2006 was a great year for Arcteryx and backpackers.
Two-time award winner Arc’teryx Naos 55 granted by Outside Magazine and Backcountry Magazine.
Arc'teryx at Backcountry.com 
The Arc'teryx Naos 55 is a two-time award winner for 2006. The Naos 55 was granted the Gear of the Year Award by Outside Magazine in 2006 and the 2006 Editor’s Choice Award by Backpacker Magazine. The Naos weighs just 4.3 lbs and carries 3,420 cu in of storage. Outside and Backcountry declared that Arc’teryx set the bar for revolutionizing extended-day waterproof backpacks with the Arcteryx Naos 55 Pack (Spring 2007) - 2006 Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award 
. Here are some of its outstanding highlights:
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Direct load transfer to the hips: thanks to the efficient harness frame design
- The backpack moves with you with every step and maneuver thanks to dynamic suspension created by Arc’teryx rotating plastic disc connecting the fra
me to the hip belt.
- Hydration bladder pocket
- It’s waterproof and watertight so much so it can float. Seams and components are fused and sealed directly to the backpack.
- Durability is its middle name. Built with super tough denier Vapor tight fabric that’s been coated on both sides with urethane. The Arc’teryx Naos 55 is resilient and hardy.
According to Outside Magazine author, Dennis Lewon, one tester noted, "I could wear this salsa dancing." According to Backpacker Magazine the ‘pack works equally well for backpacking, canyoneering, alpine climbing, backcountry skiing and canoeing’. Backcountry testers vowed “To wear an Arc'teryx Naos 55 backpack is to wear the future of backpack design”. Arc’teryx designed the Naos 55 with its performance being nothing less but the best.
Arc’teryx has been creating and designing innovative, lightweight and the highest quality performance gear, backpacks, harnesses and apparel on the market since 1991. Arc’teryx was founded on, not baby steps, but on radical improvements for outside gear. Groundbreaking, radical, innovative, and paradigm-shifting are the leading words in Arc’teryx mission statement and is the premise for designing their products.
Carry the Arc’teryx Naos 55 and you’ll feel like a winner yourself.
For what to pack in your Naos 55 see the backpacker's checklist.
Add the Naos 55 to your list of survival gear.