Things not to like:

Kona Sutra -- 30 small chain ring?? If you're going loaded anywhere besides the Great Plains, you'd want at least a 26 if not smaller.

Short chain stays -- hope you have tiny feet, or you'll have to deal with heel strikes on you panniers. Note the KS doesn't look that short, despite the verbiage, judging by the distance from the seat tube to the fender on the Kona web site picture.