isobelaps has indicated that this thread is about South America
Are you really looking for a "rucksack" (which is generally understood to be the type of backpack which opens only at the top, and is most commonly used for multi-day hikes; as opposed to a "travelpack", which opens all around like a suitcase, and is most commonly used by backpackers travelling from destination to destination and is generally only carried from transport to accommodation and back)?
If so, and if you then intend to carry this pack for the "trekking" part, then an 85L pack is absolutely insane, and far and way too heavy and bulky for the hiking you intend to do. (FWIW, there are extremely experienced hikers (guides e.a.) who carry such packs while trekking, bringing necessary equipment like tents and food in them - but if you were such, you almost certainly wouldn't be asking this question here.)
If you intend to leave your big pack at your accommodation while going hiking, taking only a daypack for the hike itself, and travel around by public transport e.a. otherwise, then I'd firstly recommend looking for a travelpack rather than a rucksack, and secondly still urge you to consider a significantly smaller pack than that 85L monster. There's many people here on the forum who travel long term with just a 35-45L pack, which has the main benefit that it's small enough to work as hand luggage. Me, I tend to vary from trip to trip, with my big 75L travelpack coming along on most long-term not-so-much-off-the-beaten-path trips, but I also recognize that this is really only feasible since I'm a tall and reasonably fit guy. There's only a very small percentage of women I'd recommend looking into anything more than 60L or thereabouts, and for hiking I'd never recommend anything more than 40L unless you really, really need to bring a lot of equipment.
*searches for the specific pack you mention* Ah, I see, it's trying to be both rucksack and travelpack. I see "Top loading + front access zippered panel"; depending on how that's implemented, that might be either nice, or an absolute disaster, since the whole point of rucksacks is that there's nothing like a zipper which can break while in the middle of nowhere, leaving you with all your stuff on the trail and no way to prevent it from spilling out. Other features like "Hydration compatible with two bladder-housing options" for the main pack are completely unnecessary, since there's just no way you're going to be capable of hiking with that thing.
I don't know anything about the quality of this brand (never even heard of it before); what I'd recommend is comparing the quality of its zippers with the heavy-duty ones you can find on a macpac; that tends to be pretty indicative of the overall quality of the pack (and also something where you really want to get the best available quality).
[ 25-May-2015, at 07:08 by Sander ]
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