My boss is retiring and we want to get her a backpack. She and her husband will be heading to New Zealand for a several months visit. They plan on doing some back country trips and she wants to use one backpack for travel and hiking. I've had a number of packs over the years, some backpacking (Gregory, Kelty, Mountainsmith) as well as Badlands, Seek Outside and Stone Glacier. My current favorite pack is the Stone Glacier but before I order it I wanted to see if anyone had a suggestion that I might be missing. She's not a hunter but her husband is so there's a chance she'll even use a load shelf at some point.
