Lundhags - Padje Light 45 - Walking backpack tested

Recently I was hiking 100+km in Scotland with the pack. I wanted to love this pack, because it is beautiful and the carry system is extremely comfy. I have loaded it with 10kg and barely felt that either on the hips or the shoulders. With 15kg you start to feel but carries well 15-18kg too. the frame keeps the weight a bit too far away from my body, not good for center of weight. sternum strap is too loose and slowly slides upwards... annoying - should learn from Deuter Ultra here... otherwise it is an excellent backpack - surprised me, definitely better than Osprey, Exped and Gregory for me and some aspects are better than Deuter. I love that it has rectangular and flat bottom. Nice fit for the mat+sleeping bag - and the backpack stays upright when you put it down because it is flat - so much easier to pack/unpack without holding the bag all time + does not get dirty immediately in mud - like others which cannot "free-stand". Love the colour and the metal hardware too - but not the plastic buckles, they are hard to connect. I miss a good belt-pocket (optional!) fixing, they do not stay in place... But the raincover's (optional!) side attaching points are brilliant! Yeah, and it is spacious: 45L inside only, rather 50-55L if maxxed out with external mesh storage. Keep on going Lundhags!

Shopped around all over for a lightweight pack to replace my LOWE monster that wouldnt break the bank. The weight of this thing is ridiculous, almost nothing too it but it is so well made and comfortable. Fantastic bit of kit, the rolltop is easy to get used to and fast to store things in the stash pockets. Size is just about right for an overnight in the mountains size wise. The side pockets hold their own with waterbottles and you can go over a litre if you need to without it failing to hold.

My only negative would be the rolltop fastner sometimes shifts when the packs not full up, as there isnt enough tension to hold in place, but considering how good everything else is would never complain about that - and who walks around with an empty pack! :) Quality is first class, really good job by them and would 100% recomend this brand.