Mountainsmith Tour Lumbar Pack

Great bag - I really like the new color and updated styling.I shoulder carry around town and switching to hip belt on the trail.It easily holds a pair of Leica rangefinder cameras along with the necessities for a day spent walking about the countryside.

While this is an excellent quality product, the design isn't very effective. When the pockets are full and two water bottles are carried, the top of the pack pulls away from the low back which is very uncomfortable. The description states that the cinch straps will remedy this but even with the cinch straps tightened to the max the upper portion of the pack pulled away from the back. I wanted a pack that didn't need a shoulder strap to support it but this is not the one.

Husband, here. Bought this as my father's day gift to myself. Bought the Mountainsmith shoulder straps to go with it and the short version, I love it. I usually road cycle by myself and after getting stranded a few times from multiple flats/mechanical issues I figured I needed to carry more stuff. I was already using a fanny pak that was a hair small for carrying my tubes, tools, CO2, extra pump, etc but not having any room left over. (Like errands to the store on the way home or stopping by the pool for a few laps) This pack is perfect to a tad big but as they say, go big or go home. Still in the medium size of the Mountainsmith line. I probably could have been OK with the next size down, the Drift. Pack is well constructed and looks like it will last longer than I'm going to. I purchased the shoulder straps because the fully loaded previous pak would sag and after getting up out of the saddle it would hang up on the saddle when I went to sit down. Tried to find straps to fit the previous pak but nothing looked like it would work so I just figured I'll get two things that looked like they go together. And these do, very well. First ride I loaded the pack up with all my riding stuff, a 2L camel back and a 10 lb dumb bell because, why not. Whole pack was about 20 lbs. Excellent padding in the waist belt, never felt any pressure on the back. I did start to notice some shoulder fatigue after 15 miles and also the next day. Second ride I just took out the dumb bell, loosened the shoulder straps a little and I hardly noticed it there.Only negative issue for me is I'm a 32 waist and the waist belt is cinched down almost all the way, which leaves plenty of strap flying in the breeze. I'll have to come up with a solution for that.Water bottle holders hold my Otterbox defender cased phone/snacks just right with easy access. Several tightening straps around the pack keep it all snug and secure. I may not get a lot of street cred from the more fanatic cyclists wearing this but NBD. I'd rather not be thumbing for a ride again. Good luck out there!

I own the two previous version of the tour. I was very excited for the updated version, but ended up returning it.First, the good changes: The Cordura material looks really nice and its durability is known. The embroidered logo is much more attractive than the old rubber badge. The large water bottle pockets seem very well made and are a clear improvement over the last two versions. The hip belt pocket is much nicer than the stretch mesh pockets on the TLS. The forward pull waist belt is so much easier to tighten. The delta compression system now works with one strap to tighten on each side instead of two, which is much less fiddly than before. The straps were pretty small and hard to tighten on the TLS.This brings me to the bad changes. The delta compression system doesn't seem to work on my body like the previous two versions did. It's not pulled tight into my lumbar region. The bag seems to pull away from me, strapettes or no. A side effect of this is that water bottles in the pockets are a bit further back and more difficult to reach. Also, there is an excessive amount of slack in the waist belt for my current 33 inches. Far too much to deal with even with the elastic bands provided to tuck it away. I assume these extra straps are part of the increased weight over previous models. Perhaps I would have shortened them if I hadn't had the fit issue.I'm a bit obsessed with Mountainsmith's lumbar packs and really wanted to love this new one for all the improvements, but it's just not a good fit for me.

I love everything about this pack. It is the perfect size for a day pack. I can carry two 32 oz. bottles of water, lunch, snacks, dry socks, an extra top, several bandanas, and lots more. Lots of space and cords for carrying extra items on the outside of the pack. I purchased it in the hops color and think it is perfect for hiking, not flashy. The price was good. I got it with Amazon points that I have been saving for a big item and I still have a few bucks left on my account. I would have purchased it without the points and still feel the price was right. I love LLBean and I purchased their new day trek pack. It was $4 less than this one. I though it was not practical at all. It could only hold 16 ounce bottles of water. There was less than half as much inside space as this one. It was well made, but almost useless, so I returned it. Very happy with this pack.

I like a fanny pack a lot. This is pretty voluminous with some nice features. I've had it for about a year. The only thing that I don't like is that with tall water bottles (and sometime even short ones), the top of the pack leans away from your body significant. If you tighten all the straps to mitigate the lean, it closes the opening of the water bottle pockets so that you need help getting the bottles back into their pockets.Otherwise, highly recommend

I was looking for something between a normal fanny pack or pouch and a full blown courier bag, and the Mountainsmith Tour Lumbar Pack works great. It is a very tough and high quality pack. It has a lot of room for my gloves, toque, keys, wallet, cell, diabetic supplies, etc., etc.. I really like the shoulder strap option and find it very useful. I haven't tried it in its true role as a fanny pack but will soon. Although the buckles are apparently proprietary (thinner than I've been able to find anywhere locally), Mountainsmith has been great and allowed me to buy a belt extension from them to allow it to fit over all my winter clothing.

Long time later I still love this bag. Great for quick trip out grab a couple drinks and snacks and a book and even a hammock and chill. Love love love the bag. Own lots of packs from hazard 4 to 5.11 etc this is top quality

Este bolso es perfecto para llevar tus cosas ordenadas. Te ofrece la posibilidad de usarla como un bolso de mano, colgado al hombro, así como también como una cangurera. El material es de lo mejor, incluso puede llevarse al campo y resistirá sin problema si eres una muy activa, ya que esta lista para la aventura. La recomiendo, es de lo mejor.

Great bag. Well made and comfortable to carry. I bought this to carry my camera which with a padded insert holds the camera and an extra lens with filters.Very good bag

Saw lots of good reviews, unfortunately it didn't even last one week trip to the beach.