Tactical Military MOLLE Backpack Bundle with 2.5L Hydration Water Bladder & 3 Molle Bags by MonkeyPaks

Bought for use as a 72-hour bug-out pack. In other words, this pack will likely see no significant use for (hopefully) a long time. Excuse me while I knock on wood.I state that outright because I will be evaluating this pack with regard to the way I am using it - as a container for emergency/survival supplies, and not as a camping or everyday-use pack. My goal was to put as much as possible inside the pack, since to effectively fill its role as a grab-and-go bug-out bag it should not have a ridiculous number of things swinging around on the outside, and anything that must be outside should be strapped down tightly. I wanted a pack that was still backpack-sized but could hold all my emergency/survival essentials (if I really wanted to prep for 72 hours of survival in comfort, I'd have bought something like a 75L trekking pack).In this capacity as a storage pack, I am extremely satisfied. In the main pack alone, I have managed to fit a 66"x90" wool blanket, six MREs, a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilators (size 10.5), a minimal change of clothes (a pair of ACU trousers, a t-shirt, and two pairs of thick socks), an 8'x10' tarp, and 7L of water (2.5L in the hydration bladder, two 2L Platy bottles, and a 0.5L Arrowhead bottle). I have two more Arrowhead bottles (for a total of 8L of water) and various additional odds and ends (red and green chemlights, a compass, a solar/handcrank-powered radio/flashlight, bug spray, 50' of paracord, etc. etc.) in the included MOLLE pouches or strapped to the outside of the pack. There is a decent amount of PALS space on the sides, enough to put extra MOLLE pouches if you have them - I threw an IFAK (first aid kit) on there as well. If I haven't beaten my point to death yet, this thing is impressively capable as far as storage space goes. I've attached a few images showing just how packed this thing is.My only worry is the quality. If a backpack has cinching straps, I'm going to use them - and frankly, the cinching straps on this pack make me a little nervous. The straps appear sturdy enough, with solid buckles and decent stitching where the straps meet the buckles, but after tightening and re-tightening them a few times (I had to re-pack the pack several times) they seem as if they are starting to pull away ever so slightly from the body of the pack, exposing the threads that connect them to the pack (see image). I've compensated by refraining from tightening the cinch straps as tightly as I would normally (which I can deal with - with a pack as full as mine, the cinch straps don't make much of a difference anyways), but it does make me worry a bit about the long-term durability of this pack.There are a few other little quirks:- Most of the straps aren't folded at the end of the strap, so if you loosen them too much they simply pop out of the buckle (see image). Not a major problem, but a minor nuisance.- The two MOLLE side pouches do not use the conventional snap-button straps for attachment; instead, they use straps that are lined with Velcro, with complementary Velcro on the back of the pouch. The straps themselves are not very reinforced, making it a bit difficult to thread them through the webbing. The pouches are less securely attached than real MOLLE gear as a result, especially if your pack and/or your pouch is/are fully loaded, as this may distend the fabric and affect the degree of contact between the two Velcro sides.Overall, I am very impressed with the storage capacity. I had, for example, originally planned to roll the wool blanket and tarp together and strap them to the outside of my pack, as one might do with a tent while backpacking. Turns out I had enough space to fit both inside the main compartment. My one major concern is with the quality of the cinch straps, which do not seem like they would be able to do their job well should this pack see consistent use for a long period of time.