Seek Outside
Seek Outside Divide 4800 2.0
The Divide 4800 2.0 is the current evolution of Seek Outside's cult-classic Divide 4500, an ultralight external-frame crossover pack that spans backpack hunting, packrafting and heavy-haul backpacking. The complete system — 79-liter roll-top bag plus the patented aluminum Revolution frame — ships at just 3 lb 7 oz yet carries 200+ lb loads, a strength-to-weight ratio no mainstream hunting pack matches.
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Specifications
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Pros
- ✓Unmatched strength-to-weight: the complete bag-and-frame system weighs 3 lb 7 oz yet is rated for 200+ lb loads — roughly half the weight of an Exo K4, Stone Glacier or Kifaru build with a similar haul rating.
- ✓A Trailspace reviewer who runs the same Revolution frame on 75+ lb meat hauls says a loaded Divide 'carried wonderfully and much better than any internal frame backpack' they'd owned.
- ✓The frame height is field-adjustable to 24", 26" or 28", so you can run it short and nimble for day loads or tall for heavy pack-outs and longer torsos — no other hunting frame adjusts like this.
- ✓One reviewer found 20-40 lb loads rode comfortably through off-trail desert scrambling, crediting the rigid frame and articulated hipbelt for keeping agility intact.
- ✓The Ultra 200X fabric option is waterproof to 200+ PSI, and even the older X-Pac version let in 'only minimal moisture' during an all-day rainstorm in one long-term field test — no rain cover needed for most hunts.
- ✓Two oversized side pockets each swallow two Nalgene bottles, tripod legs or a spotting scope, which ultralight hikers crossover users cite as the best external storage in the class.
- ✓It's the darling of the ultralight-hunting crossover crowd — one bag covers September elk, packrafting and shoulder-season backpacking instead of owning a dedicated pack for each.
- ✓Made and repaired in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Cons
- ✗No hipbelt pockets are included standard — a baseline feature on Exo, Stone Glacier and Kuiu — and one reviewer found the add-on hip pockets sit too far back to reach on the move.
- ✗There is no hydration port or dedicated bladder sleeve; One long-term reviewer had to run a bladder in a side pocket with the hose draped over a shoulder.
- ✗The cavernous 38-inch single-cavity roll-top has almost no internal organization, so reviewers say digging out small items mid-day is a genuine chore.
- ✗Owners describe the minimalist belt and shoulder padding as 'flimsy' next to Kifaru and Mystery Ranch foam — comfort depends on dialing the fit, not plushness.
- ✗Unlike the Goshawk or a Kifaru with a load shelf, meat rides inside the bag — owners note you have to 'wrestle a load of meat into the bag' rather than dropping it on a shelf.
- ✗The aluminum frame joints can develop a squeak under load; the usual owner fix is periodic cleaning and wax on the frame pockets and bottom joint.
- ✗Rifle and bow carry requires buying Seek Outside's gun-bearer or lashing accessories — nothing weapon-specific comes in the box at $505.
- ✗The price has crept from $359 for the original Divide 4500 to $505 for the 2.0, and adding hip pockets and a gun bearer pushes it toward mainstream hunting-pack money.
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