Diablo

Overall Customer Rating:

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  Zaheer April 2, 2013 Was this review helpful? Yes No
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  Brilliant bag for every reason besides one very stupid flaw... the bottle at the back has a habit of falling out on the more hectic trails. I spoke to a UD sales person who says he uses this pack for cycling and experiences the same issue. He was happy to give me a 50% discount on my next purchase due to the inconvenience, provided I live in the USA, but as a South African resident that means very little. Come on guys, I expect better from you

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  David August 6, 2012 Was this review helpful? Yes No
  5

  This is such a great pack. Highly recommended. I am 6'5" and was worried about it riding too high but it is actually a good fit. All the straps are easily adjustable and the capacity is perfect. Having the extra bottle on the outside is really handy for a backup in case you get too low in the bladder or carrying a sports drink, using it as a filter bottle etc. Only downside was going through 2 leaky bladders (all replaced by UD) but they seemed to have solved that issue with the new design this year.

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  Scott July 24, 2012 Was this review helpful? Yes No
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  Great pack with just the right amount and location of storage. The bladder design could use some rethinking. I love this pack. I have used it for mountain bike riding and trail running. It is lightweight with very well thought out storage pockets. I love the 4 pockets on the front straps; these make accessing items during a run or ride effortless. The pack rides well on my 6 foot 185 lb. frame. The only improvements I can see would be a better top opening design for the bladder. It will tend to leak if you fill it to the top measurement mark. The only other change would be to do away with the white on the straps. Keeping them from showing dirt is a challenge.

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  Doug June 6, 2012 Was this review helpful? Yes No
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  PROS Bottle + Bladder, Bladder only, Bottle only. Carrying capacity of a day pack with vest pocket convenience. Vest system eliminates waist belt discomfort and much of the bounce associated with a regular pack. Everything that was missing on a popular competing vest product, specifcially space for gear and a roomier hydro sleeve. Hydration sleeve is extremely accessible and stable. CONS No key clip (easily remedied with a safety pin) The neck line is very tight across the shoulders and causes minor chaffing. Additionally, with a full bladder and/or gear in the main compartment, the shoulder straps are to short. This coupled with the tight span across the shoulders can cause a lot of annoyance over a long haul. I intend to cut out the haul loop to try and minimize these issues. OVERALL I'm sold on this pack and don't intend on replacing it anytime soon. Although I will be modding the shoulder/neck section. It holds all the gear I'm likely to need and have taken it on trail runs up to nine hours, in inclement weather without lack of space for the required gear. The inclusion of a bottle is important to me for several reasons. I use a steripen and the bottle is conveneient for sanitizing water within the sterpen capacity and transfering to the bladder. Its also nice to leave the bladder and just have the bottle when water sources are plentiful. And finally, having the additional capacity when no water is available really makes for plenty of options. I don't use the included bladder, because I'm very happy using a hybrid of two other manufacturers products. For the record though, the UD bladder is far and away better than those used by another popular racing vest with a horrendous on/off valve. I felt like I needed to have vice grips handy. Overall a sweet pack!

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