Mystery Ranch Coulee 25 vs The North Face Borealis Pack

Bought it last month took it on first hike. It fit well just wished had more internal pockets and the zippers get hung up. Little small in the main body barely holds two T-shirt and a rain jacket plus food. Just need a little more time with it

I love using my borealis backpack for both work and my weekend hikes. The section for my laptop is great and it's also comforting knowing that it's protected with the padding inside. The straps are great and comfortable when I take it out for a hike and carries just about all you'll need for a good long hike trip. Would definitely recommend it for its range of features

I've been hiking and backpacking for quite a while and have the packs to show for it. For me, the Coulee is the most comfortable and durable day pack I've ever owned. I've only had mine for about a year but I've beat it up since day one and have never felt the need to be gentle with the zippers or material. It's the difference between the 330D of the Coulee and the roughly 100D of something like the Osprey Talon

We are possibly one of the best harnesses ever developed from everyday backpack. The North Faces flex vent suspension system. It features a heavily pa...

so when you zip it up right when you zip it up, there's only a small exposure. Very small exposure here where you could still get you know, debris com...

That's as comfortable as this back here now that was going to come in at a little bit of a higher price point. But if you're looking for something tha...

I liked all of the MR bags, high quality and comfortable fit. Foe the Coulee 25, I found packing the Coulee or Scree with a laptop very difficult. Things wouldn’t fit nicely and there is no way to protect your laptop from the soft edges (the frame sheet is too narrow). So, it has to be in a case, which made packing the rest of the bag cumbersome

you might not need one this big. Like I said, I have the 16 inch so this bag fits my laptop perfectly. Let me know if you have any questions. Drop me ...

Hi, looking for a larger bag to help me with my commute. Currently use a Timbuk2 Q and while its nice, its not large enough and kind of hard to access things when its loaded.

So sitting for hours waiting for planes in aircraft departure lounges, all of that sort of stuff and I started to notice that those kind of that that ...

The shoulder straps and hip belt are way overbuilt for a 25L pack. Smaller Mystery Ranch packs at REI have smaller shoulder straps which would be preferable on this pack (this is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5). Other reviewers have noticed this as well. The wide shoulder straps are fine from a comfort standpoint but just don't feel right on the pack

It's okay. if you look here on the sternum strap, take a look. There's a little whistle so I'm gonna just blow it. Okay right there

The bag sheds water pretty well we got caught in a few rain showers and the water never soaked into the bag and just beaded up and ran off. My only complaint, and the reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars, is that there isn’t any internal storage options or even an option to add internal storage. I wish that it had either some zippered pockets on the inside that stored out of the way when not in use or some internal molle or some kind of attachment points on the back and sides so that you could add pouches if you wanted to. I had a med kick and another pouch with batteries and a few other items in it and it would have been nice to mount those up higher in the bag to easily find when needed

I had it on a two week or a weekend trip with me. Been testing it for two weeks now. Um, water bottle pockets on the side, little pull tab here, reall...