YETI  Skala 40 L Pack - Women's

This backpack is so comfortable! It’s easy to adjust so the shoulder and hip straps sit properly. The material is lightweight and the pockets are accessible. Love it!

More pros than cons for this Yeti backpack. Pros: substantial padding, waist pockets great for stashing snacks, top handle, tall bottle storage options, adjustable harness, beefy zippers, many attachment points and heavy duty materials. Cons: one large opening so you have to lay the pack down to really get into it. Would love some storage pockets in the main compartment. I feel like the one large opening will be something people either love or hate. It is an interesting design. Can be functional if you get use to the design.

I admit to buying lesser quality packs in the past and I thought back and shoulder discomfort was just part of the deal while using a pack. This pack is so supremely comfortable, it’s a game changer for me. Lots of straps for adjusting which I still need to spend more time getting just the right fit for me, but it’s already so easy to carry around. There is a lot of capacity and so many little side pockets to have things easily accessible without a lot of digging around inside the pack. My favorite is the small storage area right at the waist, so convenient! I haven’t had it very long yet but I suspect it will be durable since the trail I walked on had lots of blackberry brambles and while catching on the pack it showed absolutely no snags at all. I’d also use this for travel and can imagine being able to dash through an airport with this on my back. Five stars!