Put me in the SG column. Nothing unnecessary and its built to carry a lot. I started with one of the only military surplus wooden packframes to a Kelty external frame to a Lowe Alpine Contour iV which I used for many years. I then shifted to K2 Longbed and I hunted that for a long time then I searched and tried many. I got to Kurt's SKY 7400 and I am home. If anything I probably will buy another one just to make sure that they last me for a while.