I've got the same badlands pack as you but I got it for Christmas so I haven't tried it yet.
My youngest brother has the Diabalo and it is designed to keep the pack off your back to reduce sweating. I think I should have traded for that one since I sweat so bad,
My nephew has the hypervent which he has used for the last 2 years and loves it. My brother loves his Diabalo but it is designed more for the bow hunter then the whitetail hybrid
Expensive packs with an iron clad warranty, a friend of mine burned the side of his pack when he dropped it near a fire while camping and it tipped into the fire. He grabbed it out right away, but it was burned on one side.
He sent it back to Badlands with a note explaining exactly what he did, he also asked how much it would cost to repair.
They sent him a new one at no charge.


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