One bummer: While there are stretchy water bottle pockets reachable with the pack on, Marmot does not include hip-belt pockets. On the exterior, tool attachments, the noted compression straps, and a place to put trekking poles make the Kompressor Star usable for short ultralight backpacking trips and even fast mountaineering endeavors. Mesh shoulder straps and a contoured back panel grant breathability. Its fabric, thin and stretchy, keeps your gear held tight but easy to grab and pull out at any time. The author on the move with the Kompressor packĪ large mesh pocket on the front is nice for quick-stash items like a rain jacket (or for smelly climbing shoes). The added structure is great for humping ropes, shoes, my rack, and other equipment into the crag.Īs a person who loves organization, the top lid was essential as it is oversized, easy to access, and it has a pocket within its own pocket, letting me zip up valuables.Ī wrap-around zipper opens the main compartment, giving wide access to everything inside. The Kompressor Star adds a frame-sheet for support to serve as its light internal frame. You can cinch the straps down to make the pack streamlined with lighter loads, or open them and the capacity inside expands. It’s good for those things but lacks support for bigger loads or bulky items.Īs the name hints, both packs have compression straps on the sides that keep gear from jostling around on adventures. Smelly climbing shoes stash on exterior in stretch pocketįor years, I have trusted a similar pack, Marmot’s Kompressor Plus, as an ultralight travel pack or summit bag. I grabbed the pack to review for cragging, hiking, as well as use in daily life where the 28-liter capacity is more than enough to tote a day’s worth of “office gear” and my climbing equipment for a session later at night. A solid value for a mid-size pack, we put the Marmot Kompressor Star to a test this spring.Īt $99, the Marmot Kompressor Star backpack is a good deal for a pack that balances technical features with great fit and versatile utility in the outdoors.
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