O.P. Sak
Field Report
January 1, 2007

Reviewer information

Name	Marie-Noëlle Augendre	I started backpacking nine years ago, day-hiking in Ile-de-France all year round, and doing several one or two-week trips in more mountainous regions (Corsica, Pyrénées, Cévennes, Lubéron, etc.) each year. In the past three years, I have gradually lightened my pack load as I changed to a hammock, an alcohol stove, a light pack and running shoes instead of boots. After living the most part of this year in Quebec (Canada), I'm just back to France and currently settling right in the middle of the Cévennes, an area that is positively criss-crossed with hiking trails.
Age	49
Gender	Female
Height	about 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Email address	augendre.bgt@gmail.com
City, Country	St André de Valborgne (Gard), France

Product information

Manufacturer	Watchful Eye Designs
URL	http://www.watchfuleyedesigns.com
MSRP	$7.79 (pack of 3)
Listed size	9" x 10" (22.86 x 25.4 cm)
Actual size	9.2" x 10.6" (23.3 x 27 cm)
Weight (actual)	0.53 oz (15 g)

This report is the closing one of a series of three:

• for a complete description of the O.P. Saks and my first impressions, please refer to my Initial Report
• field testing during the first two-month period is related in my Field Report
• this last report describes the last part of the test, and presents my conclusions regarding the O.P. Saks after a four-month usage.

Testing conditions

During the past two months, I have hiked twice a week on average, most often in the Cévennes valleys between 820 ft and 2950 ft (250 m - 900 m), where steep paths amid holm oaks or chestnut trees look more suitable for goats than hikers; and sometimes on the higher plateaux-like areas, around 3600 ft (1100 m), with larger transhumance trails winding between moors and pine forests. The weather has remained almost summer-like this autumn, almost always sunny, with temperatures sometimes up to 66°F (19°C) in the sun, and barely getting as low as 41°F (5°C) in valley recesses hidden from the sun all day long.

During these outings, I've always had a couple of O.P. Saks inside my day pack, or in one of the external mesh pockets, to store raisins and nuts for the day, or keep some toilet paper and a little bottle of hand sanitizer.

Conclusion

This second two-month testing period has not brought any more information in addition to that I've already reported on in my previous report; thus my conclusions remain the same:

• I have been very happy their airtightness, waterproofness or odorproof-ness
• but they could be difficult to clean properly, especially when tiny bits of food get stuck under the closure strip
• and I deeply regret they don't come in smaller sizes, more suitable to my hiking and backpacking habits.

I would like to thank Watchful Eye Designs and BackpackGearTest.org for giving me the opportunity to test the O.P. Saks.