I bought this backpack more for business trips than for hiking, but I'll probably use it for both. Now that I've taken my first trip (a 4-day business trip), I'm not sure that I love this backpack yet, but I sure do like it a lot. First, it's just as good looking as it was in the pictures. Next, it seems well made, with good materials and good workmanship. I've had a few High Sierra products, and I've always thought they were well made for the price, especially compared to other brands with higher perceived value. I like the sizes of the two main compartments more than I thought I would, and I like the size of the two side packets a lot. My tablet fits well in the sleeve inside the smaller (front) main compartment, and my toiletries and headphones and electronics all fit nicely in the front main compartment. My clothes and extra pair of shoes fit fine in the larger main compartment. And I didn't have any issues using this size pack as a carry-on, or storing it in the overhead bin. Now for the negatives: The zippers are a little sticky, and can be cumbersome behind the rain flaps. The top handle, for carrying instead of wearing the pack on my back) isn't as substantial or padded as it should be (but this is the case with many backpacks). I couldn't quite get the pack completely comfortable on my back, either with or without the internal frame bars, or by adjusting the height of the shoulder straps on the pack. (I think this adjustable shoulder strap feature is a nice bonus, and will ultimately allow me to find the perfect position for comfort). For the last several years, I've been using a Kelty Redwing backpack, also for mostly business and occasional hiking, and it was a sensational pack. It had more bells and whistles than this pack, and the only things I didn't like on it were the ugly olive color and the thin, unpadded top carry handle (just like this pack). So even though I'm not totally in love with this pack yet, it looks waaaaay better than my great Kelty pack, and I think I will grow to love this High Sierra pack.