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I love mine,I am 5' 9"-10"or so and it fits me good,I would assume it may looks alittle small on a long torso...I would say yes look at something more built for a taller person,IMHO
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I got one a few days ago and just came back from my first outing with it. I'm 5' 11" and weigh about 180 and it seems just right. We only did about a 4 mile loop but it was rough winding trails. It felt like it was glued to me, no shifting or flopping around. I had it fully loaded with water bottles in both pouches to give it a more thorough evaluation.:thumbup:
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I don't understand the idea behind taking a smaller pack and loading it down with a bunch of attachments. I've been backpacking for close to 20 years and IME loading down the outside of the pack just makes it seem exponentially heavier.
My first pack was like this and I quickly switched to a slightly larger pack with internal support and arrange things in stuff sacks or compression sacks inside the pack. Things that I want to access quickly are at the top of the main compartment or in the lid pocket. Normally the only things I have attached on the outside are a folding ground pad and a fixed blade.
What's the appeal? Do you prefer a bunch of external compartments attached to the outside? If so, why?
My first pack was like this and I quickly switched to a slightly larger pack with internal support and arrange things in stuff sacks or compression sacks inside the pack. Things that I want to access quickly are at the top of the main compartment or in the lid pocket. Normally the only things I have attached on the outside are a folding ground pad and a fixed blade.
What's the appeal? Do you prefer a bunch of external compartments attached to the outside? If so, why?
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Take a look at the Condor II, its a great pack and might work well for someone your size. I'm 6'2"/225 and it fits me great and has many options for mounting if you so desire.
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The appeal for me is that it allows me to build my own custom pack and/or customize it depending on where I'm going and what I'm doing. There aren't many bags on the market that completely satisfy me, and being able to play nylon legos with it is both satisfying and makes the bag more functional for my purposes.
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Nylon Legos! Good one! 
I started out in the 70s (up until about 1983) with a plain-jane, OD Green, 1942 or 1943 canvas Army "Knapsack" or, as they were sometimes referred to, a "Haversack." Eh...it was great! While I was still that young, many times Campbell's Pork and Beans banging around in there with a USGI Mess Kit and other stuff. Then I saved up and purchased a real-deal, external frame, lightweight nylon pack. A real granola cruncher. The nylon was made out of what appeared to be windbreaker material, very, very light. This thing was over $100.00 back in 1983. It was a total and complete POS, the first thing to go was the zippers on outer compartments. I used a medium ALICE pack for years after that terrible thing.
I like the modular aspects of Maxpedition and because of the versatilty of MOLLE, you can pick and choose what you want from Maxpedition, Tactical Tailor, all sorts of companies are making compatible pouches. One of the reasons I like that approach is you don't end up piling everything into the main compartment or in a select, few, exterior pockets. In short, you can customize your own rig without being shoved into a corner with, "this is the pack and this is the way it is and that's that."
I have a Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II, it's an excellent little pack.
I started out in the 70s (up until about 1983) with a plain-jane, OD Green, 1942 or 1943 canvas Army "Knapsack" or, as they were sometimes referred to, a "Haversack." Eh...it was great! While I was still that young, many times Campbell's Pork and Beans banging around in there with a USGI Mess Kit and other stuff. Then I saved up and purchased a real-deal, external frame, lightweight nylon pack. A real granola cruncher. The nylon was made out of what appeared to be windbreaker material, very, very light. This thing was over $100.00 back in 1983. It was a total and complete POS, the first thing to go was the zippers on outer compartments. I used a medium ALICE pack for years after that terrible thing.
I like the modular aspects of Maxpedition and because of the versatilty of MOLLE, you can pick and choose what you want from Maxpedition, Tactical Tailor, all sorts of companies are making compatible pouches. One of the reasons I like that approach is you don't end up piling everything into the main compartment or in a select, few, exterior pockets. In short, you can customize your own rig without being shoved into a corner with, "this is the pack and this is the way it is and that's that."
I have a Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II, it's an excellent little pack.
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I'm kind of between the two extremes. Where I live, I can use the same setup for 3 seasons. I prefer a top-loading rucksack with NO zippers that can carry most of my 3-season gear. I like to have PALS webbing outside for adding things based on what I'm doing. For instance, I can hang my rockhounding gear or "lumberjack" gear off the outside, or, if it's winter, add additional shelter items.
I do not like tiny packs that I have to add pouches to, just to carry my all the time gear. That said, the only Masped product that comes CLOSE to what I like is the Vulture II. I've considered a Sabrecat for a 3-season bag, but I've decided to save and get a Kifaru Zulu pack instead.
The only things I typically keep on the outside of the pack are my canteens. In the summer, temperature and humidity can be in the triple digits (100% humidity is when the sun is out, not a cloud in the sky and it's raining), so I need to access water a lot and don't want to have to fart around opening the pack every time.