Reviews & Ratings for Granite Gear Blaze 60 Backpack - Men's — 9 reviews — Page 1

Nobody has left any ratings yet so just want to help out anyone thinking of buying. Purchased here handled by Amazon, sold by seller The Gear Coop. Everything looks great! Haven't taken it out on an adventure yet but have been playing with it all at home seeing how all my stuff will fit in it. I will be loading around 30lbs and have this guy pretty full and everything I've tried so far there's been no issues. It's pretty hard to find information on this new version still but it's out there on the web, for those of you wanting to see the exact difference between the crown 2 and crown 3. Also YouTube has a few videos people have uploaded now. There's really no negatives about the 3 compared to the 2, so don't be afraid to pull that trigger.

Effectively balancing weight, carrying comfort, and features is a tall order, but Granite Gear’s Blaze 60 pack manages to do so with very few compromises. We took the women’s Blaze on a 35-mile backpacking trip along the Grand Canyon’s challenging Escalante Route and were impressed by its overall performance. Not only is the design exceptionally comfortable, adjustable, and fully featured, but it accomplishes this in a lightweight 3-pound package.

Used this on a 12-day Philmont Backpacking trip. With personal gear, food, water, and emergency gear, I hit the trail with this loaded at about 54 lbs. I'm pretty sure on a couple of days when I took a bit of extra food and crew gear, I was pushing 60 lbs. The Blaze handled it just fine. It wasn't too hot on my back. The waist belt was comfortable even beyond its rated weight capacity. The waist belt pockets were great for keeping drink mixes, breakfast, and some purell. The brain was stuffed with a headlamp, map, sunblock/bug spray, hat, etc. All in all this is a VERY capable bag for what it weighs. I went back and forth between this and the Crown 2 and was very happy I went with the sturdier bag...especially since I didn't really control all the weight I needed to put in my bag. My total bag weight probably fluctuated between 42 and 60 lbs depending on the day, food and water load, and the group dynamics with my scouts. I'd recommend this bag again in a heartbeat. The extra weight capacity is totally worth the little bit of extra bag weight it cost. The buckled compression straps were super useful in attaching random boxes of triscuits, a chair, bear rope, shoes, or whatever else didn't fit in the Scouts' packs that day. The huge pockets had a chair and 2 1-liter bottles on one side and my tent and poles on the other. The brain and neck are super expandable, so I was able to add 4-5 extra meal bags, boxes of crackers, and even rolls of toilet paper that the Scouts didn't ha...
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This pack is a new version of the Granite Gear's classic blazer. desinged for light weight backpack, but with good suspension system. the side pocket is much better than the old version of GG's pack. the waistband is adjustable which is super good.

I found the plastic frame of the pack is way too short in height and does not allow the load tensioning straps to be able to do anything.
The pack felt more like a traditional rucksack than a modern pack.If the large size had more of a range of adjustments this would not be a issue.
I have a 17 inch torso and had to buy the short size.

Adequate space without going overboard. Top loading opening makes it hard to stuff oversized items for plan accordingly. Latches can be small if wearing gloves. Pack is well built and materials are top notch. Super light and comfortable. Can’t wait to try it on a long hike.

This is my first granite gear pack as I'm replacing an older Kelty Reding. This pack is very light weight and holds all of my gear, with storage compartments everywhere. my only complaint is the waist strap is a little narrow compared to my Kelty redwing but it's feels much lighter. The price

An Excellent product, it is very comfortable, light and compact, however it is very spacious, the material feels of very good quality and its construction gives the feeling of very good manufactur, I love its side bags, the only thing that could improve it is belts in the bottom