Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

****I have changed my review from 3 stars to 4 stars after being contacted by the company after my original review. They let me know about the lifetime warranty that comes with the bag and offered to replace it or refund me. I opted for a refund as I still would prefer a higher quality bag rather than get replacements for this one over and over, however if you are looking for a lighter weight light duty bag, this could be a nice mid-range price option.**** I got this backpack for a Mexico trip wanting something that would offer a little rain resistance if we ended up in tropical rain storms... which we did... and it was overall ok, but I probably wouldn't buy it again. PROS: - There are lots of pockets which was super useful and helped keep everything organized. * The front lower zipper pocket has a smaller separator inside and a additional zipper pocket. This was very secure and really handy. * The upper front zipper pocket was great because we could fit a few snack bars and our sunglasses in it so they wouldn't get scratched. * The side mesh pockets were a good size and we easily fit extra large Liter water bottles comfortably. * The main pouch had two additional subdivisions, one against the front and one against the back, which were also really helpful. - The bag itself was really light weight - It folds up to a fairly small size and conveniently zips up into itself for easy packing - The straps were comfortable and solid and the chest strap was nice when the bag was heavy - The "water resistant" fabric did help keep the contents dry-ish when it rained or on a boat CONS - The material was too thin and by the end of the trip, all be it a month long trip but one trip none the less, it was ripped in several places. - The "water resistance" was really more like a treatment on the inside of the fabric so after lots of wear, rubbing, heat, and, you guessed it, water, the treatment stuff was peeling off all over the bag - The edges of the fabric where the zipper was sewn on weren't burnt or finished in any way so there were constantly strings pulling off and getting caught in the zipper. I'd yank off big balls of fluffy thread that had frayed off the edges almost daily. - The zipper cover on the upper outer front pocket would get caught CONSTANTLY. The manufacturer seems to have responded by the overwhelming about of user reviews mentioning this problem, but their solution was to make that zipper cover flat LARGER... That only exacerbates the problem and make it worse. It would have been better honestly with no zipper cover at all and just using a WATER RESISTANT ZIPPER like they do on the lower front pocket. - Sadly, this backpack really only lasted this one trip, which sucks. I wish I would have spent a little more money on a better backpack.