Well, as OBG pointed out, EDC (a part of you) and BOB (one of your best friends) are very different and needed to be discussed differently. If EDC, what do you carry? If BOB, how far do you two have to go to get home, because none of the three are really suited for more than 24 hours of gear.

You'll find some very good reviews of the Maxped gear over at edcforums.com, and also use the search option here, we've discussed them many times. When you look at their site, be very careful to look at the dimensions and use a ruler to get an idea of how big it really is; the model they use can't be over 5'6", he makes everything look huge. The Proteus is about the size of a good loaf of bread, the Fatboy is about the same size as the SpecOps PackRat (about the size of a hardcover novel).