A backpack styled for the outdoors, in six finishes, five of them camouflage patterns, weighing between 1309 g and 1330 g depending on which you choose. The lightest and the heaviest option differ by 21 g.
- 1309 g to 1330 g (2.89 to 2.93 lb) empty, depending on the option.
- Six finishes. Five are camouflage patterns.
- It is not waterproof.
- Vivo is Latin for "I survive".
Styled for the outdoors, not rated for them
The pattern, the name and the category all point at bushcraft and survival. It carries no load rating and no water resistance rating, and styling is not a specification.
It is a well-finished backpack drawn in the language of outdoor gear, and owners are using it outdoors and reporting back positively.
If you are buying a bag to look the part on a commute, at a festival or on a day walk, that distinction will not matter to you at all. If you are buying load-carrying equipment for multi-day terrain, buy from someone who publishes a load rating.
A camouflage pattern is a print
Five of the six finishes are camouflage.
A camouflage pattern is a print on a fabric. It tells you nothing about the fabric underneath it, its weight, its weave, its abrasion resistance or its coating. A print does not make a bag tougher, more waterproof or better at carrying weight.
What a pattern genuinely does is break up the outline of an object so it reads less clearly against a background, which matters for observing wildlife and matters not at all on a train. It also, for most buyers, simply looks good, and that is a perfectly good reason to choose one.
The five patterns and the plain finish are in the selector. They differ in appearance and by up to 21 g, and in nothing else we are aware of.
1309 to 1330 grams, and why the spread matters
The weights run from 1309 g to 1330 g depending on which finish you pick. That is 2.89 to 2.93 lb.
A 21 g spread across six options is small, and at 1309 g to 1330 g the bag sits at the light end for its apparent size.
What is on it, from the photographs
Everything below is visible in the photographs.
It is a top-loader under a floating lid. The lid sits over the mouth of the main compartment and pulls down onto two side-release clips on webbing straps, so it rides higher when the pack is full and closes flat when it is not. The lid has its own zipped pocket, which is where small things go that you want without opening the pack.
The front carries a large zipped panel pocket with a patch of loop fabric above it. Below that run horizontal webbing ladders stitched down at intervals, the arrangement used for lashing gear to the outside of a pack. Two compression straps cross the lower front on side-release buckles.
There is a zipped pocket on each side, each with its own compression strap, and one of them is photographed holding a vacuum flask upright. At the base sits a separate zipped compartment running the full width of the pack, reached from the outside without unpacking anything above it. That is the compartment for boots, a wet layer, or whatever you do not want against your clothes.
The interiors are lined in pale fabric rather than left as dark shell, which is the difference between finding a small object at the bottom of a pocket and feeling for it. The shoulder straps are padded webbing.
The front panel pocket is photographed holding a tablet, a passport and folded documents flat, so it takes documents without bending them.
Who this suits
It suits somebody who wants an outdoor-looking pack for ordinary use: commuting, university, a day out, travel where a smart bag would be the wrong note. Owners describe it as sturdy and well finished, and it is priced as an everyday bag rather than as equipment.
It also suits day hiking, on the evidence of one owner doing exactly that and reporting comfort over a long day, which is in the next section.
It does not suit anybody who needs to know what they are carrying and how much. If your decision depends on liters, on a load rating, on whether the fabric is a coated nylon or a cotton blend, then buy from a page that publishes those.
Vivo
Vivo is Latin, and it means "I survive".
Names in this catalog are Latin across the range, which is a house convention rather than a claim: Antiquus, Invicta, Teneo, Caligo, Herba, Lutum, Pone. The name is a name, not a designation, a standard or a rating.
What owners have actually done with it
Several owner reports are specific about how the bag has been used.
One carried it in the field for seven hours across a day, loaded with their usual kit, and describes it as comfortable throughout. Seven hours under load is a real test of straps and back panel.
One bought it as a hiking pack for a family member, and one plans to use it for sailing trips. Several describe it as tough, spacious and well made, and one owner liked it enough to consider a second.
Questions
Is it waterproof? It is not waterproof.
How heavy is it? Between 1309 g and 1330 g depending on the finish, which is 2.89 to 2.93 lb.
Is it suitable for real bushcraft? It is styled for the outdoors and carries no load rating, frame specification or water rating. One owner hiked with it and carried it for a seven hour day comfortably. Judge from that rather than from the pattern.
Do the patterns perform differently? No. A camouflage print is a print. The six finishes differ in appearance and by up to 21 g, and in nothing else we are aware of.
What does Vivo mean? It is Latin for "I survive". It is a name, not a rating.
