It’s made with technical Ultra-PE Birdseye and recycled 100D Robic Ripstop fabric. The Mystery Ranch Radix Backpack series comes with a bunch of great features and access options. I took advantage of shifting the weight of the pack around throughout the trip - especially as we tackled a steep scramble section of the trail along a beautiful waterfall. The load lifters, shoulder straps, and waist belt were all easy to adjust on the fly while wearing the pack. It comes with an integrated curved plastic panel to break the hooks away to customize the fit. The adjustment is held by the commonly used hook-and-loop attachment. I used the men’s small/medium-size harness, which adjusts between 15 and 20 inches along the torso. With the hauling heritage of Mystery Ranch, the harness and pack can certainly take a much heavier load and relative comfort will adjust accordingly. Not surprisingly, I never had any comfort issues. So, I managed to keep my base weight at 30 pounds. On my test trip, I wanted to take advantage of the lightweight nature of the backpack itself. The waist belt is moderately padded to keep it from being bulky. The adjustable back panel is modest, and I often felt a breeze push through there to help keep me cool while testing this lightweight backpack. The shoulder straps are padded but not overstuffed. The Mystery Ranch Radix Backpack harness system is simple, and I feel that’s the success of it. Mystery Ranch Radix Backpack Review Overview And it didn’t sacrifice any of the durability or design features the brand is known for. Mystery Ranch has pulled this lightweight pack off. The Radix is also available in 47L and 31L versions. It’s extremely customizable to suit a wide range of use scenarios and comes with a men’s- or women’s-specific harness fit. It’s on the pricier end of the spectrum - but not by much. In short: The Mystery Ranch Radix Backpack ($299) is a lightweight, comfortable, and hauling-savvy backpack to support multinight, long-distance backpacking adventures. But how would the backpack perform on my back hiking out into the backcountry? While the pack won’t be publicly available for purchase until January 2024, I got hold of a sample to put Mystery Ranch’s first lightweight pack to the test. So, with its first foray into lightweight backpacks, Mystery Ranch seems to have hit the mark - at least, in terms of weight. Most of those are sub-3 pounds.īut it’s lighter than a number of other lightweight, but non-ultralight backpacks including the REI Co-op Traverse 60 (S 58L) at 4.19 pounds ($230), Gregory Kalmia 60 (S/M 60L) at 4.49 pounds ($310), and Deuter Futura Air Trek 50+10(60L) at 4.52 pounds ($250). It isn’t nearly as light as some packs from GearJunkie’s Best Ultralight Backpacks roundup. Is it an ultralight pack? Mystery Ranch is calling it a “lightweight” pack with ultralight features. Or, strip the pack down to its bare bones and it’s just 3.02 pounds. The 57L version I tested weighs 3.78 pounds empty with all the bells and whistles. So, let’s be clear from the start: The Mystery Ranch Radix is the brand’s most lightweight backpack yet. If you’re familiar with Mystery Ranch, you probably wouldn’t use the term “lightweight” to describe the packs made by the Montana-based brand - especially those products in the hunting and emergency service lines.
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