In reply to Sutty22:
I have the Tupilak 45. I too have bought it because I wanted something slightly bigger than my Mutant 38.
Would I recommend it to you? It depends a lot on what you intend to use it for. If you're climbing hard alpine routes where every single gram counts, then go for it. However, if you're mostly walking or cragging (as I do), I would suggest that you look elsewhere for two reasons:
- it's way too much rucksack and as such too expensive
- it's not particularly comfy, which is understandable, considering that it's quite economical with the padding to keep the weight down. It's nowhere near as comfy as the Mutant 38, for example, and I wouldn't want to carry more than say 6-8 kgs in it for a long time.
Other than that, the pack is fairly tough and I like that there's minimum faff with it (just one big compartment to shove everything in and a small pocket inside for bits and pieces).
I bought the Tupilak before ME had come out with the Ogre. If I was in the market for it now, I would save some money and go with the Ogre instead, as it's very similar but about £50 cheaper.