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Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack
$375.00
Item qualifies for annual
REI Member Refund (typically 10%)
For a week's trek or longer, count on the Bora 80 with thoughtfully designed suspension and loads of room for backcountry and mountaineering use.
- Main compartment features top-loading and side-zippered access for extensive entrance to all corners of the pack
- V-stay suspension system with load-transfer rods helps distribute the load evenly between shoulders and hips
- Laminated four-layer foam hipbelt is thermo-formed to fit the shape of your hips and reduce pressure points; adjustable angle offers an individual fit
- Thermo-formed foam backpanel with ventilation channels and anatomically curved, padded shoulder straps add comfort
- High-density polyurethane (HDPE) framesheet protects your back from bulky and pointy items and supports heavy loads
- New, injection-molded external occipital cavity creates a permanent 3D space for full head mobility
- Large, self-draining front kangaroo pocket holds bulky or wet gear and is accessible from top or front
- Zippered, lower sleeping bag compartment is created by the adjustable, roll-up divider
- Eliminating zipper flaps, the easy-to-use WaterTight™ zippers are designed for protection in extremely wet weather
- Top lid pocket can be removed to become a waistpack for summit attempts or short day hikes
- Underside of lid features a hydration zip pocket for holding a reservoir plus an exit port for its drinking tube (reservoir sold separately)
- Includes dual daisy chains, wand pockets and dual ice axe/tool loops for carrying bulky gear outside the pack
- Made of RipStorm™ nylon and 420-denier WaterTight™ fabric, with an impregnated polyurethane backing, for abrasion- and water-resistance
Specifications for torso / waist and hips / base volume (cu. in. and liters) / weight are as follows:
Imported.
Item 747131
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Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack Specs
Specification | Description |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Frame type | Internal |
| Backpack style | Deluxe backpack |
| Approximate volume | 4,700 cubic inches |
| Approximate volume - metric | 77 liters |
| Average weight | 6 lbs. 13 oz. |
| Average weight - metric | 3.1 kilograms |
| Adjustable torso | No |
| Fits torso | 18 - 21 inches |
| Fits waist/hips | 32 - 37 inches |
| Material | Urethane-impregnated nylon/nylon/Hypalon |
| Frame material | HDPE/aluminum |
| Number of stays | 2 |
| Number of pockets | 3 + main compartment |
| Access / Loading | Top/side |
| Sleeping bag compartment | Yes |
Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack Customer Reviews
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
- Large capacity (43)
- Comfortable (40)
- Easy to load (36)
- Highly adjustable (35)
- Good padding (17)
Cons
- Heavy (21)
- Not enough pockets (7)
Best Uses
- Extended hikes (39)
- Heavy loads (38)
- Wet weather (27)
- Travel (16)
- Light loads (8)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (30), Casual adventurer (13), Student (5), Professional guide (4)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort driven (10), Minimalist (8)
Reviewed by 44 customers
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Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Good Padding
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
Cons
- Heavy
- Poorly done new features
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Light Loads
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
Pros: Tough, seemingly durable, heavy duty design and construction, definitely water resistant for a sustained downpour. A well-thought out TRADITIONAL work pack for carrying large or heavy loads for many trips.
With a high load, it rides amazingly well on the hips. A few extra kilograms is hardly noticeable, except your legs may remind you of need for conditioning for a few days. A low load, however, pulls on the shoulders and sways side to side. The Tall model fits my 21+ inch torso very well.
Good back ventilation.
The dual daisy chains are the only way daisy chains are really useful, because outside loads can be tied on from side to side to keep them from swaying. Ax loops and 2 beefy Velcro-type loops are adjustable around handle-sized loads.
The turtle neck extender rises about 20cm high, and has two draw cords, one on the top edge and one about half way up.
Although the side zipper does not go all the way down, access to the bottom of the main compartment is convenient through the sleeping bag compartment and then the separator flap zippers.
Cons. It does not do well with modern improvements:
The only accomodation for a hydration bladder is in the top cover. That puts the heaviest item (3 liters weigh about 7 pounds) at the highest point on the pack. And the pocket provided is only big enough for about 2 liters, not 3, though when you carry a pack this big, you may need a lot of water.
A hydration bladder (such as Camelback) can be carried inside the pack, but there is only one way to hang it: from a small web loop used for a buckle. But this loop is outside the turtle neck! If you use the turtle neck, you cannot hang the bladder. This webbing should be extended to also loop inside the turtle neck seam.
Also, there is no port to bring the tube out from here. There is no sleeve to keep a newly filled, thus wet, bladder from wetting the other contents. And a bite valve leaks because of water presure from above.
The waist pack is too small to contain an extra clothing layer such as my down jacket.
The "occipital cavity" is useless. It hangs about 20cm below my head and about 10cm away. In addition, after only two short picnic (training) trips, it broke, with a crack about 2cm long at the top edge.
The small water-bottle bags are useless when using a hydration bladder. And they can't be used for fuel bottles if you use propane/butane. The elastic draw cord on each is impossible to adjust with one hand, and they cannot be closed completely or secured, so they cannot be manipulated with the pack on or used for pocket gear. They are heavy and cannot be removed. Instead, when not in use they use Velcro-type fasteners to hold them to straps away from the pockets, but that complicates manipulating the straps for access to inside the pack.
The sleeping bag compartment may be too small for a larger bag.
I am looking for a better pack, but haven't yet matched the overall durability apparent on the Bora.
- Gift:
- No
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
Pros
- Comfortable
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
Cons
- Bulky
- Few pockets
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Heavy Loads
- Travel
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
I bought this pack for a 7 month trip around the world. It was my only piece of luggage during that time, holding 65 pounds of gear. It survived six or seven flights, on several occasions having obviously been tossed around quite a bit. In all that time I never had a single broken buckle, tear, or busted zipper. It served as a couch in dirty train stations in India, as a pillow in lousy guesthouses, and as a relatively waterproof space in the rain. My only complaint is the lack of extra pockets - would have been convenient.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
- Waterproof
- Waterproof zippers
Cons
- Heavy
- Not Enough Pockets
Best Uses
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
After trying a couple of the other cheaper packs, I put this one on and couldn't go back. It was more than I wanted to spend, but worth it! This pack is extremely comfortable, even when fully loaded. It's also absolutely water tight: after hiking for several hours in pouring rain on the Olympic Peninsula coast without a pack cover, everything inside was dry! The only down side to this though is that if you put anything that is already wet into your pack, it takes a while for the inside to dry out.
The pouch inside for a water bladder (like a camelback) is very handy, but I would have liked to have seen a couple more smaller compartments.
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Large Capacity
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
Probably the best pack I have owned so far. Not as light as some of the other extend packs out there, but Arc'Teryx knows how to put a pack together. The waterproof zippers and layout as well as the innovative and durable materials combine to form a great pack for several days out. However, if you need to cover a lot of miles in a day you might consider a slightly smaller and lighter model.
Pros
- Comfortable
- Durable
- Good Padding
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
I love my bora bag. I never worried about having a rain fly because the material and the seams kept my gear dry, reguardless of the weather. Although I value my gear infinitely, I tend to be rather hard on it. This pack has lasted me for quite awhile and is still like new. The zippers never lock (a constant problem with much of the gear I've tried), the straps are comfortable, my pack weight is hardly noticeable, even on my most absurdly overloaded trips.
I have had difficulty finding packs that really work well for me. I was hestiant on purchasing this pack because of the weight. But even as a female, the bora fit me well. I never notice the weight and actually feel much more confident even backpacking through thick groves of trees, over dead and down, or up large rocks. I L O V E my pack.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
Pros
- Comfortable
- Good Padding
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
Cons
- Not hydration compatible
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
Even though I prefer minimalist camping, I bought the B-80 for winter trips. And let me tell you it holds it all. Loaded up, its a little heavy for my size. But when you are out in the snow, you do need to crampons, extra food, axe, snow shoes, clothes etc. etc. Very adjustable, great exterior attachments (axe loops, d-chain). I would not use this as a summer bag since summer/fall camping requires so much less;smaller tent, far less clothes, climbing/snow gear. I would recommend this pack, hands down, for winter camps. The only thing I would add to this is a hydration pack sleeve. It does have two water holders on the outside, but a resivior would be nice. Other than that, awesome pack.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
- Lightweight
Cons
- Not Enough Pockets
Best Uses
- Day Hikes
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Light Loads
- Travel
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
The price of this pack is well worth the value. [...] This past August my father and I backpacked through Yosemite. It was a five day trip through the High Sierra camps. I am 20 years old now and an avid backpacker and have been making trips into the mountains since I was a teenager. My father was the same way until he fractured his spine in his 20s and thought he wouldn't walk again - much less shoulder a backpack through a 40 mile trip across the High Sierra.The Bora 80 - although expensive - provides enough lower back support that even a man who broke two vertebrae in half was able to backpack comfortably up and down mountains, across streams and sometimes over trails that weren't the best in the world. Its the pack I own - its the pack he owns and I would strongly recommend it to anyone participating in more than a three day trip. The waist pack is also great for day hikes and proves useful for hikes from home to the top of that local mountain.
Pros
- Comfortable
- Good Padding
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
- Super durable
Cons
- Heavy
- Limited external pockets
Best Uses
- Brushy-narrow trails
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Travel
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
I purchased the Bora 80 at its debut in the early ‘90’s and have had no regrets. Working with the USFS for over 18 years this pack has seen the worst a trail grunt can dish out. From packing pulaskis, cross cut saws and shovels to personal recreation hiking with my kids this pack has really delivered. Torturous summers spent in the Frank Church Wilderness has not even popped a seam or ruined a zipper. With 14 -Day loads it was comfortable to carry all summer long from the Salmon River breaks to the Big Horn Crags. Stuff stayed dry while hiking in Washington’s Olympics. “Fuel proof” kangaroo pocket protected gear from careless stove/bottle packing. Spin drift collar swallows up the bulky stuff. I paid a premium for this pack but the quality and performance it delivered was well worth the price.
- Gift:
- No
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Good Padding
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
- Lightweight
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
The Bora features everything with a great padded suspension and water resistant fabric. It has a large capacity which easily allows for a long trip even for a gear junkie like myself. The pack is built like a tank and weighs like one, but you rarely feel the burden because it is so comfortable.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Load
- Highly Adjustable
- Large Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Extended Hikes
- Heavy Loads
- Wet Weather
Comments about Arc'Teryx Bora 80 Pack:
use this pack for search and rescue as well as long trips. lots of room and easy to retreve items with zipers in the right spots. very comfertable with heavy loads and easy to ajust when your load increses or decreases.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
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