High Sierra Sentinel 65 Frame Pack (Pacific, Tungsten)
Product By High Sierra
Technical Details
- 65-liter, top-load main compartment with gusseted drawstring closure and adjustable top lid.
- Front-load sleeping bag compartment with divider.
- ERGO-FIT shoulder harness, with adjustable load-lifters, is constructed with Vapel mesh Airflow and high-density foam padding.
- Molded foam back panel with Airflow™ channels to keep your back cool and dry.
- Dual, contoured aluminum frame bars can be adjusted to fit the shape of your back.
Product Description
For day trips or long-term adventures, our Sentinel 65 frame pack delivers on gear space without adding on the weight. Just 4.8 pounds and boasting 65 liters of main-compartment storage space, the Sentinel 65 features top and bottom pack access, a bottom sleeping bag compartment, a hydration-ready design and plenty of accessories to hold gear like ice axes and hiking poles.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Douglas Rodgers (Vacaville, Ca)
I bought this backpack for my son who belongs to a Natural Wilderness Group through his Community college, and they go out and help plant trees, clean up areas, look at re-forestation possibilities and work that has been done. He has used it one time for a weekend, (FRiday through Sunday) and it fit all his equipment that he needed to take. To make this bag perfect he said would be to add a few more external pockets, but, he said it was very comfortable and easy to adjust to fit him. He would recommend it also.
By Richard L. Bush (Osceola Mills, Pa.)
Good value for a backpack under $100.00.
Nice pack for the occasional backpacker.
Good quality construction, all my items for a 4 day outing pack in the pack very nicely. Good adjustments on the straps.
With the money I saved on this backpack, I can use what I saved to replace my tent with a lighter model.
I love this pack!!!
By J. Russ (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
I was very pleased with this pack on arrival. The pack is easily adjustable to a variety of torso sizes. It has plenty of room and fits nicely on my average height but more than average girth. If someone has a really small waist size then I may be a little concerned with the belt size however I think there is a little more range than suggested by other reviewers. I had a companion try this on with a 34 in waist and he had a nice fit and could snug up more if needed.
All the access is via a top load that provides about 10 or so liters of additional space if needed or via the bottom access for the sleeping bag compartment. In the main compartment I am able to fit my 3 person trail tent, and all my clothes, food and other supplies for a 4 day/3 night backpacking trip through the mountains for all but winter conditions. I am actually able to pack all my gear within my pack so nothing is exposed externally. If you have an ultra light/ultra compressible bag + a compact camping pad it is easily possible to get the bag and pad into the space together. In fact, I am able to fit my all of the following into the sleeping bag compartment without issue:
Lafuma Warm n' Light 600g Sleeping Bag (Orange/Grey, 40-Degree, Regular, Left Zip)
Therm-a-Rest ProLite Plus Mattress
Sea to Summit Dry Lite Towel (XS, SM, MD, LG or XL)
Light My Fire Deluxe MealKit
There are only a few eternal pockets: two mesh water bottle pockets 1 on each side, one top pocket on the main compartment cover flap and one rope pocket on the back of the pack that is where all the compression straps are attached to. Nevertheless this appears sufficient for being able to have your fast access items available to you.
The integrated rain fly is a nice addition and is easy to deploy and works really well in my initial testing.
The only two issues I have with the bag at present is that it is a little heavy (5+ pounds empty) and the waist belt can be a bit difficult to cinch down as tight as I want it. Not much I can do about the former and for this price it is quite reasonable, but for the latter I found that if I tighten it a little more unfastened and then fastened belt it worked.
All in all a solid pack for the price. I will be heading off on my first 4 day/3 night trip with this pack in two weeks and will update this review then based on my experience using it in the field.
By Galo Flores Rojas
This framepack is built with all the materials to resist the traveller beat. It's bigt enough to pack all your stuff and also looks very nice!
2009-10-27
By The Vedicz (Redmond, WA, US)
I purchased this about 5 months back and did a 25 day Europe trip with this. I have to say I am very satsfied with this backpack specially for the price that I paid for it. Its very heavy duty (I was carrying almost 16 - 18Kg). From my past experience with a variety of other backpacks, I see a lot of strengths in this one, for example:pockets and straps at convinient locations, easy to carry camping equipment, a very strong back support,light weight etc. Yes, just like others have mentioned, its important that your waist size if not less than 31-32. I was 31.5 when I started the trip and eventually lost weight in the trip, so the waist belt sat a little loose toward the end of my trip. Overall, I would strongly recommend this for anyone who wants a light yet high-performing backpack for multi-purpose use.
