It seemed a little heavy to me also. I will be going on a Northern Tier canoe trip in July of this year. From Ely up into Canada with my sons Scout troop. The canoes and packs will be approx. 80lbs. each. This is the weight our Scout Troop physical instructor say I need to work up to because of my size. Right now I'm supposed to be carrying 65 lbs. which is 60% of my total pack weight. I can't stuff that much weight in my True North short of using lead. I don't want to destroy this pack from over weight. Will this help?

Hunter