I recommend this for more experienced backpackers for a few reasons: The streamlined design is more akin to the Hyperlite Southwest than the Exos and Facet, and it has fewer pockets and organizational options
While fast, aggressive baits that deflect off cover create reaction bites in the winter and early spring, in May, making a bait pause, hesitate, flair, or hover momentarily in the water column earns the bites more often, and soft plastics do that well
We are huge fans of bags with generous false bottoms to protect our precious cargo, and The North Face Surge Backpack delivers
Anyway, I found the SWC to be waterproof, and on my own sealing spectrum it sits higher than the previous generation, slightly below the Makaira, and considerably below the Van Staal X series
Reliable Hardware: Equipped with smooth, durable YKK Zippers and polished brass accents