Reviews & Ratings for Granite Gear Hikester Backpack 32L — 1 review — Page 1

The current item description does not match the advertising tag on the backpack. In fact, the description on the website currently gets a lot wrong. For example, online claims 32 liters. The dimensions on the tag say 26 liters, but the length by width by hight on the tag is calculated to 30 liters. overall it is confusing, but I estimate the 30 liters to be closest to true. Additionally, the online description currently says that the pack has a stow away waist band. It absolutely does not. This is not a dealbreaker for me though as I was mostly planning on using it for in school. Something I really like- you can fit 4 standard size nalgenes in the side water bottle holders. Though the lack of a waist strap limits it, this makes it totally usable for a short day hike. Something that does not make it useable though is the waterproofing. This thing is definitely “water resistant”, not because of the material used or how it was woven but because it takes the water time to soak into the pack. You can’t really spend more than 10 minutes outside in heavy rain and expect your things to have stayed dry. Once you get out of the rain, the pack will also be soaked and take a bit of time to dry out. Kind of disappointing given the adverts, but again still useable. As for space, I’m coming from a jar top backpack, so it had a lot to live up to. Though there are some items I don’t think would fit in this pack compared to my old one, it is infinitely more comfortable, keeping my back cooler ...
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