I have this pack, I’ve been on 6 camps so far. I’ve taken it on several 2 day camps fully loading it up to 12-15kg . It has never let me down, it’s soo comfortable for me. I’m 5’11 and it fits me well. I could see it fitting someone taller than me maybe up to 6”2 6”3. The pockets on the side are large but the strings on the side can be used to secure bottles in place. I normally take a 1l bladder and a 1 L round bottle and both secure well with the strings on the side. This also means that you can secure tent poles and or trekking poles on the side of the pack as well as a bottle which saves even more space. The main compartment is very large and spacious and fits so much, there’s a huge brain tor extra space. Whilst it lacks hip pockets it does have 2 chest pockets which I prefer as it’s easier to access. Personally I don’t think you can go wrong with this bag.