In reply to fire_munki:
ive used the south col which is its near identical big brother (70L) and its done well (about 100 days of tough use over 16 months). only notiveable wear and tear is the shoulder straps are a bit compressed from lots of heavy loads (which actually shits me a bit - a pack that big i think should do better), butt on a 45L may not matter as much.
id get a direttissima if i wasnt too lazy to pack nicely into a smaller space.
looks like they got a new version out. not sure if its just a colour change or not.
very light for a pack that size and featured.
only better pack ive used is a cilo 75L - but for the same money you could feed a small nation.