Thanks for the kind words. For the reasons stated, I was reluctant to respond at all.. in the end, I hoped that stating the reasons for reluctance might itself be helpful.<br><br>I have often thought of renting packs to try them, but never done it. You're right about fit- it seems to have gotten more critical as suspensions got more sophisticated with more adjustments, instead of less. We used to joke that the manufactuers kept putting on more and more adjustments until the customer was always convinced the pack was uncomfortable because they were doing something wrong, instead of blaming the pack...<br><br>Your experience shows through in your posts- I'll check out Arc'teryx (I can't help thinking Archaeopteryx... what else?) next time I have the chance.<br>