Gear to STAY AWAY from

“and the Mountainsmith Mountainlight 3500 backpack was mess. I felt it was poorly made (seams ripped), too narrow to fit a bear canister properly and needed constant adjustment because the straps wouldn't stay put. Ouch, my shoulders still hurt just thinking about that pack.”

“What the heck happened with Mountainsmith? They seemed to take a big downward turn on the quality of their gear! Used to be that their gear was totally bombproof with 15 million ways to adjust the packs.”

“I bet they got real popular and had to start sourcing out their work more to keep up with demands. The Mountainlights were so hot you couldn't find them in stock anywhere in the country.”