The hip belt is by far the most comfortable one I have used and completely solved rubbing issues I had with previous foam-based hip belts
If these cheb heads dont speak to you at all then so be it, but if you start thinking about how versatile this system can be with how easily you can change the weight of the cheb (jig) head and how differently you can fish with soft plastics rigged like this (swimming, bumping, sink and draw etc.), well thats pretty interesting to me and my lure fishing junkie brain which again woke me up at 4am this morning thinking about it
I ended up layering with a combo of a Patagonia fleece and/ or cardigan, Barbour vest and Barbour jacket, and I was definitely warm enough with that
I have a waterproof backpack cover, which Ill put over it if theres any serious rain, but the majority of my travel is door-to-door (even by public transport), so it doesnt overly concern me
These will take a 750ml bottle securely, and I can easily get the bottle in and out while wearing the pack