The CamelBak Ultra 10 Vest Pack is the perfect trail companion for someone who wants to spend
long days on the trail and needs to carry a lot of nutrition and the hydration they
need for the duration of the time that they are out.
This would be perfect for adventure racing when you are out for multiple days or trail
running, ultra trail running or someone who just wants to move fast and light out on the
trail.
This is a vest style pack.
So you have a really broad shoulder harness here.
And that makes it great for putting pockets and organization on the front.
This is really broad.
So when you have everything cinched down it is going to really balance the weight out.
So rather than having all the weight in the back, if you are moving fast or running, that
is going to bounce around, but balancing the weight out with your gear really helps a lot.
And it also allows you to have hands on your gear very quickly, so you don’t have to
take pack off, dig in your pack and pull things out.
On the front here I have got a lot of nutrition and, like I said, there is pockets and organization
for days.
So we are just going to go through the features on the front here.
Right here on the front you have got really stretchy mesh pockets.
A lot of people put water bottles in these pockets so you can, you know, get your hands
on the water there or electrolytes of something like that.
And with this pack you also have a hydration system in the back and we will talk about
that late.
But, yeah, really stretchy mesh pockets on the front.
Right here I have got just a small flask.
So you can get your hands on gear quickly and put it back in that stretchy pocket really
quickly as well.
There is a stretchy draw cord in the top.
So if you do have water bottles in these pockets, you can really cinch that down.
On there other side, I have got some nutrition.
So got granola bar and some other things in there just to show the size of that pocket.
Above that pocket on this side there is a cell phone, a GPS pocket right here.
I just have some more nutrition in there, but this is a waterproof material.
So if you are sweating, perspiring and you have electronics in this pocket, it is going
to protect those electronics from sweat or from rain.
So there is a stretchy pocket that is kind of hidden here and I just have a really light
weight pair of gloves in there.
So smaller items in there.
On the front of this stretchy pocket you also have another smaller pocket here.
So I just have a gel.
It is a great spot for that.
So, as you can see, there is a lot of pockets on the front of this pack.
On this vest pack you do have two points of adjustability here in the front.
The top sternum strap here is adjustable on this track.
So you can move it up and down.
And this is a durable piece of webbing.
So it is really going to cinch in that load here on the top.
But the one on the bottom is stretchy, so that is, you know, right on your stomach area.
You don’t want it to be really, you know, really tight there pushing in on your stomach.
But this does pull in the load down here as well.
So you have adjustability down there.
And then while we are on the front of the pack, I have got the hose routed here over
my shoulder and down on these two attachment points.
This is really easy to take off those attachment points and you can get to that bite valve
really easily.
You can also route the hose down around under your arm and take it up through these two
points so it is closer to your mouth.
I am going to take the pack off and show the pockets and the features in the back.
Directly underneath those vest straps on the front you have really breathable material.
So this is soft.
It is going to move with you and, you know, stretch with you as you move, but this material
is also going to breathe really well.
So you have got really great mesh there.
The back panel also has a lot of mesh and you also have some padding for support.
So this pack is a 10 liter pack.
It is not meant to carry a lot of weight.
It is meant to carry just your essentials.
So there is not a frame or anything like that, but the padding here on either side does offer
some support.
This panel in the middle is really wide mesh.
So it is going to breathe really well with this pack up against your back.
If I turn the pack around here once again, you have got lots of pockets.
The first thing I want to point out is the hydration sleeve and that hydration reservoir
here is really easy to access.
So if you are racing or if you are coming into aid stations and you need to refill your
hydration bladder here, it is really simple.
It is a separate pocket right there.
You can access it really fast with this little strap here and the way that CamelBak designs
these hydration systems, is it is really wide open.
You can give a slight turn with that and really easy to refill.
If you want to put ice in there, it is big enough for that.
And that big wide open area just allows you to refill it very easily.
And that seal is really secure.
So you have got a two liter hydration bladder there.
It is going to give you lots of hydration when you are out on the trail.
The actual length of the shoulder harness is adjustable.
It is something I don’t see on a lot of packs of this style.
So you can really dial in the fit.
And that is accessed right here on the shoulder harness with a Velcro piece.
So you can undo the Velcro, make it shorter or longer for your torso and really dial in
that fit.
The stretchy mesh pocket on the front I just have a really light weight layer stuffed in
there.
This is a great pocket for something really light weight you want to get your hands on
quickly.
There is a stretchy draw cord on the front so you can really change the volume of the
pack if you have got a little bit of gear.
You can really cinch that down and cinch down the load.
But if you have got a lot more gear, you can open that up and really make the pack a little
bit bigger.
On the sides, again, stretchy pockets, one on either side here.
And then you have panel access into the body of this pack.
There is a little mesh pocket here to keep small valuables, a little key chain where
you can attach your keys so you don’t lose those while you are moving.
And I just have another layer in here, stuffed in there.
So, you know, for the size of this pack, for the weight of this pack, you have got a lot
of versatility.
You have got a lot of different ways to use it.
On the front of the pack there is plenty of places to lash gear.
So if you have got light weight trekking poles, you have got a loop down here.
You can attach those poles or you can attach any other type of gear that you would need
to lash to the outside of the pack.
With the adjustability and the harness, the adjustability here on the front, this pack
is going to fit a lot of different sizes of people.
So you can really dial in the fit and all of the pockets and organization here on the
body of the pack and especially here on the front, on the vest pack.
This is going to just allow you the piece of mind that you are going to carry everything
you need when you are out on the trail.
It is the CamelBak Ultra 10 Vest Pack.