arcteryx aerios 30 pack.. anyone try?

Backagain said:

Since the price discrepancy was bugging me, I reached out to the REI chat and was told it was "in error" and "will be adjusted soon". Oopsies.

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Backagain said:

I'm interested in the Arcteryx Aerios 30L backpack. It came out earlier this year and looks like a great ultralight pack. Has anyone here seen it IRL? tried it?

I was planning to order it through REI, but they seem to have priced the women's version at $19 more than the men's version. Since this isn't the case on the actual arcteryx website, I'm unlikely to buy from REI. In fact, I'm annoyed enough at this pricing discrepancy that I'm reconsidering all of my planned camino purchases from REI, but that's a whole other story.

Anyway, I'd be interested in your thoughts on this pack. I typically do well with smaller, lighter packs and find them useful for everything from pilgrimage to hiking to vacation travel.

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Backagain said:

I'm interested in the Arcteryx Aerios 30L backpack. It came out earlier this year and looks like a great ultralight pack. Has anyone here seen it IRL? tried it?

I was planning to order it through REI, but they seem to have priced the women's version at $19 more than the men's version. Since this isn't the case on the actual arcteryx website, I'm unlikely to buy from REI. In fact, I'm annoyed enough at this pricing discrepancy that I'm reconsidering all of my planned camino purchases from REI, but that's a whole other story.

Anyway, I'd be interested in your thoughts on this pack. I typically do well with smaller, lighter packs and find them useful for everything from pilgrimage to hiking to vacation travel.

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Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt said:

I agree with Anhalter; I have a Gossamer Gorilla 50 Ultralight backpack (479 gr); I love it! You should check out Gossamer products. They are not cheap, but the same can be said about Arc’teryx. In both cases, you probably get what you pay for.

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