Comments about Mountainsmith Youth Scout External-frame Backpack:

Good Pack for young Boy Scout

Comments about Mountainsmith Youth Scout External-frame Backpack:

Good product. It is exactly what we expected. My 12 year old son can easily fit his gear for a weekend. The sleeping bag carrier is too small and his 30 degree bag will not fit. If we really, really compress it we can get it to fit but it could be a little larger.

Comments about Mountainsmith Youth Scout External-frame Backpack:

I bought this for my 11-year-old son who was going on his first Boy Scout Backpacking trip. For under [$] this is a GREAT pack. It is lightweight and durable. It has a nice external frame, and enough pockets to separate items, but not so many that you forget where you put stuff. There are 2 external pockets on the left side and one long external pocket on the right, plus the bigger, square external pocket on the back. There is also a pocket on the top flap. My son's Camelbak fit perfectly in this pocket, and the zipper stayed closed even with the drinking hose extending out. The sleeping bag sling is very handy. This pack is VERY roomy. We packed this with all my son's required gear (clothes, mess kit, first aid kit, survival kit, compass, toilet paper, full body rain suit, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, etc.) Then we added his food and a tent - and there was room to spare! The waist/hip band is highly adjustable. My son is VERY skinny (60% for height, but only 40% for weight) and I was a little worried that it wouldn't go small enough, but it did! You can also adjust it up or down on the pack frame, depending on the height of the wearer. This pack adjusts at the chest, too.

Comments about Mountainsmith Youth Scout External-frame Backpack:

We bought this for our son for a boyscout hiking weekend trip. Found it perfect for carrying everything he needed and all under 23 pounds fully loaded.

Comments about Mountainsmith Youth Scout External-frame Backpack:

This is a nice pack, easy to load and the sleeping bag sling is a good feature. I bought this pack for my son who is a first year Boy Scout, he is 10 years old and weighs 78 pounds. We had trouble adjusting the pack to fit him just right, the pack seems to be as big as a standard pack. Plenty of room for loading up a lot a stuff but I doubt if he could carry it if it was fully loaded.I would recommend the pack for a Scout who is a little bit bigger.