Hiking Backpack review 2022: Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 40-60 🎒 [lightweight backpack]

[@ChrisonTour]

Here is my hiking backpack review of the @SierraDesigns Flex Capacitor 40-60. It's a great option for people wanting low weight, yet capable of carrying higher loads. Enjoy😃 ⌛ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:36 Pack Sizes 1:23 Loads and Frame 1:51 Material & Broken Strap 2:28 Customer Support 2:52 Comfort 3:19 Pockets 3:56 Ventilation 4:16 Rain protection 5:08 Pros & Cons and verdict 6:13 Other videos 6:38 Walking home

[@fatherwaffles9067]

great review, good luck on your travels. I met you in a hostel in Seward, Alaska late this summer. PS: we made it to the top of the harding ice field. You were right, One of the best hikes I had ever been on.

[@ChrisonTour]

hahaaswsome! Thanks for dropping by here :) Yes it is pretty amazing up there, i waited 3 hours for the sun to come out after reaching the end :)

[@Rick-gb5jj]

Ordered one for my son after your review. Thanks

[@ChrisonTour]

Your welcome 🤗

[@andyr4611]

Thanks for that review. You commented that Sierra Designs sent you a new updated version after the strap on your old one ripped, but has the newer version been reinforced? Thanks.

[@ChrisonTour]

Sadly i havent had a chance to try it out yet- too busy with my coworking/bar project in montenegro currently

[@andyr4611]

@@ChrisonTour That's too bad hope you get out into the mountains soon.

[@kernowoutdoors]

Thanks About to order one

[@ChrisonTour]

Have fun with it 👍

[@HighWealder]

Just bought one after seeing at a show.

[@ChrisonTour]

hope you will like it =)

[@andersnord8163]

Thx for a really good review. I try to decide between the flex and the exped lightning 60 when and if I need to carry up to 15-20kg on long unsupported hikes :)!

[@ChrisonTour]

I also checked the exped but never used it myself sadly. Thanks!

[@swekiwi4517]

Anders, vilken rygga vart det? 😮

[@andersnord8163]

@@swekiwi4517 Har inte bestämt mig ännu, men det pekar mot en flex.

[@williamforshaw8918]

Hey! sorry if you already have, but could you do a fitting/adjustment video for this pack? can not find one anywhere online

[@ChrisonTour]

Hey hey, right now I'm in another country opening a business without the pack do it's not very likely to get this anyone soon I'm afraid 😧

[@williamforshaw8918]

@@ChrisonTour Hey Chris! no worries, hope the venture is going well!

[@JakeDoingStuff]

Thanks for this Chris. Great review. How did the strap break out of curiosity? Just randomly from a heavy load? Or did you snag it or something? Also, you haven't ever tried a Gossamer Gear Gorrilla by chance have you? Im totally stuck between it, and the SD Flex Capacitor here, and have been going back and forth between both for months now lol.

[@ChrisonTour]

Hey Jake, havent tried that one yet nop! The strap broke because of the heavy load and the fact that I always put on the pack from the same side, should have altered perhaps. It was a long hike so can happen I guess

[@vvs3796]

if u look closely there is just one lame seam at that point, and all over shoulder strap attachments are ridiculous on this pack, it totally ruins the concept and relying on it is a problem. I always got some needles thread and tape with pliers bcs I don't wanna be left on a mountain with a failed pack

[@RichardFooter]

Great review - really keen about this pack! One thing, the rain cover vs. pack liner - surely the saved grams is massively outweight by the extra water soaking into the fabric? I'm not talking much but a dry pack is a happy pack?

[@ChrisonTour]

I would also go with a rain cover if you know that it will rain a lot, if rain is not a certainty then id go with a pack liner. Really depends whereabouts you are hiking :)

[@vvs3796]

and regarding rain cover..i did buy SD one separately..and on a first outing it was blown away by a wind in mountains,i didnt even realize that. very basic rain cover. i realize more n more than european outdoor stuff is better designed for windy and wet weather and stronger too.

[@ChrisonTour]

Thats probably true, I stopped using external raincovers

[@KingPlastik7]

Looking for the 60-75 version and nowhere has this in stock. ):

[@ChrisonTour]

Yes I saw that too , seems to be a problem with 40-60 as well

[@bobh4981]

I have 2 of these, the 40/60 and the 60/75 and thought that they were fantastic until I noticed wear and holes in the pack. The waist belt has a stiff edge that cuts into the pack at the point where the lumbar pad is fitted. This wears a hole in the pack. I have contacted SD but as yet no response which has been disappointing. Don't rely too much on the online chat either, 15 mins into the chat the agent left for an hour without telling me, just left me hanging....

[@ChrisonTour]

I guess its hit or miss, I had a fast response from support and replacement pack while traveling on the PCT they sent it to my new restock stop

[@bobh4981]

@@ChrisonTour Vastly different experience for me, over a week and absolutely no response at all. Maybe if you live in USA they honour their warranty but for those outside their approach is just to ignore. Something for us to think about with their gear.

[@williekenk]

Any chance you’ve compared this to the Granite Gear Blaze?

[@ChrisonTour]

Hmm never owned that one sadly!

[@StephanieHughesDesign]

Does this backpack have an insert for a water bladder/reservoir and insert for the hose to reach around to the front for ease of use? Can you use any type of water bladder?

[@ChrisonTour]

Hi Stephanie, yep it does have a little hole and even a small back that can be clipped inside the backpack to hold a water bladder.

[@Teddy-vs5rw]

Where did you buy this backpack, if you are in Europe? I've wanted this pack for a long time, but it is sold out in all online shops I look at.

[@ChrisonTour]

Original one from there UK, then replacement directly in USA

[@texmexia49]

Do you find that the pack retains water in the rain?

[@ChrisonTour]

It got dry pretty quick again, of course once the rain stops and depending on the weather afterwards it might be faster or slower.

[@vvs3796]

yes shoulder strap stitching is a real joke.. even biggest version got same lame stitching, I got cheap dah packs with better attachments

[@ChrisonTour]

Def a weakness! They will probably improve on that for the next version of the pack.

[@vvs3796]

@@ChrisonTour still it s very bad that they let it on a market with such a deffect.

[@ryand141]

Do you think the designers were fans of the Back to the Future movies?

[@ChrisonTour]

Don't know, where's the connection? 🤣

[@JasonMorris-pc1zn]

Flex Capacitor is name of consoling time machine!

[@ac346673]

What kind of pants are those?

[@ChrisonTour]

There should be a link to the gear list in the description, it's called makke

[@vvs3796]

why noone talk abt how ridiculous shoulders straps attachment are, they will rip away. I have sturdier attachments points on 20l day packs..

[@ChrisonTour]

What do you refer to exactly? The pockets on the shoulderstraps or the straps themselves?

[@vvs3796]

@@ChrisonTour straps, their attachments to backpack from all angles. that thing won't last. if that is sorted would be a beast backpack.

[@ChrisonTour]

@@vvs3796 did you send the feedback direct to the company as well?

[@vvs3796]

@@ChrisonTour no, but i probably should..

[@Bratzelise]

Why the reupload?

[@ChrisonTour]

I uploaded the wrong version by mistake, sorry for that!