As others have said, NXe packs are very good. I love mine to bits. It'd be easy enough to get pods back in, but only into the main parts (the elastic loops would be trickier) so perhaps the 4+3+2 would be best. I'm mad skinny and it fits like a glove(some packs don't fit tight enough on me), and it also fits my fat friends so no worries there. Locklids fit fine in it too