Sitka Alpine Pack

[applepie_eli]

Anyone have any experience with this pack? It's a little tough to find info on it since it's old. I'm toying around with the idea of getting a new pack but I'm completely broke. Right now I have an Alps commander. It's really heavy and not the greatest. I've been looking for used Stone Glacier especially, but also MR and Kifaru. I understand that these packs are probably of a completely different caliber, but b unfortunately the money is more than I'm able to spend.
I see the sitka Alpine Pack on eBay for $200. Would this pack be good enough to hold 30 pounds? I've also been thinking about only taking the bare minimum when backpacking since I always end up taking things I never use. Realistically, I'm only doing a few trips a year with it, none of which would be more than 5 days.

Any advice greatly appreciated. I'm an easterner so bear with my lack of intelligence to backpacks. We don't really need them where I'm from.

 

[Steve O]

If you are not planning to haul out animals with it that Alpine pack would be a great choice. All the older Sitka packs were awesome until you put over 40# in them IMO.

 

[applepie_eli]

If you are not planning to haul out animals with it that Alpine pack would be a great choice. All the older Sitka packs were awesome until you put over 40# in them IMO.

Yeah no real expectations of packing out meat yet. I can use my frame pack if I have to for that. But I figure by the time I can afford to hunt out west, I'll be able to afford a high quality pack.