So it doesn’t come with the reservoir?
Anyone know what size torso this will fit?
…but can it play Crysis?
http://www.kelty.com/p-438-avocet-30.aspx
Looks like a great deal on a day/ultralight overnight pack.
Kelty claims one size fits all.
I imagine HDPE sheet frame means the frame is a sheet of hard plastic.
one 5 star review on Amazon.
$74.99 - $96.68
Found this, it’s large-ish
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80 bucks at zappos There is another product video there too
I have this exact pack (women, rose) and really like it. It’s great for a weekend trip or for biking/walking to the market because the hip belt, sternum strap, and adjustable shoulder straps keep the load stable and close to your body, and transfer the weight to your hips from the shoulders. As I posted before, Kelty’s lumbar support is fantastic and the quality can’t be beat: top-quality fabric, materials, and construction, cleans up fantastically.
I highly, highly recommend this pack, especially at this price: it’s an absolute steal for a great pack!
better deal than the redwing, which I got. All I needed was something that I can stuff as much as I can and still be allowed as a carryon on the planes (in addition to a rolling luggage).
Although the redwing is listed as 40% bigger, and has a alum stay.
This unit seems to be less of a hiking pack than a backpacker’s pack.
Despite the different color options, the specs show the only physical difference between men’s and women’s versions are 1 inch (or 3 cm to be more accurate) in length and additional symbol on women’s version so… you can choose ANY color! You’re welcome 
I ordered two based solely off of this comment…well, that and my GF has been hassling me to get us some camping packs. I hope we enjoy them!
First off let me say that I have a few of these packs laying around. These days, for what I do, they don’t see much use. Partiality do to the fact that I like hiking and camping, but when I do activities like that I almost always hike in everything. I have had lots of experience with the kelty 30 and when it comes right down to it you have to get a pack that suits what you are doing and how you do it.
Now don’t get me wrong, I really love these packs. The issue for me is what I require out of my pack. In the case of the Kelty 30 it is just the design, according to what I need my pack to do.
You may notice from the pictures that the Kelty Avocet 30 doesn’t have external pockets from the main compartment. Also it hasn’t any mesh side pockets for your water bottle or any molle webbing to sench things to. This creates issues for me because I need to hike in things like a tent, sleeping bag, tarp, and other things that the pack just can’t hold in its main compartment while still giving me room for clothing and personal items. This is something everybody interested in buying one should consider. Think about what you want out of your pack. If you are the kind of person that drives to a campsite a few times a year and stays for a few days then these flaws probably wont bother you. It really just depends on who you are and what you do.
Some nice features about the pack are things like its side mounted compression strap. These help tighten down your load and so things don’t start shifting around on you while you are walking around. Although most hiking packs now adays offer these they way the Kelty 30 has them is top notch. While carrying the pack you will really notice how well it is designed as far as the compression straps go.
I do however wish that this pack offered the support bar like the Kelty redwing models do. Not that it hurts the overall pack but it’s something I find vary helpful for support. Yet the internal frame and padding on the pack side of the pack does help wick sweat off your back. This is a common thing on most packs but Kelty definitely gets it right.
Please also not that this is a stuff sack backpack. Which means that it is top loading and there are no zippers to help you get to the stuff in the middle of bottom of your pack. This means that if you need something out of your pack you will need to start digging for it.
I could go on and on about the flaws and benefits to this pack but when it comes right down to it this is a great price and perhaps you should just give it a go. If you get it and it doesn’t really fit your needs then do what I did and make yourself a bug out bag.
If anybody has any questions about this pack just let me know. I would be more then happy to try and answer them.
No
Well I am 5’11 around 200lbs and it fits fine.
Nope it sure can’t
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You may notice from the pictures that the Kelty Avocet 30 doesn’t have external pockets from the main compartment. Also it hasn’t any mesh side pockets for your water bottle or any molle webbing to sench things to. This creates issues for me because I need to hike in things like a tent, sleeping bag, tarp, and other things that the pack just can’t hold in its main compartment while still giving me room for clothing and personal items. This is something everybody interested in buying one should consider. Think about what you want out of your pack. If you are the kind of person that drives to a campsite a few times a year and stays for a few days then these flaws probably wont bother you. It really just depends on who you are and what you do
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This would definitely be problematic if you tried to use it for extended backpacking trips. It’s a 30-liter pack, which is only a little bigger than the backpack I take to work every day with my laptop and papers in it. 30-liter packs are meant to be used mostly for day-hikes or short treks. They’re not really designed with tents and sleeping bags in mind.
If you want a backpack that can carry a tent, sleeping bag, and tarp with room to spare for your clothes and such, you should buy a serious hiker’s backpack, something closer to 50 L. REI provides some very helpful guidelines on choosing the right pack:
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/backpack.html
And Woot has had several good-quality, high-capacity hiking backpacks on sale these last 2 months:
The moral of the story is, use the right tool for the right job. If you’re a casual hiker, this will serve you great on single-day expeditions. But if you plan on bringing tents, changes of clothing, sleeping bags… do yourself a favor and buy a bigger pack.
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No offense, but the flaw isn’t intrinsic to the backpack, it’s in how you’re trying to use it. See that number 30 in the name? That means it’s a 30-liter backpack, which is only a little bigger than the backpack I take to work every day with my laptop and papers in it. 30-liter packs are meant to be used mostly for day-hikes or short treks. They’re not supposed to fit tents and such, which is where you’re running into problems.
If you want a backpack that can carry a tent, sleeping bag, and tarp with room to spare for your clothes and such, you should buy a serious hiker’s backpack, something closer to 50 L. REI provides some very helpful guidelines on choosing the right pack:
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/backpack.html
And Woot has had several good-quality, high-capacity hiking backpacks on sale these last 2 months:
So, the moral of the story is, use the right tool for the right job. If you’re a casual hiker, this will serve you great on single-day expeditions. But if you plan on bringing tents, changes of clothing, sleeping bags… do yourself a favor and buy a bigger pack. They’ll have all the features you wish this Kelty had.
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First off I know what this pack is supposed to be used for. Secondly I don’t need help finding a pack thank you. Also just so you know, attaching things to the outside of the pack is never going to be counted in its cubic inches. Being able to attach tents and sleeping bags is a feature not actually part of a pack. Also just so you know there are many 30-liter packs that are of top loading design that offer external pockets with webbing attachment loops. Although the pockets would be counted trowed the the overall capacity of the pack that does not negate the other features. No offence but the idea of molli webbing for external attachments being counted as part of its capacity is simply ridiculousness.
i was thinking the same thing, tho i may get this as well for my wife
I figured this would be great for my bug-out-bag. Currently, it is a large duffle. Now, I can roll/pack the duffle in this and have my items in it, too.
This is a buy for me, I’ve been looking for a midsized pack for when I have to go out of town for a gig. No webbing/outside pouches is a bit of a bummer, but I have tons of nylon webbing and fabric laying around, I can customize the bag as needed.
I love it for a BOB. Nice to see others like myself on woot. Stay safe friend.
(Edit: 12:30PM woot time: It looks like woot and imgur aren’t playing well right now, so I put the images in an imgur album; they’re in order of description below.)
Women’s versus men’s pack: I believe the suspensions are shaped differently; I tried both packs on and noticed a difference in the feel when they had ~10 pounds in it. I’m small and have back problems, but it was enough of a difference that I was willing to pay $15 more for the women’s pack, which I don’t regret. Well, until I saw this price. (I bought mine in October 2010 and have gotten good use out of it, so I don’t regret it per se, but this is definitely an amazing price. It’s such a good deal that I kinda want to buy another one, except that Kelty packs never die, so I have no use for it!)
As I was climbing into bed, I saw my Avocet 30 on the bookshelf and thought, hmm, I wonder if it’s larger than a pillow.
http://tinyurl.com/9z5qvzu
I’d say that it’s the same height, almost exactly, but the pillow is several inches wider.
And as long as I had it out, might as well augment woot’s pictures with the angles that they don’t show. The back:
http://i.imgur.com/VS2BWl.jpg?1
bottom to top:
hip belt: fully adjustable (it should be wore around the belly button for best results; I grabbed a measuring tape: over my PJs, my waist is between 24-25" and this adjusts to that, but I’ve also worn it over a winter parka and adjusted it over that comfortably); however, the hip belt isn’t padded.
shoulder straps, bottom: like any good pack, the length of the shoulder straps is easily adjustable after you’ve put it on by grabbing the ends and pulling
sternum strap: if you look closely, you can see that it slides along a little track, so you can position it higher or lower, depending on what’s comfortable for you. It adjusts in width, of course. (BTW, I popped it out of the little track once and was able to put it back in with some effort); I just noticed that there’s a little loop on it; could easily put something light on a carabiner
handle: there’s a handle
shoulder straps, top: again, like a high-quality pack, totally adjustable
tie-down straps: you can’t really see it here, but the straps holding down the hood are also adjustable in order to compress the load as much as possible - which also makes it steadier and less prone to sway if you’re riding a bike. Or limping through an airport on crutches trying to make your connection that leaves in 30 seconds.
http://i.imgur.com/orm37l.jpgHood has a pocket with a little keychain thing. For air travel, this pocket suffices for me to hold boarding pass, map, cell phone, etc.
http://i.imgur.com/bRvvhl.jpgBad photo of the interior: there’s a flat pocket against the back that I find useful for my laptop or a folder of papers that I don’t want bent; there’s not much give to the pocket, which makes it nice to hold a laptop in the right position weight-wise, but I’m not sure if it would accommodate the depth of a larger laptop. There’s the strap above it with the teeny plastic carabiners.
http://i.imgur.com/ao27ol.jpgPack pulls shut with a drawstring, which I then tuck inside the pack, close the front hook, and start tightening straps. The side compression straps are great.
I’ve attached a water bottle via carabiner to the daisy chain. On one occasion, the cheap water bottle cap broke, but generally, it works fine - although it can get some side-to-side momentum going. Kelty says it holds an ice pick; I must admit that I’ve never tried. I’m a backpacker, not a hiker, but I’ve used this both for backpacking and for trips to the store when I’m walking/biking.
Sorry for the blurriness of some of the pictures; it’s dark-o’clock and I really need to be in bed, but I hope this more-detailed tour of the pack is helpful to someone. I didn’t understand most of these features until the nice folks at REI walked me through them, plus it’s hard to fully appreciate the quality/features/awesomeness of the pack unless you’re holding it, so I wanted to pay that forward, especially to others who are new to backpacking/hiking packs like I was two years ago.
thank you