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Dect6 Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Posts: 162 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:51 pm
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So...when you backpack and spend a few days at camp, do you bring a light daypack along? If so, what kind of light backpack do you bring those side trips from camp?
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Conrad Meadow bagger
Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 2298 | TRs | Pics Location: Moscow, ID |
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Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:06 pm
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I just use the backpack as a daypack. But for 1-2 hour excursions, I wear a small waist pack (camera, map) & sometimes carry a bag (water, dinner).
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awilsondc Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 1324 | TRs | Pics
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I've brought my REI flash 22 on trips when I know I'll be camping somewhere, but doing lengthy day trips yet going back to the same camp site at night. It's only a pound and rolls up really tight. It sure beats carrying my overnight back on these longer excursions.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9514 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:06 am
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The REI Flash 18 and 22 + the Marmot Kompressor 18 and 20 are essentially stuff sacks with shoulder straps (and maybe a waist band). They are great for multi-day trips with side hikes that are more than a stroll from camp. You can use them as sleeping bag stuff sacks -- at least if you don't care about maximal compression of the sleeping bag.
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Dect6 Member
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Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:48 am
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Great suggestions all.
Really appreciate it.
Went ahead and bought the Marmot Kompressor 20.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
My backpacks are all light enough now so I use them as day packs I like theHMG 2400.
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Navy salad Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1865 | TRs | Pics Location: Woodinville |
I also bring along a Flash 18. It's actually not a bad little day pack, with a pocket for a water bladder, and even a sternum strap. In my pack, I use it as a sleeping bag stuff sack.
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RatherBOutdoors Member
Joined: 17 Jun 2017 Posts: 50 | TRs | Pics
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I like the Marmot Kompressor. Lightweight, but enough of a strap system to be comfortable. I use a sit pad inside for a "frame"
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Pyrites Member
Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Posts: 1885 | TRs | Pics Location: South Sound |
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:06 am
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I've used a stuff sack, with the cord on my shoulder.
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InFlight coated in DEET
Joined: 20 May 2015 Posts: 848 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle area |
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InFlight
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:15 am
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I just use my normal backpack (Exos 48), I never seen the need to carry an extra pound of daypack around on multi-days.
I've been using my kids discarded school backpacks for day hikes. I really like some of these suggestions. I'll have to try on a few of these for size next time I'm in REI. Any preferences from the taller day hikers?
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TwoTent TwoTent
Joined: 16 Jun 2017 Posts: 11 | TRs | Pics Location: 98823 |
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:54 am
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I"m 6' and for day hikes I use osprey talon 22. i carry my first aid and emergency kit/camera everywhere i go so the super light ones don't work. I have a couple gossamer gear pouches i hang on chest straps for small camera, gps, or bug juice/sunscreen. its got hydration sleeve and waist belt pockets and mesh pockets on both sides for water bottles if ya need to carry extra.
if you are looking for a trail running one i'd say osprey synchro 10 or 15 is worth look.
BTW...exos 48 is my thru hike pack too. wouldn't mind trying the 2400 SOUTHWEST mentioned above tho.
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awilsondc Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 1324 | TRs | Pics
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I came across a daypack recently that would be perfect to bring along for day trips while backpacking. Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Daypack. Great reviews (read the REI reviews, some useful tips like how to attach a hydration bladder), packs down to nothing, and only weighs 2.4oz. Looks promising.
Fwiw, I'm 6'3" and have been happy with my Flash 22 as my everyday summer daypack for the last three years. Comfy enough for me.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Ive got two Dan McHale day packs Ive used for over nighters.
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whitebark Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 1864 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
My main backpack is so light (Golite pinnacle) that I use it as a daypack.
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InFlight coated in DEET
Joined: 20 May 2015 Posts: 848 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle area |
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Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:51 pm
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Leski wrote: | BTW...exos 48 is my thru hike pack too. wouldn't mind trying the 2400 SOUTHWEST mentioned above tho. |
The HMG 2400, Exos 48, ULA Circuit, and GG Mariposa are all really solid choices.
One of my hiking buddies has the Z-Pack Arc Blast. It's the lightest of all these, but that frame seems impossibly delicate when you see it in person. They offers tons of options to customize it for your needs.
If I bought another pack it would be the Mariposa. At 68 Liters it would have plenty of room for either a Bear Canister or accommodating winter outing gear.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...” ― Henry David Thoreau
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...” ― Henry David Thoreau
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