The T-Wing System is also very efficient at reducing backlashes on the 300-size reel with large spool
While a leather boot which I like as a natural material, but do not like due to long dry times and a propensity to soak up water Merrell has luckily designed this one with plenty of ventilation boosting and weight saving cutouts (it has never made sense to me to make a Gore-Tex boot, and then completely encapsulate it in leather)
The MDC teamed up with states like Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana to increase awareness for alligator gar conservation
That said, if competition for this bag is supposed to be the Kanken or other classic leather-and-canvas rucksack designs with skinny or un-padded straps, the Rip Ruck is pure joy
Its outer shell features a non-PFAS durable water repellent (DWR) finish to help shed moisture, but it will get overwhelmed by anything more than light tent-wall condensation or small amounts of morning dew