The quality of this brand has dropped so much over recent years its actually insane... I used to swear by dakine but I would never recommend them these days.
I had 2 of their mission packs that are 10+ years old. I bought the new mission and a different style about a year ago, and they already feel like they are falling apart. Also, they are the same size, but they feel smaller than the old ones, and also having less pockets/pouches makes a difference.
I really miss the old goggle pouch that was against the back part near the top. And the zippers feel like they're plastic now and not metal.
FishWithAppendages t1_j5rfqmh wrote
Reply to I’ve had this Dakine backpack for ~17 years and have taken it on all my trips. The zippers on this thing still work like they are new. All my other backpacks have had their zippers break off so this is my old trusty pack. by cumaboardladies
The quality of this brand has dropped so much over recent years its actually insane... I used to swear by dakine but I would never recommend them these days.
I had 2 of their mission packs that are 10+ years old. I bought the new mission and a different style about a year ago, and they already feel like they are falling apart. Also, they are the same size, but they feel smaller than the old ones, and also having less pockets/pouches makes a difference.
I really miss the old goggle pouch that was against the back part near the top. And the zippers feel like they're plastic now and not metal.