I bought this two winters ago, hurriedly, from Hunting and Fishing in Taupo. Hurriedly, because when slinging my trusty MacPac onto my shoulder, the strap detached itself from the main frame. My walk into the Kaimanawa Forest Park couldn't be delayed, hence the haste in purchasing a replacement. I've used it twice now for multi-day hikes and discovered a couple of things about the bag: 1. it's too big for me: it has a 78 litre capacity and, 2. I can no longer carry 25+ kilos on my hikes into the back country. So, I'm looking to get the smaller Solo 360, as my primary trekking bag. The bag's in excellent condition and Stone Glacier (SG) offer a limited lifetime warranty on manufacturing defects, although I haven't noticed any of these. While SG are recent entrants into the NZ hunting and hiking scene, they have an excellent reputation (as a quick search on the Internet would soon show). Note: this is for the SG bag only, not the frame, which are made in the USA.