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That was the problem I had with my Archie's... The main compression strap buckle snapped/crakced 2 days into a 20 day trip... Took all sorts of bodging to make it through. The new model looks next level.

I honestly think part of the reason there aren't more cracked buckles reported on bikepacking saddlebags is because people simply aren't pulling the straps tight enough.
Whenever you see photos on websites, the straps are barely pulled tight at all, because it makes the bags look nicer when they're not wrinkled up...but I like to crank mine as tight as I can get them as it makes everything so much more solid.
The metal Cobra buckles certainly allow that. :]

I would rather add a quarter pound in weight and use buckles I know I will never break.