Today Luke and Susan review the Terra Peak 55:20 Explorer backpack.
thank you very much for tuning in for this backpack review now
on our backs. we have two packs from a company called Terra peak have you heard of them before in the United States? you probably haven't but in the UK you might have.
we're taking a look at the terrapeak explore 5520 pack. I have a purple one and Luke has a navy blue one .I'll show up my colors yeah definitely girly and I tell you what we've received a lot of compliments while out on the trail about this pack .and this color definitely women really are drawn to this pack of course it's purple about this pack is unisex this is not a woman's version it's just a unisex pack. all these packs are unisex in design .so if there's a lady out there who likes blue you can buy the blue one so on and so forth .yes the pack also comes in black if you like that color .
ok alright let's get down into the
details now when it comes to the materials for these packs. the main fabric is a 600d Tara pro ripstop polyester.
the trim fabric is also a tough pro 600d polyester but it is not rip stop when it comes to the padding on the back that is all airmesh these zippers are not well-known branded
zippers are not SBS or YKK .
when it comes
to the weight you're looking at 4.4 pounds or 2 kilograms will start here with the blue pack at the very back you have a drag handle going to the lid which is fully adjustable but it is connected to the back of the pack so you only have so much lift with this lid now .right here on top you have a rain cover that is included high-visibility that's a nice touch it is a nice touch yes so many packs do not include the rain covers terapeak on the inside of the lid you have an additional pocket.very good size this pack is 55 litres but right here you have additional 20 liters of storage right here under the hood .you have to draw pulls one here at the top one here at the middle going down you have an additional handle nice feature .
i do like the additional handle
in the middle of the pack or even on the sides that's a thumbs-up you have a map pocket right below that I like the coloring to this blue pack i really do
now with the girl pack or i should say the purple print as you can see there the zipper covering is purple
but anyways you have a map pocket right here very good amount of space right here you have lots of adjustable shock cord and right here would be pole keepers em or maybe for your at ice axes whatever going down to the bottom of the pack you do have a dedicated sleeping bag compartment which we will get to in just a moment you have two compression straps which go over that so you can put a sleeping pad on the outside whatever you want to do going to the side of the pack here we have two
compression straps one has a buckle here at the top this one down here does not .
here's the mesh side pocket water
bottles and so on in this pocket right here will expand so you can have additional storage on the side of the pack yet .now of course depending on how full themain compartment of your pack is dependsn how much space you actually have right here because if you stuff it on the inside it pushes out and fills those up right here i'll go ahead and point out a really cool feature an important one this pack is hydration compatible right here you have your little h2l this is where the hydration to would come out of and Susan brings up a good point this is hydration compatible if you want it you don't have to use it you do have the water bottle pockets on the outside that's your thing but you have plenty of options and of course you have the same features on the other side of the pack the two compression straps one here at the top as mention as the buckle the one down here does not you have that zipper expandable side pocket .
let's move to the back of back we have some good heavy padding on these straps very breathable not mushy .
yes very thick very thick this is a substantial waist belt this pack
features all the typical adjustments that you would expect you have load lifter sternum strap everything that you would expect.yes so there's plenty of ways to pull .this pack tight anyway that you want to hear down at the waist belt you can even pull the pack towards the belt .another feature that this pack has is that it is fully adjustable so you are
so if you want to have just one gigantic pockets instead of having that divided now going to the main portion of the pack .i have some rope in this pack huh I wonder why that is guys I have a story to share with you . all involving a donkey that has fallen in love with lone wolf Mountain coming up soon.
inside we have one main pocket you have a sleeve for your hydration bladder and you also
have a hook to secure your hydration bladder in there now in case you're wondering the purple pack is exactly the same as the navy blue pack that we just looked at all the colors of this pack are identical .
so folks we take a look at the packs here the the pockets the features and so on let's talk about price and then get to the review so Susie how much do these packs run okay well on amazon for the u.s. they are a hundred and ten dollars 99 cents and in the UK they go for about 75 British pounds which I think that's about 93 US dollars so you know let's
just say round a hundred dollars for this pack.
okay yeah it's very budget friendly very friendly the size of this and all the features that you get let's move to the review portion Susie what do you think about these packs I've really enjoyed testing out this pack we've been using them for what would you say three months much.yep so we both had the opportunity to tke them on trips we also let our daughter take this one on a trip .she is a little bit smaller than me but the pack worked worked for her so I think that's great that in the fact that we were able to adjust that suspension system for her I didn't even think about that but yeah . that's a big plus especially if a family is just getting into backpacking .you don't do it all that often and you
want to share gear so it is really good for your budget because of the adjustability you can fit a wide range of people so a mom and daughter dad sons you guys could share this pack which I think that's a unique thing about it .
mmm very very true you know it's like
when I look at these packs i think of
like a beginner packs you know you might
be curious about the outdoors and you
don't want to go out and spend a ton of
money right out the gate you want to
tiptoe into it and see if it's something
that you want to do before investing
into lighter gear now that brings me to
my next point 4.4 pounds is not super
lightweight by any means but when you
have these on you really don't notice it
now that they are made to be comfortable
and i think the pack does a good job of
having enough padding it fits you well
you can adjust it so you shouldn't have
fatigue from carrying it even if you do
long treks which I've done that with
with these packs as well as our daughter
she did a very long trek with it and
that's right she was out for three days
with this pack our daughter we've gone
on trips for two days at a time
no issues yet no rubbing with the straps
the hip belt is very comfortable
mhm the heaviest load out that i
personally carried in this pack was
right at 32 pounds i believe
Susie you
carry right at 27 pounds right and we
both thought they were very comfortable
very comfortable easy to handle worked
out very well.
now i will say that this
claims to be water resistant because it
has a water repellent coating we did not
find that to be true so i would highly
recommend if you're using it anytime
there's rain pull out this rain cover
and uses right let me go ahead and show
you that guy's when Susan says get out
the red cover you probably should do
that because we notice that the water
will soak right into this polyester so
as you can see there is actually soaking
into the fabric nice and wet now it has
to dry so yeah if it's starting to
sprinkle make sure to get that pack
cover out pull this out and use it these
yep just slide it over if you just pull
it over just like so you can see there
it's adequate it will fit all of your
content even if you have the bag
extended out to 75 leaders as mentioned
before completely adjustable I mean you
can really been a goal this thing to fit
so yeah I mean those are all really good
prose the waist belt is removable if you
do not want to use it i think that's a
nice touch it's an interesting feature
that you don't really see with many
packs so for some people who like to go
lighter they don't need the waist belt
right and with a lot of packs you cannot
remove them so that is definitely an
interesting feature right now with these
pockets on the side here they're ok
they're not great and the reason is this
and I actually touched upon this already
if the contents of your backpack the
inside is really stuffed it really
stretches out and you really don't have
inside of there some but not a lot yeah
and if you're carrying your water here
that even takes up more of this because
if you have a big liter bottle sticking
out its gonna come up to here it's not
gonna be easy to use these right so they
yep yeah so yeah it's nicer there i
think they could have been larger in
size and that would make made them more
usable yeah now durability is next and
we have tested these packs out for
around three months now this pack right
here has seen a lot of abuse and I say
that in the nicest way possible because
our daughter is so rough on just about
yes which I think that's typical of
teenagers they're just harder on things
in general right we did you know ask her
to take care of your stuff try to hear
try to be careful with it but yeah it's
this pack has been out a lot and I mean
essentially it looks great right now it
yeah yeah so if he can take the abuse
that she is going to give out
thumbs up now this is something of
course that we will continue to test out
so if we have any issues in the future
we can say hey we'll do an update like
we have this issue whatever you will be
happy to know that the company has a
two-year warranty so you can contact
terapeak and they will take care of you
right if anything happens to it and I'd
noticed when im using it sometimes the
zippers can feel a little bit sticky
I personally have not noticed that
nothing concerning about it really just
yeah but they are not like name-brand
zippers they're not SPS they're not YKK
or anything along those lines but you
are looking at a budget-friendly back so
don't expect like arc'teryx quality art
Eric's packs cost for five hundred
dollars for a reason right
so there you go another great Pro to
this pack is that it's hydration
compatible that's an important feature
too many people and I mean it makes it a
lot easier to have that so this pack
I'm a big fan of hydration bladders in
the summertime not so much in the
wintertime so it's nice to be able to
have not only the expandability of these
packs but that those options there to
models or to carry a hydration bladder
very good when it comes to looks and
then we'll in here i have to say that i
really like the looks of these packs
I like the blue I like the red nice
yes I think it looks sharp idea i think
the black one has green number for the
detail i really like this pack pink and
so I love the look of this i think it's
a great beginner budget-friendly pack
our daughter when she went out
backpacking I guess every girl in her
hiking club they all love this pack
yeah lots of compliments lots of you
some reading and I noticed some people
it does matter what your gear looks like
so for the ladies out there who like
this color combo it's not a bad option
no it's not so once again terapeak is a
company in the UK they do have a website
and all these packs are available only
in the UK we were contacted by a US
distributor you can find them on amazon
we will post all the information below
so that you can get your hands on one of
these packs if you think it's a good fit
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