I've been using this backpack since July and I am completely impressed. I was originally going to buy a Northface backpack at a sporting goods store, but I saw this one and liked it better. The price at the sporting goods store ($90) prevented me from buying it at the time, so when I found it here on Amazon for such a great price I had to have it. Mine is in the Pomodoro red/charcoal color. I will warn you- this color is a very orangy kind of red, but I had already seen it in the store and liked it, so I am happy with it.
 There are tons of pockets, as other reviewers have described, and it makes it very easy to carry a lot of things without hurting your back. I love this backpack, it is holding up very well, it still looks great (and I am hard on backpacks) and when the time comes to replace it I will buy another high sierra swerve.