TESTERS: 254
MILES COVERED: 7,040
HIGHEST ELEVATION: 19,000 feet, Himalayas, Nepal
LOWEST ELEVATION: 0 feet, American Samoa
HOTTEST TEMP: 115° F, Escalante Canyon, Utah
HEAVIEST LOAD: 125 pounds, Chugach National Forest, Alaska
MOST CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF PRECIPITATION: 10, Anchorage, Alaska
BEST TESTER QUOTE:
“The pockets, I learned, are also good at holding standing water. In a pinch, you could carry a big straw and periodically drink from the small ponds on your hips.”—Tester Bradley Allf, after evaluating backpacks during a downpour in Linville Gorge, North Carolina…
