Well the 2003 hunting season has come and gone, and the Wolfpack Backpack performed well, but not up to my expectations. The straps are not sewed well and tend to pull out of the single stitching if too much force is applied. Luckily my wife does a great job of sewing and has double/triple stitched several of the straps. The large rubber zipper pulls have come off most of my zippers, which doesn't render the zippers inoperable, but does decrease the ease of unzipping with gloves on.
But the real problem is with the buckles. I have had several of the buckles refuse to continue to snap. This has been especially a problem with the chest and waist straps and when they release, it is usually at the most inconvienent times. The lower waist buckles refuse to even click and snap anymore. And the lower gear straps failed on me in the field while trying to carry a coat at 10,000 feet.
Overall it is a nice pack, but probably not one that I will continue to use. But then I purchased for a special show price, and I feel I have gotten my years worth of use.