What a terrific backpack. It's paid for itself at least four times over on its very first trip - by helping avoid excess baggage fees. Lightweight, roomy, water-resistant, attractive colors, etc. Treat it gently and it will last years. Reason why I say this is because I did run into two silly people on my trip who reported "dissatisfaction" with their similar backpacks. Turns out they had placed sharp objects (shoes with spikes poking through the backpack fabric), and the other with sporting utensil set (camping forks, knives, etc.) unsecured and in a tightly packed backpack. Of course their backpacks got holes due to their carelessness, etc., and they dared to blame it on the "quality" vs their own silliness.