Great review Jordan! I’m super late to the party but your review helped me make the decision to buy a Reckoning. I’m going to be comparing it to a MR Metcalf as I get ready for filming some hunts in Idaho and, hopefully, NM in 2018. Thanks for the in depth and practical review. So often reviewers simply point at or talk about features or what the pack can do; at best, simulating a full pack with old sleeping bags. Your packing and unpacking, in conjunction with the commentary, REALLY illustrates the features (or lack thereof) of the pack. That makes the review useful and differentiates it from all the other videos that are simply advertising/sales pitches.
When you talk about putting your “camera” in the Guide Lid...would you mind telling me what kind of camera you’re using/talking about? I’ve been using a big Canon XL H1a for many years but it’s SUCH a pain to drag and carry, that I’m finally switching to a smaller video camera that I’m hoping will go into the Guide Lid. The Canon is great for filming whitetail out of a tree or turkey out of a blind and even elk when you’re not in the backcountry. But WOW is it a PITA to carry more than a couple miles! Your comment in one of the videos about having your “35mm lens in the Lid” has me wondering if you’re filming with a DSLR? If so, are you ever carrying a video camera? Will Kifaru or anyone else you know build a custom case for a camera? It sure would be nice to have some sort of padded panels sewn into a Guide Lid to custom fit a camera and protect it should you fall or even bump the lid into an over-hanging tree.