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There was loads of room for all my gear, even when the weather was unpredictable and I needed to carry extra jackets or waterproofs

Putting the foam pad on the inside of the pack also helped fill the space of the bag overall which was nice because the bag really is pretty huge

The Base Camp comes with some heavy duty tent stakes, but we think it needs to come with more stakes to truly be wind-worthy

"I would assume that Southwest would cover it and not let it just sit out in the pouring rain like that," she said

The ability to strip the pack of the pad is a handy feature, however, and the placement on the exterior of the pack means you can pop the pad out for a lunch break

Carved, constructed, painted, finished, dressed and assembled by hand