Okay, is this pack a 5-star compared to something like a high end Osprey or other higher end regular/ultra-light packs... no. Definitely not. So why the 5 stars? Because I'm rating this in comparison to other packs in this price range and this is definitely 5-star compared to those.This is a great budget pack to buy to figure out if you even like backpacking before spending a couple hundred or more on a much better pack. This has a lot of the features which come with the higher end packs, plenty of room, great compression features, tons of mounting points, and is very comfortable to wear... it really is an awesome $40-50 pack. The ONLY thing I wish this pack had was a roll top instead of the drawstring, other than that, I feel this is the perfect pack at this price point.That said... this is a cheap pack. Don't expect it to last years on end, tons of trips, and tons of miles. It's not going to. But this will last you a few trips while you're figuring out if backpacking is right for you before dropping serious coin on more serious gear. That is why it gets 5-stars. Other reviewers giving it such low stars because a cheap pack didn't last... I'm not too sure what they were expecting.So, in short. If you are getting into backpacking and figuring out if it's something you want to do, then get this pack.