I have a Baby Condor and use it to commute to work each day (1 mi walk, bus, 0.5mi walk). The Baby is small, but large enough for what I need to carry. I can even get my laptop into it. I prefer the Nalgene bottles for water, and I went with a 0.5l bottle for this bag. The 1l bottle eats up a little usable inside space when in the pocket. Overall, the Baby is too small for day hikes with my family, since I have more to carry at those times. But it is a great pack that I really like.

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Ok, I can't figure it out. What are all the stitched webbing "bands" for on these Condor packs and packs like them?

For attaching accessory pouches and the like. I believe it's called "MOLLE" for the military side of things. You take a small plastic strap and route it through the pouch you want to attach, then through the loops on the pack.

yes, you're right !
Maxpedition advertising people DO use hobbits as models !! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I'm not tall myself (1,70m = 5 feet 7 inches) and my Condor backpack stops largely above my kidneys (sp?).
However it's large enough to accomodate my laptob (IBM Thinkpad R50) + 2 cm of protecting foam at the bottom of the pack.

And yes, you are right again : those packs definitely are stout.
I have used mine (almost) daily for 1.5 year (not for outdoors activities, but for office environment) and no sign of wear.

Got it! Thanks.

Wow, no wonder they call it a "baby", that thing is almost small enough to get described as "oh, it's so cute".

I am 6' 0" and will definately go with the larger pack. It is good to know they will take daily use; hopefully mine is going to be rolling around in the back of my vehicle for the next 25 years!

IMHO, that pix doesn't show a Baby Condor, but an old "full size" Condor (Condor 2 is same size as first Condor model, but different features).

And after checking Maxpedition web site, I just wonder why they call "baby" a pack larger than the Condor itself :
- Condor 2 overall capacity = 1950 cu. in.
- Baby Condor = 2010 cu. in.

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You're correct, the Condor in the pic is the original Condor not the Condor II or the Baby. I don't know why the surprise about size though, ~2000 cu in is day pack size.

I own one of those jansports, and I own a THE Pack, which is similiar in design to the Condor, and I was just suprised that the Condor was that much smaller in terms of length than the THE. I know logically that if it is of similiar width and depth, then the extra space must be length, but it was just a suprise to me.