nice hat! Mountain Hardwear and Arc'Teryx make up the bulk of my outdoor gear. I wear a MH dome perignon outside at night at work in winter. its amazing how warm and comfortable it is.
I've jogged with 40 lb in a Bora 40 and carried 80 lb in a Bora 80 in absolute comfort and that's easily worth the price. Both of my max loads were in the Grand Canyon where I had to carry a lot of water, the Bora 40 on a 12 mile dayhike up and down 4500 feet, and the Bora 80 on a 4 day hike from the top to the bottom(between 6000-7000ft) and back with a day to play at the bottom. I have a bunch of pics on an old harddrive. I should try to dig them up.
I would recommend arc'teryx to anybody that really wants performance.