Stone Glacier
Stone Glacier Avail 2200
The Avail 2200 is Stone Glacier's $320 all-season standalone day pack: 2,200 cubic inches (36 L) at 3 lb 0.8 oz with its own internal frame and suspension. Five pockets, internal sleeves for a spotter or snow-safety gear, an external compression panel, and A-frame/cross ski carry make it as much a ski-touring and travel pack as a hunting pack, and at 20.5 x 12 x 8 inches it meets TSA carry-on rules. It is the least expensive entry point into the Stone Glacier line.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓The most-reviewed pack Stone Glacier sells — 4.9 stars across 221 on-site reviews — and even Rokslide owners who ultimately sold theirs concede it is 'VERY well built' with no durability complaints.
- ✓Genuinely multi-sport: internal organization sized for a spotting scope or avalanche probe and shovel, ice-tool attachments, and A-frame or cross ski carry make it one pack for hunting, skiing, and climbing — GearJunkie's tester used it for everything from shed hunting to glacier hikes.
- ✓TSA carry-on dimensions (20.5 x 12 x 8 in) plus a slim laptop-friendly front pocket — many owners run it as their daily commuter and travel bag between seasons.
- ✓The external compression panel swallows a shed layer, rain shell, or tripod in seconds without opening the main bag.
- ✓The bag detaches from its suspension and mates to SG's Krux/Xcurve frames — one Rokslide elk hunter runs his on a Krux so a day hunt can end with a meat haul instead of a second trip.
- ✓500D Cordura and X-Pac with YKK #10 zippers is a far burlier fabric package than mainstream day packs like Osprey Talons at a similar weight.
- ✓At $320 it undercuts comparable Kifaru and Mystery Ranch day packs while being made in the USA.
- ✓Five-pocket organization is enough for most day hunters — an Iowa saddle hunter reported plenty of room and good organization for all-day whitetail sits.
Cons
- ✗No external water-bottle pockets — the single most repeated complaint on GearJunkie, Rokslide, and Archery Talk; there is no way to securely stash a Nalgene outside the bag.
- ✗Hydration is 'compatible' only — the Hydro Sleeve is sold separately, and several owners actively dislike SG's Hydro Holster bottle solution.
- ✗One-size suspension with no torso-length adjustment, unlike SG's frame packs — fit is take-it-or-leave-it for very short or tall hunters.
- ✗No load shelf or meat-hauling ability standalone — packing out even a deer means buying a $399 Krux frame or making a second trip.
- ✗Eastern treestand hunters found it awkward next to an Exo K3 1800, whose drop-bag frame carries a stand and sticks — more than one Rokslide whitetail hunter switched away for that reason.
- ✗Cordura and zipper noise is noticeable in quiet late-season settings — a saddle hunter noted getting gear out is 'a little noisy' without care.
- ✗36 L is 'barely big enough' as a do-everything pack per Rokslide owners, several of whom wished they had bought the 52 L Kiowa 3200 instead.
- ✗Kuiu's Venture 2300 regularly undercuts it on sale (~$160) with better bow and stick carry features, making the Avail a harder value case for archery hunters.
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