Hi Will, if you're following this thread at all, how would you compare the Cruise UL60 to the GoLite Quest you reviewed earlier? I'm especially interested in a volume comparison as the Cruise appears to be at least as big as the Quest, but on paper it has a smaller volume. Which do you think has the largest capacity?

I'm only asking because my partner has stolen my Quest. We both like it, but I'm tempted to get something else similar but not the same as we are already pretty close to looking like twins backpacking deaprtment.

I have the older UL60 that I got several years ago. It may not be "ultralight" but light and comfortable. My base weight is usually around 12 pounds, fully loaded with food and 3L of water I've carried a max of 27lbs with this pack. But I'm lugging around a a 5 pound tent... as money permits i've been upgrading. this year i'll be upgrading to a tarptent, which will easily put my base weight around 9 pounds. The UL60 stays as my pack for now, as for the fact that it's comfortable, fairly light, and hauls anything I could need.