Love my ILBE and it served me well on two backpack hunts out west. I do have an upper class pack now but I went back and forth several times before I decided it was better than the ILBE. It came down to fit and weight. I'm 6'3" and the ILBE is made for the average Marine who apparently is not 6'3". I got better load lifter function from the upper class pack which I could fit better to my long frame. The ILBE is a good solid pack especially for those of average build
