Mountain Hardwear Shaka 55 Backpack

The Mountain Hardwear Shaka 55 Backpack is a compact backpacking pack for the efficient packer. A streamlined and lightweight backpacking pack for efficient packers trying to minimize weight. Excellent suspension can accommodate heavier loads with low profile, lightweight, shoulder straps and hipbelt.

Features of Mountain Hardwear Shaka 55 Backpack:

• Deluxe comfort fit, lightweight material set and construction plus trouble-free gear access in an overnight plus volume pack
• Customizable suspension with 3in / 8.5cm torso adjustment (hook and loop) plus swappable shoulder straps and Lightweight hipbelt
• Superbly functional HardWave+ framesheet is rigid horizontally to prevent round out, but is flexible in strategic vertical sections
• Great load transfer through an aluminum perimeter stay that locks into hipbelt while allowing slight pivoting.
• Side and lower access to gear through J-shaped water resistant zipper
• Easy to reach, angled side pockets with bungee to secure water bottles
• Large, stretch panel front compression pocket provides convenient overload capacity
• Floating, removable zippered top pocket and security pocket with key clip inside
• Quick access, floating zippered hydration sleeve with dual zips allows tube to exit right or left (above head recess)
• Keep smaller loads controlled with internal compression, two compression straps on each side and lower accessory straps
• Stowable ice ax/trekking pole loops on front sides of pack, below low-profile 3/4in. / 20mm cutouts
• Additional 6-liters (375 cu. in.) of volume in skirt extension for overloads