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Both make your gear easier to access, but the simpler Creek is easier to pack and has fewer breakable parts (weve been using ours for almost a decade, and its still going strong)

Generally, I categorize the ways as head-on, high side, low side, and rear-ended

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Osprey made the right choice here since we think many of their bags in this size range look very busy and cluttered (just like in the aforementioned Nova)

The rods in the range vary in size

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