I own a Maxpedition Condor backpack.
I am very pleased with its toughn,ess and durability, so far (1 year...)

My question, maybe more oriented to (ex-) military members of this forum :
this kind of backpack seems designed to be more of a "shoulder pack" than a "waist pack".
I mean, if heavily loaded, all the weight has to be carried on the shoulders, as the pack is way to short to rest on the hips/waist.
So, I guess it is design to be used (if heavily loaded) in conjunction with a waist pack, which it can then sit on.

Am I right ?