Reviews & Ratings for Mystery Ranch Coulee 40 Pack — 4 reviews — Page 1

Caught it on sale and snagged it. Loaded up 40lbs of kit in it and did a quick 5 miles up a hill. Very comfortable and love the adjustability. All the weight moved with me and was distributed well across the shoulders and hips. Absolutely recommend and I plan doing some one night camps with this pack

Being new to hiking, it should fit everything I will need and want to carry, with some extra room to spare. I like the complete adjustability to fit me (6’ 1” @ 189lbs). The material, clips and zippers all appear to be very durable, so they should last a long time.

I purchased this pack for the days when I needed to carry more than my 25l pack was able to handle. This pack is quite a bit bigger and I do question whether I'll ever fill it completely on a day hike, but it's nice to know that I have the room should I need it. Even though this is a "small" pack by MR standards it's still capable of carrying quite a bit more weight than one would ever consider loading into a pack of this size.

Although I purchased this as a gear-heavy day pack now that I have it and have hiked with it a few times I'm excited to try taking it out on a light overnight trip. There's not enough room to handle my fall / winter kit, but it should have no trouble with a summer bag or quilt along with simple shelter and amenities.

At 40l, this is definitely in an odd size range. Too big to be someone's only day pack for hiking and too small to be useful as a general backpacking pack. If you end up carrying a lot of extra gear (for work or pleasure) then this could very well be the perfect pack for you. To put it another way, if you _need_ a 40l pack then stop looking and buy this. If you're looking for a general-purpose hiking day pack then you should look a bit smaller than this (like the Coulee 25 or Scree 32).

As with all Mystery Ranch packs the quality of materials and construction is beyond reproach.

although on the heavy side, the suspension system was awesome with quality material used. padded areas keep your shoulder and back from sore. outer pockets were exceptionally useful to store items like folded hiking sticks and snacks. 2 zip compartment at the top, 1 big and 1 small allow for storage of more important items. the 3 way zip to access the main compartment allows for easy retrieval of my DSLR. overall, i like the product.