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Editor's Review: 5.11 Tactical AMP24 Pack
5.11 Tactical has a well-known history of developing and producing a wide range of products from pants (their original and perhaps best known line) to shirts to boots, knives, lights and more. Something that all too often gets overlooked is their line of backpacks. For me, there are several features that a backpack has to have for me to consider it worth buying or using. It has to carry what I need it to in an organized and accessible fashion. It needs to be comfortable to wear for extended periods of time while fully loaded (this is something Uncle Sam's issued pack never quite got right during my time in the service). Assuming it's of sufficient size, it needs to be adaptable to the mission, i.e. go bag, day hiking, weekend camper, etc. In this case, I enjoyed field testing the AMP24 pack which his part of their AMP line .
Before we get into the AMP24 pack too far, let's review the rest of the AMP line real quick. It includes the AMP72 and the AMP 12 - one larger than the AMP24 and the other smaller. I tend to think of the number designations as how many hours they are designed to support me through. The AMP72 would be a weekend / three day pack. The AMP12 a day hiker or trunk kept go bag. There are additional designators that clearly state volume capacity per bag. The AMP72 at 40 Liters (or 40L), the AMP24 at 32L and the AMP12 at 25L. I'm old...