Great Upgrade
Solid materials, zippers, buckles, and stitching. The buckles make accessing everything much easier and quicker, especially the main compartment of the pack. The added pockets in my case aren't really utilized for carrying anything extra (though they definitely can), but to better organize existing packing lists. Even with the original stock 3 pockets along the bottom of the ruck, I always had smaller items I needed to bring along that would wind up in the main compartment, and require a lot of digging around or emptying of the main compartment to retrieve. The added 5 pockets eliminate that issue entirely for me, and didn't require hunting for aftermarket ALICE ruck pouches that have long been out of production. Along with the storm flap mod, I now have a ruck that fits my needs perfectly, doing exactly what I need of it. I think that is well worth the price.