitely go get yourself fitted -- it's very helpful and it's free!) and the associate who did my fittings said it looked like someone who used to work for Deuter quit and took the designs with him and the only change he made was lowering the price. He was very impressed and said he'd try to get REI to start carrying Mountaintops. Until then, if you can find a place that has a Deuter Aircontact in stock, trying one of those on will give you a very good approximation of whether or not you'll like the Mountaintop.Third, you get serious bang for your buck with one of these. The Mountaintop is $260 cheaper than the name brand backpacks and Mountaintop offers free returns if you end up not liking it. After trying on several different Ospreys and Deuters, I decided to stick with the 80L Mountaintop for several reasons. Its giant front zipper access to the main compartment is fantastic. That alone put it in the lead among all of its competitors for me, because I hate having to take everything out of the top and put it back in again. It has just about every other great feature as well: adjustable height (works exactly like the Deuter Aircontact), YKK buckles, attached rain cover (tucks into the bottom), separate sleeping bag section (with removable divider), daisy chains, trekking pole fasteners, internal bladder pocket (with a little hole at the top of the pack to put the hose through), side water bottle pockets, big vertical side pockets (these are awesome and the Deuters don't have them), hip pockets (big enough for a cell phone), elastic chest strap, d-rings on the shoulder straps, tip lid zipper, and (removable) top straps for stacking something atop the lid. So far as I can tell, there's only one feature available in some other (Osprey) packs that isn't available in this one -- there's no detachable daypack. But there's definitely enough room to store one. There are several 5-star $20 daypacks on Amazon that are super light and fold up into tiny little squares. Even after buying one of those, I still saved $240!I tried packing my 80L several different ways and in my opinion the best way is to put your tent horizontally at the top of the main compartment. That creates a good shelf for the lid to sit on. Then you can pack your clothes and cooking equipment in the bottom two thirds of the main compartment and easily access them using the giant zipper. The sleeping bag compartment at the bottom creates a good shelf for them to sit on. The outer flat pocket between the daisy chains is perfect for rain gear, and the giant vertical pockets on either side are great for anything else that you want to be ready at hand (very convenient place to keep extra socks and food). This bag is sufficiently roomy that I can't imagine you'd need to strap something on top of the lid, but if you did, there are straps for that too.I got mine professionally fitted and have worn it a couple of times for 15-30 minutes to make sure all the straps hold and the balance is good and I can maneuver myself into different positions without any of the straps rubbing too hard against my skin. After I take it on some long hikes I'll add updates to this review. I've read (and watched on YouTube) several reviews from other people saying theirs held up fine over multi-month-long hikes, so I'm hopeful!

Its 75L. its marked on the front of the bag not 80L. The shoulder straps are adjustable for my small torso. The padded shoulder and waist straps are comfortable. The material is only water resistant but comes with a yellow rain cover. The nice feature is that the sleeping bag compartment is seperated from the main compartment by a zipper. So you can connect the main pocket through to the sleeping bag compartment if you plan to carry something longer inside the pack. There is one large internal pocket for storage and another zipper pocket inside but its for the frame work. It was a great value. It can strap my tent and foam mat on the outside. BUT just have to use the main pocket with the unzipped sleeping bag compartment for my tent because the ferry will not allow the tent to be secured on the outside. It arrived with a strong new bag smell that took a full day to air out. Overall good quality for the price.

I bought this bag to introduce me into backpacking for a low cost. At this point I have used it for about 10 days total of backpacking/camping.This is a decent backpack by my standards. I like the pockets on the lid, and it has a bunch straps on the outside to attach items to. The zippers are of decent quality and havent snagged or given any problems yet. The pack material is strong and hasn't torn after dropping the bag on the forrest floor a few times. The main straps are as adjustable as any quality backpack on the market.My only complaints are the hip straps and harness. I have a size 32 waist and I have to tighten all the way for a good fit. At this point straps have given a little and i have to tie in a knot to avoid it loosening.Overall this is a good pack for beginners looking for a low cost.

I used it on a weekend backpacking trip. (My first one) It had plenty of room for everything I needed and even more! Since I never used one before I was wearing it too low. I adjusted it multiple times and finally got it to fit properly. Very adjustable and just an overall great beginner backpack. Highly recommend for anyone who doesn't want to spend hundreds of dollars until they are way more invested in it. They get very expensive.

I was skeptical: a 75L pack for this price? It had to be cheap. But I figured worth the investigation. And I'm more than pleased! The thoughtfulness of design, adjustable should straps, considered padding, ample space (no extraneous pockets), and did I mention thoughtful design? Did the Knobstone Trail in Indiana with this thing on my back, and I was amazed. Highly recommended - Mountaintop apparently knows what they're doing!

I bought this backpack for a week long trip to the beach. I hate pulling a cart from the beachhouse rental down the street and across the sand. So this year i bought this backpack, beach tent and a cooler backpack to slide into this. Im 5'9, 350lbs and 44in waist and this thing fit me perfectly. Plenty of adjustments to make carrying anything in it comfortable. It looked well made right out of the box and performed well beyond what I expected. Im highly impressed with it. Quality stitching and materials. The buckles feel alittle cheap but have held up. You wont be disappointed.

Purchased this for my 14 yo son. He used it for a 2 week, 61 mile hiking/camping trip. He lived out of this pack for 2 weeks, went through rain storms, you name it. Typical mountain area. Got along great with the pack and he has been using it ever since for monthly camp outs. This pack has held up extremely well with all of its use. Not sure you could beat this pack especially for the money. Would definitely purchase again.

The pack is light, large, lot of great features & easy to adjust to the person using it!

Il m'a suivi dans mes aventures en Asie et je l'ai trouvé superBon maintien dans le dos, confortable et une bonne capacité de rangementLa poche en bas du sac est pratique

Love this piece of kit, used it for the first time last week on a camping hike in the mourne mountains, it holds so much and is really comfortable to carry, live it

Zaino robusto, ha tutto quello che serve per escursioni di più giorni ( io ho acquistato il 75 litri ), un ottimo acquisto!

Mochila grande, rigida con buenos compartimientos, cumple con las espectativas, envio rapido. Se recomienda el producto para aquellos que buscan precio-calidad.

Ich habe den Mountaintop 75L vor einiger Zeit gekauft für den anstehenden Urlaub. Dieser neigt sich nun dem Ende ( 4 Wo ). Neben dem Mountaintop 40 L sollte dieser für mehrtägige Touren, längere Strecken dienen. Jahrelang nutzte ich eine reichlich betagte Kraxe, die mir gute Dienste geleistet hat, aber so langsam dem Verschleiß erliegt.Warum dieser Trekkingrucksack ? Zum einen sprach mich das geringe Gewicht an und vor allem das verstellbare Tragesystem. Gerade bei längeren Touren und reichlich Gewicht macht sich dies positiv bemerkbar. Zuerst einmal positioniert man den Hüftgurt über dem Hüftknochen und stellt danach mittels der "Verschiebemöglichkeit" des Tragesystems die für sich passende Höhe ein. Bei Youtube findet man dazu auch reichlich Videos.Die Verarbeitung finde ich gut. Der einzige Makel, bzw was nervt und ggf für Probleme sorgen könnte ist der Reißverschluss des unteren Faches. Fast immer verhakt sich der Reißverschluss in das Futter, so dass man behutsam korrigieren muss. Ich habe den Reißverschluss dann mal mit Bleistiftspitze "eingerieben", denn in der Bleistiftspitze ist auch Grafit drin, was den Reißverschluss etwas leichtgängiger macht/schmiert. Hat aber leider nichts geholfen. Könnte mir vorstellen, dass es hier am Winkel/Beugung der unteren Tasche liegen könnte. Dies ist aber das Einzige, wo ich den Hersteller bitten würde sich Gedanken zu machen.Vielleicht ist es für den ein oder anderen interessant, was ich für meine Touren im Mountaintop 75 L verstaut habe.Im unteren Fach ( was man per Reißverschluss öffnen kann und einem somit der gesamte Rucksack zur Verfügung steht. Finde die Möglichkeit der Unterteilung sehr gut ) habe ich einen Lixada Edelstahl Holzofen so wie einen Trangia Sturmkocher, einen kl. Kochtopf incl. Pfanne von ZEBRA so wie ein Stanley Camping Kochset verstaut. Ebenso ein kleiner Basic Klappgrill, Tajima Klappsäge, ein 5 L Faltkanister für Wasser sowie ein Sawyer Mini Wasserfilter. In den doch nicht ganz vermeidbaren Zwischenräumen fanden einige Tütensuppen, kleinere Wurstbüchsen und "Trockenfutter" Platz. ( In den Hohlräumen des Kochtopfes, Camping Kochset kann man prima Feuerstein, Streichhölzer, Anzündhilfen, Gewürze, kl. Besteck verstauen )Im Hauptfach verstaute ich je 2 x Wechselunterwäsche/Strümpfe, T-Shirts. Einen warmen Jogginganzug, ein 2kg schweres 2Mann Zelt mit 62x15cm Packmaß und weitere Lebensmittel. Ein kl. Batteriebetriebenes Radio sowie Taschenlampe. Außen am Rucksack "über" dem unteren Reißverschlussfach befestigte ich mittels der vorhandenen einstellbaren Schlaufen einen fast 2kg schweren Schlafsack mit dem "Rollmaß" von immerhin 23x46cm. Oben, quasi unter der Haube des Rucksackes verstaute ich eine Isomatte. Die beiden Netzseitentaschen haben je eine 1 L Nalgene Trinkflasche aufgenommen und die mittige Verschnürung nimmt prima eine schmale 2 L Trinkwasserblase auf.Inclusive dem Trinkwasser ( 4 L ) und dem Eigengewicht des Mountaintop 75 L kam ich, sicherlich auch durch die Lebensmittel auf ein Gesamtgewicht von gut 18kg. Insgesamt war ich 2 x eine Woche und einmal ( das erste Mal ) für ein Wochenende unterwegs. Die Wegstrecken lagen zwischen 10 und 25 km. Das individuell einstellbare Tragesystem hat sich hier aus meiner Sicht bewährt. Man kann den Rucksack, gerade den oberen Teil dann nachträglich wenn alles eingestellt ist nochmals näher an den Körper bringen um die Gewichtsverteilung zu optimieren. ( wie gesagt, kann man sich in Videos sehr genau ansehen )In wie weit es mit der Langlebigkeit/Robustheit bestellt sein wird, kann ich jetzt natürlich noch nicht beurteilen. Das wird die Zeit zeigen. Derzeit vergebe ich trotz des kleinen "Makels" des Reißverschlusses vom unteren Fach fünf Sterne vergeben da er mich auf den ersten Touren sowohl von der Kapazität als vor allem auch vom Tragekomfort positiv überrascht hat. Natürlich schwitzt man auch hier. Das lässt sich gar nicht vermeiden. Wenn ich das aber mit meinem Mountaintop 40 L vergleiche liegt der Vorteil beim 75 L. Beim 40 L hat man schon nach kurzer Zeit im Vergleich das Gefühl, man trage eine "Heizung" im Rücken inclusiv.