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I'm a huge fan of the Old Dana packs. The Marmot packs aren't made in the US and their quality isn't as good. Mystery Ranch mentioned above is owned by Dana (of Dana packs) and builds those packs to the same quality of the old Dana packs. I've owned a Lowe Alpine Contour 4 and a Gregory. The Gregory was close to the Dana in comfort. As for a bomb proof day pack either the Blackhawk 3 Day Assault pack or the RAPTOR pack. I fly with my RAPTOR pack on a regular basis, albeit its usually a carry-on verses checked. X2 on straps loose equals bad for checked luggage.
Brittain
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"Red" 1970 Fj40 with a '78 2F, 4spd, front & rear discs, 8274, Jetta heated seats, 3" lift and 33 TSLs
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