[wierdbeard]

I've used dozens of packs over the years both internal and external, a few years ago i bought a Kifuru EMR, absolutely huge - i lived out of it for almost two years while in the ME. Kifaru packs are very expensive but i feel very much worth it, they have lots of different sizes and all of the packs are made to fit you, when i bought mine i sent them the requested measurements a few phone calls later i got my bag. WOW. i've used it humping mountains in Afghanistan and parts of Africa by far the best i've used. with the expansion bags you can almost double the volume, my brother uses one as well for backpacking and loves it. I have had no problems yet save for one broken clip but they include a repair kit with each bag. Currently i'm looking at picking up another smaller one as a 3 day pack as well as one to use for a bugout bag to keep in the Crusier.

Kifaru bags

good luck!