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Gregory Savant 58 Pack

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Employ the Gregory Savant 58 pack trekking, on overnight trips or for general mountain use and enjoy its full set of features and easy access to your gear without a lot of clutter.

Breathable, molded foam back panel, shoulder straps and hipbelt offer stable comfort for the long haul
Intuition 3D suspension with a sturdy wishbone wire-hoop frame offers effective load transfer to your hips
Generous main compartment can be accessed via the top lid and through a horseshoe-shaped zipper in the front panel
Externally accessible hydration compartment holds a reservoir of your choice (reservoir sold separately)
Top lid sports a roll-top style pocket that offers great water resistance and an internal security pocket
Zippered side stash pocket offers quick access to small items
Side and bottom compression straps minimize bulk and help stabilize your load
Dual attachment points let you strap ice axes or other tools to the outside of the pack body
The Gregory Savant 58 pack features an integrated, color-matched raincover

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Gregory Savant 58 Pack Customer Reviews

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Gregory Savant 58 Pack

3.9

(based on 11 reviews)

82%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Good padding (10)
Good suspension (8)
Easy to pack (7)
Strong zippers (7)
Good back support (6)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (10)
Weekend trips (4)
Camping (3)
Extended travel (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (7), Casual adventurer (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (5), Comfort driven (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (8)

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Apr

2013

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

GEAR REVIEW: Gregory Savant 58 Backpack

By BackpackersReviewdotcom

from The Wilderness

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Pack
Good Padding
Good Suspension

Cons

Tight Water Bottle Pocket

Best Uses

Backpacking
Weekend Trips

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

We tested this new pack from Gregory for miles in the rugged Ozark mountains. The Savant 58 is a medium sized 58 liter pack perfect for shorter backpacking trips. This backpack has some great features, but we had one minor complaint... find out what we would change about the Savant in our video review.

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Nov

2012

4.0

Great Pack

By danxt

from st louis, mo

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Good Back Support
Good Padding
Good Suspension

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

I bought this pack with birthday money. It was intended to be my first "really good" backpack, as the one I had been using was a cheapy. I tried out several, and really had it narrowed down to this one and the Osprey Atmos 65. I liked them both equally in the store, and since the Gregory was $40 less, I went for it. Unfortunately, when I got it home and tried to load up a typical "winter pack" for 2-3 days of hiking, it was too tight on space. I would have had too many things hanging off the back of the pack, and I'm not a fan of that. My typical pack for winter includes the following: SlumberJack 15 deg. synthetic sleeping bag in a compression sack; slumberjack 3/4 length self inflating 1" foam/air mattress; eureka zeus 2 EXO tent and poles; Columbia omni-heat insulating upper; Columbia omni-shield weather upper; MSR 4L dromedary; sweetwater filter; optimus crux cooking system; and then add on for food, water and miscellaneous things like flashlight, para cord, etc.
In the end, I returned the pack and opted for the Osprey, which works great for me.

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Oct

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

BEWARE OF VOLUME

By Carolina Blue

from Salt Lake City, Utah

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Pack
Good Padding
Strong Zippers

Cons

Not Enough Compartments

Best Uses

Backpacking
Camping
Extended Travel
Weekend Trips

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

I bought a Talon 44 in a small, so its really a 42 Liter bag. I packed all my winter gear into it, and it ALL fit, but the bag was bulging at the seams and I had absolutely NO room left for food or anything.

So, I decided to keep the bag for around the town, and buy a larger bag just for extra room.

I bought this bag, and guess what. ALL my gear fits, and it BULGING AT THE SEAMS.

Well, there is a little room left, but not much.

There is a huge problem with the bag that I did not foresee when I bought it. the lid is NOT free floating, so you basically CAN NOT fill this bag all the way to the top, because the lid will not fit over it. It is fully connected to the back. This absolutely destroys a LOT of potential volume at the top of the bag.

Second (and I think this is where the volume amount is being deceptive), the top lid has a huge pocket on top and a huge pocket underneath. The problem is that both pockets basically fill each others space, so you are loosing volume from the claimed 58 right there.

Also, there is a UNFORGIVEABLE design flaw in the front pouch, which by the way is the most useable stretchy material on a pouch i have seen on a bag, except for ONE problem: you connect the buckle ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK, which is UNDER the lid. so basically,you have to strenously shove your jacket or whatever into a tightly secured pouch, OR you have to unbuckle the top lid to get to it to unbuckle that: VERY inconvenient, and quite frankly, lazy design. The Flash 62 actually has there design perfect on their front pouch/compartment.

Im basically going to keep the bag, mostly because i am going on a trip really soon and i didnt like the other options at my local REI to switch this out with, and it seems a lot more durable then my Talon 44, which is my favorite bag of all time.

Either my grasp of spacial demensions is skewed, or there is conflicting volume arrangements and lost volume potential because of multiple problems. I think believe the main body is a 45L bag, but i could be wrong.

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Aug

2012

5.0

Good Long Distance Pack

By Half Dot

from Princeton, NJ

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Pack
Good Back Support
Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

I just hiked 210 miles of the John Muir Trail with this pack. A Garcia bear canister with 10 days of food fit in horizontally about mid-pack and could not be felt through the back panel. Integrated rain cover was used frequently. Katadyn water bottle (slightly narrower than 1L) was reachable from the mesh pockets. The pack is very sturdy for the weight.

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Aug

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

great bag

By jakea

from All over the US.

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Pack
Good Back Support
Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Not Enough Compartments

Best Uses

Airline Travel
Backpacking
Camping
Extended Travel
Weekend Trips

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

This is a really great bag. Comfortable and BIG, but also can compress down to a really small size, so you have lots of options. Not a whole lot of easily accessable compartments. And the one on the front doesn't close fully, so when you do unzip the front flap to get to things on the bottom of the pack, you end up dumping things out. But still would buy it again, best bag this size I've seen.

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Jul

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great all-purpose pack.

By CHiker

from Raleigh, NC

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Pros

Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Travel

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

Took this pack on a 5 day trip in the Appalachians this summer and loved it. I got this to replace my aging (and heavy!) Gregory pack for longer trips, and those of you who are fans of Gregory but are looking for a lighter pack should try this one out. Carried about 30lbs of gear with great stability, including when scrambling. This pack is a good happy medium for me as I was looking for a reasonably light pack that had decent suspension for 30-40lb loads. The only caveat I have found is that you do have to conscientiously pack it correctly (heavy items in the middle closest to your back), or the comfort does suffer as I found one day when I was careless in the morning. The pack was roomy enough to fit tent, sleeping bag, 5 days of food and summer clothing with room to spare for me, and I don't foresee having any problems using it with bulkier winter clothes (though only relatively mild southeast winter clothes). This is definitely my new go-to pack.

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Jul

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Fantastic pack

By distress bark

from Missoula, MT

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Pros

Easy to Pack
Good Back Support
Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Day Trips

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

I carry a fair amount of camera gear on my day hikes, and this pack is absolutely perfect for my needs. Plenty of space. Love the horseshoe zipper that allows easy access to main compartment. Roll top lid with waterproof fabric is a nice, practical touch. Looking forward to what I hope are many, many years enjoying this pack!

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Jun

2012

(1 of 29 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Super Small

By Army Soldier

from Honolulu, HI

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Pros

Cons

Best Uses

School

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

This pack is extremely small and can only be recommended as a 1-2 day pack at best, unless you are an ultralight backpacker. Upon receiving the pack, I was surprised at just how small it actually was. I would say that it is just a hair bigger than a normal school backpack. For the price, I think that you can do much better going with a larger pack.

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May

2012

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

A Pack That Won't Disappoint!

By B-Nix

from Clarksville, TN

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Pros

Easy to Pack
Good Back Support
Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

A very well designed pack. The waterproof zipper in combination with the roll top brain makes for a reliable compartment for anything you want to keep dry. The no zip outer stuff pocket makes for easy access to a rain jacket or second layer. The horseshoe shaped zipper makes the bag very open and easy to pack and/or unpack. Also, the "one pull to open, one pull to close" draw cord on top of the pack is a very convenient way to open the bag especially with cold fingers.

This pack can fit a lot inside of it and has quite a few attachment points on the outside of the bag as well. So if you're looking for a pack that is large but not too large, pretty lightweight and comfortable, this pack is for you. You won't be disappointed!

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May

2012

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Perfect Pack (for my needs, at least)

By drglasner

from DC Metro Area

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Pros

Easy to Pack
Good Back Support
Good design
Good Padding
Good Suspension
Strong Zippers

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Camping
Climbing
Weekend Trips

Comments about Gregory Savant 58 Pack:

This pack serves my needs perfectly. As a climber who looks to camp around the crag, I needed a pack that could haul camping and climbing gear, plus all the other essentials.

I recently spent a week in Southern California (Joshua Tree & San Diego), and I needed a pack to carry my gear and fly coast-to-coast with. The sales person at REI suggested this, and he was spot on.

There's a ton of space in the pack, and with smart packing, I was able to fit all of my stuff. The top-loading is great, but the ability to open almost like a duffel was truly wonderful. The hood was quite large, and I was able to store quite a bit in there.

The pack was very comfortable, even when loaded to the absolute max. Granted, I did not do all that much trekking with it, but I'm confident that it would have performed great in those situations as well.

I was between several packs, including the REI Pinnacle 50 and the North Face Terra 65, and I'm very pleased with my choice. I only wish that I hadn't left a ClifBar in the side mesh pouch on the first day at JTree...those squirrels get hungry, and mesh isn't a great barrier to stop their chewing...