M Six Moon Designs Traveler Backpack Review
by Will Rietveld
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Article Summary:
The relatively new Six Moon Designs Traveler is a panel loading version of their popular (and proven) Starlite backpack. It's designed to perform double duty as a lightweight travel bag and backpack. The volume of the main pack body is the same as the Starlite, as are the side mesh pockets, removable stays, sleeping pad pocket on the backpanel, and the suspension system. The difference is the panel-loading system, where you lay the pack flat and access the contents through a front panel. The pack has a zippered top pocket instead of the extension collar and roll-down top closure on the Starlite. The front of the pack has a zippered mesh pocket and two compression straps, compared to a large open mesh pocket and a drawcord compression system on the front of the Starlite.
Backpacking Light published a review of the Starlite back in 2004 and found it to have the highest comfortable load carrying capacity of all the frameless backpacks we tested. Does the Traveler perform as well as its seasoned older brother?
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ARTICLE OUTLINE
- Introduction
- Description
- Performance
- Comparisons
- Assessment
- What's Good
- What's Not So Good
- What's Unique
- Recommendations For Improvement
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