Gregory Salvo 24 Review

The Gregory Salvo 24 is the most comfortable day pack we reviewed and is ready for your every adventure, wherever your journey takes you. Stretchy water bottle pockets, a bright and generously sized front pocket, and large panel-loading main compartment are convenient and easy to use. The shoulder straps and hip belt push its comfort score to the max, with thick, perforated foam. The perimeter backstay with stretched mesh encourages air flow and prevents a lot of back sweat. Our testers preferred the this contender’s comfortable back panel over the similar one found on the Osprey Stratos 24 because it consumes less internal volume. Unfortunately, however, the Salvo’s perimeter stay has its own problems, as it focuses wear along the pack’s edges, causing undue wear relative to the rest of the pack. Further, the comfortable air ventilated back panel brings the detriment of extra weight and drives the Salvo’s score below high scoring award winners like the Osprey Talon 22 and Deuter Speed Lite 20. Overall, the Salvo was one of our favorite packs and the one we’d take reach for long hikes on warm days.
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