Very happy with this pack so far. I’ve only used it on a 1-nighter and several day hikes to date, but from what I’ve seen I think it’ll be great for longer trips. I LOVE the fact that the saddle bags are removeable. That’s the #1 reason I bought this pack over others. The saddle bags are easy and quick to remove/attach, which is very nice. Good, durable material looks like it’ll hold up well to brushy trails and rocky adventures. The tightening system to secure the load/saddle bags from flopping took me a hot minute to figure out, but once I did it worked great. Zero flapping. Three different zipper pouches on the saddle bags make it nice for stowing different types of gear. The only CONS I’ve found are: The saddle bags are HUGE, meaning they’ll hold a much larger volume than I will probably ever utilize even with my 90# German shepherd. I have no interest in loading him with anything more than 10% of his body weight, so the volume is honestly a bit excessive for me. That large size also makes it a little difficult to tighten down the load when you have next to nothing stored in the bags like I do. Just a lot of excess material. But it still works, and better to have more space than needed than not enough right The harness straps are a little cumbersome to adjust. I’ve tightened mine far enough that I have to slide the adjustment buckles in and out of the chest protector sleeve to make adjustments and then feed them back in. Almost makes me wish they had adjustment buckles on…