Teton 85L Explorer Internal Frame Backpack for Hiking, Camping, Backpacking, Rain Cover Included, Buck Brown
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Color: Buck Brown
Size: 85L
Features
- NOT YOUR BASIC BACKPACK: Feature rich at this price point; Comfort and balanced backpack for men and women.
- TETON TOUGH: The best memories are made with the great durable gear; Perfect for any Adventure; comes in 65L, 75L or 85L sizes and adjustable to fit all; Pocket for Hydration
- CUSTOM COMFORT: Multi position torso adjustment fits medium and tall adventurers; Durable open-cell foam lumbar pad and molded channels provide maximum comfort and airflow; For beginners or experienced Backpackers
- DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND: Great quality and thoughtful design; large sleeping bag compartment, multi directional compression straps, with spacious compartments and pockets, a place for everything
- TETON SPORTS PROMISE: Reach out to our AMAZING product support team if you have any questions or concerns; YOU CAN COUNT ON US to get you taken care of and back OUTDOORS
Description
Tackle extended journeys with the Teton Explorer backpack, an affordable, versatile travel bag tailored for full-size torsos. With a standard frame that accommodates typical torsos, this backpack offers a comfortable and stable fit for longer treks. Stay dry with the integrated rain cover, ensuring your gear remains protected in any weather condition. Adjustable back panel and straps optimize weight distribution for extended wear. The Teton Explorer backpack delivers comfort, dependability, and ease without compromise.
Other Special Features of the Product: Water Resistant
Recommended Uses For Product: Sport
Strap Type: Shoulder Strap
Pocket Description: Utility Pocket
Apparel Closure Type: Drawstring
Water Resistance Level: Water Resistant
Number Of Pockets: 10
Number of Compartments: 6
Sleeve Length Description: Sleeveless
Fit to Size Sentiment: Good
Fit Type: compression
Material Type: 600D Polyester Diamond Ripstop
Outer Material: Polyester, Nylon
Lining Description: Polyurethane
Shell Type: Soft Shell
Apparel Fabric Stretch: No Stretch
Apparel Fabric Weight Class: Medium Weight
Storage Volume: 65 liters
Item Dimensions D x W x H: 22"D x 34"W x 16"H
Item Weight: 5.8 pounds
Unit Count: 1 Count
Size: 85L
Color: Buck Brown
Backpack Design: Framed Backpack
Subject Character: Sports
Sport Type: Hiking
Theme: Sports
Pattern: Solid
Item Shape: Rectangular
Product Style: Internal Frame
Brand Name: TETON Sports
Age Range Description: Adult
Style Number: 3185BB
Model Name: Explorer 4000 Backpack
School Type: High School
Number of Items: 2
Warranty Description: Limited Life Time
UPC: 817354014979
Included Components: Backpack, Rainfly
Item Type Name: Internal Frame Backpack
Manufacturer: TETON Sports
Manufacturer Part Number: 3185BB
Import Designation: Imported
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Color: Olive
Size: 75L
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024 by SCOTT POSEY
Color: Blue
Size: 65L
I'm an avid day hiker but wanted to get into the world of multi-day hiking/backcountry camping. I bought this inexpensive pack a year ago and have used and abused it in the heat AND rain. I'm a 5'9" 155 lb male and this pack fits me perfectly when adjusted properly. When I knew it was going to rain one night I dressed it with the included raincover and left it on a large rock outside my tent. My paper map was still in the mesh pocket. It rained HEAVILY and everthing -- much to my surprise -- was still DRY. I was impressed! It fits everything I need for extended trips and would trust it for a 5-7 day 3 season trip. It has a separator which divides the bags main compartment from the sleeping bag however I recommend unzipping it and using the whole pack as one huge gear dump because everything just fits more nicely that way and compacts much easier. Love the side pockets to store my water filter, stove/pot/ and snacks. I wish it had waist pockets though for easier access to things like a camera or snacks. I also love that it has top and bottom straps (it can strap down my tent on top and my thermarest on the bottom w/ no problem which makes for even more space inside). Two bottle pockets on each side make it very convenient for easy access to water bottles. Can easily fit a 32oz bottle on each side (nice when hiking in dry environment where water is sparse) It also has a compartment inside to house a bladder up to 3L i believe. I would easily buy this pack again when mine gives up on me. SO FAR ive had not one tear/rip or malfunction, however the zippers are a bit stubborn but easy to get used to. A much inexpensive, quality, alternative to the $200+ packs at REI. GREAT FOR BEGINNERS. I was so impressed with the bag that I ordered a Teton Sports Trailhead 20F degree sleeping bag which fits perfectly in the sleeping bag compartment. Pros: All the room. So many pockets. Top AND Bottom straps Rugged and can take abuse Very inexpensive Removable sleeping bag compartment separator/divider Included raincover does an amazing job Worth more than it is Very adjustable to various body types/sizes Cons: Sometimes stubborn zippers No waist/hip belt pockets for easy access to snacks/camera
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Color: Black
Size: 85L
Great backpack! A little heavier than some other brands that cost triple or even 6 times the price. This backpack is comfortable and has lots of pockets and storage space. It Has a rainfly that stores on board to keep everything inside dry in wet weather. The zippers seem to be of good quality. This pack has plenty of daisy chains and even a couple D-rings for attaching water bottle holders to the shoulder straps in front. The adjustability of this bag is great from XL, L, to M upper body sizes The full frame and padding feels great as well and allows for air flow between your back and the pack reducing sweating. With 85 liters of storage it has plenty of space as well as a seperate sleeping bag conpartment that can be unzipped to make it one large compartment with access from either the top or bottom of bag. Should be plenty of space for those multiday hikes It has double drawstring closures at the top as well as a floating lid with storage. The floating lid is great for lashing bulkier items like a sleeping pad or larger tent on top of your pack the lashings on the lid are adjustable as well. The double draw string closure is a nice touch and is usually only found on more expensive packs. It has places for 2 water bottles, one on either side of the main pack body. The hip belt is well padded qnd adjustable and has small zippered pouches as well, these could fit gloves or other small items. These pouchess are really fine mesh type material and not waterproof but a nice touch to the hip belt none the less. It has space at the top and bottom. There are also adjustable rear loading straps on the bottom side of the back for another item that would take up too much space inside the pack. Also the side stoarage compartments also have pockets open tops and bottoms for longer items like treking poles or even a rifle could be held in place vertically on both sides of the pack. In my opinion it's a comfortable and well made backbacking pack for the price that looks and feels like it will last for many years but only time will tell.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2025 by brandy
This is my initial review on the bag. I will add a followup review after a 3 day backpacking trip next weekend. Pros: (Quite a few, generally happy with initial inspection) Lots of adjustments A decent number of pockets and options for storage(example would be a mesh velcro pocket on the face of the bag good for maps, energy bars, etc.) Straps seem to be of decent overall quality, and there is what looks like a sleeping bag/sleeping pad strap near the bottom of the bag. There is also two straps on the very top of the bag that seem like they could be used to strap something down. Nice to have the option to securely strap some gear to the outside of the bag. 2 Mesh water bottle pockets on either side, couldn't tell by the product description or pictures but they are there! Phew. Bright Yellow Rain Cover is located in a nifty pocket at the very bottom of the bag, nice feature. A few loops on the outside for strapping things down. Holds up to a 3 liter bladder with an exit whole and clips to keep in reach. Seems to be of Durable build and quality. Field tests soon. Cons: (Only one real con for me, two cons if you are taller) Sleeping bag compartment is SMALL, well actually its initially more of an issue with it's opening. I have a decently small winter bag that I can't fit in when its in it's stuff sack, at all. If I take the bag out of the stuff sack and stuff it into the compartment, it just BARELY fits, nice to know that it could though. For me, I will most likely use the straps on the outside of the bag to hold my sleeping bag, I have hooked it up and it seems to work pretty well(Almost like it was made to hold a sleeping bag). 4000ci is not that much room for a winter backpacking trip so having my sleeping bag on the outside will create a decent amount of space for say my clothes, sleeping pad, and cooking gear in the sleeping bag compartment. If you are someone who must have a sleeping bag compartment, this will work for summer camping but a winter sleeping bag will be very tough to fit in, the one and only con for me but big enough to deter some people. If you are someone who doesn't mind sticking the sleeping bag on the outside where it would work out just fine in the bag's straps, then this con is not that much of an issue. Not for TALL people. This bag seems to fit me ok but I am not a very big guy. I'm about 5'9 - 5'10 and it is a close fit. I think it will work just perfectly for me but if you are above 6 ft or anything, beware(then again I am pretty new to backpacking and this is MY first pack). Overall: In the end, I bought this smaller bag over the cheaper and larger cuscus bags because of the many reviews those had with cheap build quality. They get a lot of space with their big bag but have a lot of issues with bag quality. I sacrificed some space for quality and extra features. I am a little disappointed by the small backpack compartment but if I have my pack on the outside, this bag should work quite perfectly. I'd say for summer camping this bag is Perfect and for winter camping, if you can stick your sleeping bag on the outside, this bag is near-perfect. I will do an update in about a week after I give this bag a good hard test. 4/5 stars for not being 100% "perfect" but an overall good bag. UPDATE: Went for my November 3 day backpacking trip and this bag performed perfectly. Was comfortable and carried all of my gear with ease. I was able to pack up everything and more. The pack worked as good as I hoped it would and with the sleeping bag in the straps on the outside, it was a non-issue. No complaints, no problems, this bag is awesome. Great deal. Love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2012 by John F
Color: Blue
Size: 65L
I'm a big guy, 6'1" 260 pounds with a 21.5" torso length, and a 44" waist. This pack fits although the chest strap will be too tight come winter when I have to layer up. This pack is well made and comfortable to wear and it's large size is perfect for multiple day outings with my dog. If you utilize the attachment straps on the top and bottom you could easily use this pack for a camping trip that lasted a week or longer, depending on the gear you take. I can pack a Naturehike 3P 3 person tent with footprint, 10x10 Chill Gorilla Tarp, 3 inflatable pillows, Static V Luxe sleeping pad, food for myself and my dog, Sawyer mini filter, 3 litres of water, cook kit, fire making kit, small first-aid kit, folding saw, Mora knife, 3 headlamps, small LED lantern, battery bank, cordage, collapsible dog bowls, sleeping bag, and two complete changes of clothes with room to spare internally so the rain cover fits. I use the bottom loops to secure my dog's sleeping pad although the rain cover wouldn't cover it completely, it's easy enough to slide it inside of a garbage bag to keep it dry. If I didn't have to dog supplies, I could pack in two weeks worth of food and clothes with no trouble. The side pockets allow you to slide hiking poles, fishing rod, ax, hatchet, folding saw, tri-pod or other similar items behind them to hold it securely to the outside of the pack (although not all of it at the same time). All-in-all, it's a great pack for the price. More importantly, Teton's customer service also deserves 5 stars and reading customer reviews about their customer service was the main reason I chose to purchase a Teton pack. Here's my experience with them. This was my first adjustable pack and my GF misunderstood what I was asking her to do when measuring my torso and we got it wrong the first time. I ordered the Scout 3400 which turned out to be too small so I had to return it. No problem there. That's when I ordered the Explorer and the first one I received was what I would call a factory second. It was obvious that bag was overlooked by QC. It had threads hanging off of it all over the place, one strap was sewn on backwards, the zipper in the lid wouldn't zip completely closed and would work it's way open about 3 inches just from walking around with the pack on and one of the shoulder straps was frayed badly. I contacted Teton again about this pack, provided some photos and they sent a replacement the very next day, no questions asked. On top of all that, I mentioned in the email to Teton that the chest strap is pretty tight and they offered to make me a custom extension for the strap. As far as I'm concerned, this is a company that knows how to take care of their customers and stand behind their products 100%. They've earned my loyalty and respect and I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend them to anyone I know personally. This is one company that you can truly buy from with confidence that they will be there for you when you need them to be. Awesome!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017 by Ronnie Buck
Color: Black
Size: 85L
Teton Sports Explorer 85L THE GOOD *Price *Lots of Pockets *Quality *Decent Comfort (when packed with heavier weight lower down) *85L is the right size for my needs *Included rain cover THE BAD *Sweat Buildup where the pads touch your back *Mesh pockets not very easy to get Nalgene bottle into while on the move *Could use more height adjustment on the shoulder straps *Not much color choice on the 85L size CONCLUSION I highly recommend this pack. While there are a few things that could use improvement, on the whole, I don't think there is a better combo of price/features/performance out there. Read on for details. I thought pockets on packs had gone extinct. Thank you Teton Sports for continuing to make a backpack with external pockets for keeping me organized and keeping my important gear easily at hand instead of having to dig into the middle of the pack to find my raincoat/toilet paper/map/battery/flashlight/camera/water filter/etc./etc.! ALL of the major outdoor gear makers are moving towards packs that have 1 big compartment and that's it. Or maybe they have one token pocket in the lid. Like they think we are all ultralighters and will pass up a product because they added 4 oz. to it for pockets and zippers. What's crazy is many of these minimalist packs are heavier than the Explorer 85L *cough*cough Aether 85L *cough. So, you give up convenience AND still get a heavier pack all for 3 times the cost of the Explorer 85L I am replacing an Osprey Atmos 65 AG that was comfortable but often too small for all the gear/food/clothes I wanted to bring with me on a trip. Because I wanted an array of pockets, this Teton Sports pack was about the only one left on the market that met my needs at any price. It is fantastic that it is relatively inexpensive too. There were a few others with pockets on Amazon, but none from any company I recognize. Teton Sports has been on Amazon for a while and at least has a legit website and looks like a good company, so I decided to take a chance on this pack. The 85L size of the Explorer is great so far. I've taken 2 trips with it and just finished packing for a 3rd and haven't filled it to capacity yet. It is nice to know I have space left if I need it, like for more food on a longer trip or bulkier clothes for a Winter trip. The quality of the Explorer appears to be good so far. Everything felt solid and the buckles didn't feel like they were in danger of breaking when cinched down tightly. Comfort while hiking was decent, though the Atmos was a bit more comfortable, particularly the mesh back that reduces sweat build up. The pads that contact your back on the Explorer trap sweat and soaked my shirt. You really notice it when you take your pack off for a break and the back of your short becomes freezing from the wet/evaporation. But most packs have this problem- the Atmos AG was an outperformer in this area. At first, the pack felt like it was pulling me over backwards. I moved stuff around and put my heavy bear canister filled with food in the sleeping bag compartment and my lighter sleeping back in the main compartment and that fixed the pulling backwards problem. This pack likes the heavier stuff down low. I found the shoulder straps tended to sit too low, even on the XL setting. I'm not that big (5'10") so was a bit surprised by that. I was able to move the height adjustment up past the XL by utilizing less of the adjustment loops and got the pack comfortable. I don't think it was designed to be used that way, but it works and was comfortable for me. There are a couple of other nice touches on this pack. The outside pockets have pass-throughs behind them that let you slide trekking poles or tent poles behind them for easy, secure packing. Also, the hip belt pockets have velcro at the bottom that lets you flip them up so you can put the tails from the hip belt behind them and not have them hanging down and flopping around. This is much better than the Osprey where you have to try to push the strap through to tuck it away. There are a couple other areas that could be improved on this pack. Minor nits to pick, not any deal breakers. First, the lid can't be pulled down enough when the pack is lightly loaded to cover all of the top opening. It leaves a little gap near your neck where water can get it. Second, I like to put my Nalgene bottles in the mesh pockets. While they are angled slightly towards you, it is still a little awkward to get them out and back in while on the move. Teton Sports Designers: check out how Osprey does their pockets with top entry or front entry. They are much easier to use this way. In conclusion, I was thrilled to find this pack that met my needs at a good price. Despite Teton Sports gear not being featured in my usual gear mags and review websites I turn to for opinions, I am impressed with the quality of this pack and highly recommend it.
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