The first reviewer must have gotten a 1-off!!
Reviewer: SPC
2/7/2008
When I received the bag, I was disappointed by the size, the quality of the waist strap, and one of the shoulder straps was missing a metal loop former. I cut off the waist strap, used the loop former for the ailing shoulder strap, and stuffed the crap out of it. The zippers are beefy enough, and the cloth thick enough that it easily holds rain gear, couple field stripped MRE-s, extra rounds, couple cans of cope, weapon cleaning gear, etc. The shoulder straps cinch tight enough that you dont really need the waist strap, especially if you are wearing armor and vest. The inner pouch for the hydration bladder is small though, so I use it for other things, and put 2 100oz bladders in it. Its definitely worth the money.