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I have a couple of the Kelty Kid carrier packs. They are great for shorter walks with my 25lb kids. i used them for a backpacking trip last week and they failed. They did not have enough room for the needed gear which was probably good as the waistbelt did not transfer weight very well. i had about 45lbs total with kid and gear and I was cussing the pack pretty hard by mile 5. i have heard good things about the Osprey packs. I did use the kelty kid packs for air travel and they worked perfect. Small enough to fit in the overhead bin, held enough stuff to keep my kid fed, entertained and in clean diapers while making travel inside the airport a breeze.
I guess the best pack will depend on your intended use.
I have had 3 kid carrying backpacks. Over time I have come to believe that you should shell out money for them, and that skimping on them can be disastrous. When looking at them, don't only think about your comfort, think about the comfort of your kid too. Nothing worse than a 3 mile hike with a kid screaming in your ear.
The first backpack I had was a no name piece of $#!t, and was what I experienced the 3 miles of screaming in my ear in.
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Next I purchased a Kelty Pathfinder 2.0. This was a good pack, and one I did an overnight with. Like JBS mentioned their isn't room for much else.
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With the birth of our most recent, we bought a Deuter Kid Comfort 3. Pricey, but the best kid carrying backpack I've had by far for both the carrier and the rider, and has more storage for other things than any of the other packs we've owned.
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I've got a Deuter Kid Comfort, it's well built. Not very comfortable suspension, so I zip tied it to on of our suspensions (Seek Outside).
My 33 lb son in a pack is fun....he likes to swing from side to side to push me off balance, then laugh hysterically.
Deuter is supposed to be good. We've always had the Osprey and they work great. Probably can't go wrong with either...