One of These Packs is a MISTAKE To Buy - Decathlon Forclaz MT900 Symbian 70L + 10 Backpack Review

Forclaz MT900 has no weight rating which is suspect. But it is going for $140 these days.

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I bought mine a few years ago for $100. Back then it was called the Trek 900 70 + 10. Insane to charge $200 + for this. The shoulder straps and waste belt suck with mushy padding and abrasive mesh. The pack is made from 600 polyester. and the zipper pulls are crumbling off of mine (not really a big deal). What I like about the pack is the actual design. What I find confusing about this review is that he talks about other better packs from Forclaz; however, they have the same flimsy shoulder straps/waistbelt as the one being reviewed. ?????

i bought it in germany for 140€ (150 dollars) and have now been on the road with it a few times in the swiss alps. for me personally, the backpack is just great. it was super comfortable the whole time and all my stuff was always super organized. for this price, i can just completely recommend such a big backpack with the amount of features.

Hy. decatlon Trekking MT100 Easyfit 50L vs Gregory Focal 48, which one to chose? 65 euro vs 120 euro

In Malaysia this backpack only price in 77.25 USD 😂.

Like my marlboro backpack better I think.

Just bought a Trek 100 70L because of your review! I loved the backpack!! It's very light!

Uhm, what was the price again? 😀

Gosh that's heavy just for a pack

Btw Forclaz is the name of a village in the french alps (I live 5km away from there ^^), the lake Leman and which is the biggest lake in Europe and not far to the small town of Evian, known for its bottled water.

My load out for a weekend is about 35lbs, and using a 60L pack I still usually have a little room to spare. What on earth is the point of an 80L pack if it can't comfortably carry more weight than my 60L? What are people supposed to do with the extra 20L? Bring a full sized pillow?

Irrelevant, but the English pronunciation of the word "Decathlon" is absolutely retarded and a complete disgrace to the words Greek origins.

Can a backpack that size be used as carry-on luggage?

come on, the Osprey Atmos costs $400 usd the fucking double !!

Right now I want to buy a backpack but Im kinda confused with so many options. Mt100 Mt 500 Mt900 and dont know exacly the pros and cons between each model.
I migbt get this Mt100 that costs 90€ but gonna study a bit more the exact differences with other bags in Decathlon

Thank you, Luke.

I much prefer one big compartment and using smaller bags or containers to organize everything, rather than a bunch of pockets. Wastes less space and much more customizable.

I love decathlon and forclaz ❤

Forclaz's 50 litres is too simple. They missed to install water bladder holders, key holders. Not enough internal pockets. I like Quechua's 30 litres bag quality and design way better.

great review! help me a lot. thanks

These two backpack were two that I had my sights on, last year. I went for the "Forclaz MT500 Air 60+10" (the orange/bright brown one) by Decathlon. I haven't used it yet, but it feels good to wear. Hope I won't regret it.

how about pajak xc3 backpack there are more great companies in the world making great products not just ours advertised 😂

I have this backpack for over a year now and used it extensively through all seasons. I would say that for me 30 kg is the comfortability limit of the pack. Had a trip in the mountains for a week, started with an approx 33 kg load and when dropped this couple of kilos it is substantially more bearable, otherwise you just feel the weight more than using larger pack. Direct access from the back is unmatched when I'm carrying a lot of roping gear for training in the local park or gym. You just take what you need and keep things organized inside, instead of spilling everything on the ground. But pricepoint is out of hand, I got my for around $100.

Don't you worry about the velcro wearing over time? Also what do you think of the Travel 100 backpack from decathlon?

i have the forclaz 90+10 and i have to say it is an amazing backpack it is huge and can cope with everything you throw at it you can load an enormous amount of gear and it has travel with me far and wide and never let me down. Thanks for your always informative and agenda free reviews

Honestly, if the price is fair for the value you get then you shouldn't consider the price as a flaw. Now if it has out dated designs, material is cheap, and lacking in certain storage... Then yeah, not worth the price and best put that else where. With me, I went with the AG 65 when I was looking for a bag. It is pricey but in my eyes worth doing one high price than many small price purchases.

I once walked 5000 miles with a plastic carrier bag,poor conversationalist

It's a cheaper jankier Chinese copy of a fjallraven kayka pack.

The Berghaus bioflex system rucksacks I've owned over the last 15 years can be adjusted while wearing them, in the same way as the Trek 100

honestly imo if you are already spending >200$ on a pack you should just go full send and buy some "no compromise" pack like a flagship model from osprey or some MR pack etc (insert your favorite pack manufacturer). I dunno, I just feel like if you are willing to spend that much then for just a bit more you could get a pack with better materials and features.
buy once cry once

i have a gregory baltoro 75 which is in the 200 price range and I like it so far.

In France (home country of Decathlon) the price is 160 euros

Mate, with all respect, Osprey Atmos AG is 2x more expensive than MT900 Symbium (yes, it's not Symbian). I agree that this Forclaz is quite heavy, but if you compare it with a similar featured backpack from Tatonka - let's take Yukon 70+10 - its weight is also 2.6 kg. Deuter Aircontact Core or X will be also 2.5-3.1 kg. So it not so dramatically differ from others. I would better say that MT900 Symbium have some design disadvantages (lack of an isolated bottom section) and some issues when heavy loaded (when about 30 kg - the back waist pad is too small and soft, so it begins to put unpleasant pressure on the lower back, and when it's wet, it rubs it). The thing I like in MT900 Symbium is shock-absorbing suspension - it works great when you need to jump from somewhere. And it looks durable as hell.

I bought this backpack in Germany for 159 Euro, that's totally fine for me. Last trip I loaded 25 Kg, that's limit to me but was doable over 60 km ... so far my experience
don't know why it's so expensive at your place. I not would've spent 210 € for this either. But it's very robust I need to say.

Décathlon has many backpacks, from light to heavy. This is an old one. Maybe you get those in the US. Probably one reason for it to being expensive.

This pack is totaly over-engineered. Lots of features make it heavy and expensive. Nobody needs so many bling bling on a pack!

Hey there! Hope you read this. I'm a big consumer of Decathlon products. Here in Portugal is the go to store for comercial camping and travel gear. My ideia for this pack is that it's not a hiking or backcountry bag. Seem to be a more interrail type of product. A interrail ia a popular journey that mostly young people do across Europe where they travel btw countries for a month using only trains. It's a very fast moving type of trip, so a backpack it's the best possible way of carrying your stuff.

Normally can be one of the first European trips young people do, so that's maybe why it's big and no very technical. Decathlon does this a lot where you make a product thinking about something specific but their marketing thinks otherwise. The number of pockets seem to be for less experience people backpacking, specially when it comes to organization.

Hope this helps. Would love to see more Decathlon reviews in your channel for sure

for me in france i have this backpack for only 160€ so for 170 dollars i don't know why its so expensive where you live

$210 is a high price for a backpack? Damn, I need to move to the States. That gets you a small daypack from a major brand in Canada.

I needed a backpack. The trek100 70 liter is always out of stock. I didnt want to pay $210 for this pack either. Found multiple online codes and got it down to $145 and was happy with that. Ive taken this out on 3, eight to ten mile round-trip back country camping trips, completely loaded down due to sub-freezing conditions, and found it comfortable "enough". The side pockets on the waist belt are indeed worthless.

Well, it's how decathlon goes. It's good, but not great. It's not expensive though.

I have the 50+10 version. I love the 2 access points. Open up the front and fill it up. Then when I realise what I've forgot to put in, i open the top and stuff it in, and cram my helmet down on top of that. I'm happy with the padding, but that's because I rarely have it full. I got it to go climbing, single pitch stuff. Easily carrys a full rack, ropes, shoes etc and my gf doesn't have to bring anything. It is quite heavy. When I do use it I only have to carry it for an hour at a time, which is probably as long as you should carry it. If you're carrying it longer than that, get something more streamlined.

I bought this backpack 2 years ago for 140€ (150$) and im very happy with it :)

I love the design, but its heavy. I had a few decathlon backpack, the features are of my liking but after a few uses, I kinda dislike it. I did carry quite alot of stuff but not heavy items, but including the pack own weight and it become heavy.

i had this version .. after 100k of Făgăraș ridge i return it .
the padding in the hip area crumbled ..so that suked
in the rest i was very hapy with it

That MT 900 was running $139 for a few weeks around the holidays. I own the trek 100 70L and I do like it.

Spot on review and I visited decathlon this week and noticed how much of their merchandise has increased substantially in price. For not much more I could go buy branded and better value products elsewhere