![]() ![]() Sorry that was a little off the topic of days packs. I prefer an old powered bottle or something like that. I still like bladders, I just don't like the tube anymore. I have lost my server for bladders with tubes to suck out of. I most often use an old cheap camel bak that doesn't even have the bladder anymore. Memory foam suspension, light, and perfectly featured for what I needed. My favorite day pack I have ever had was the Granite gear vapor day. Usually one smaller pocket and a big main compartment is what I like. Generally speaking I hate pockets, but they are handy in a day pack. I carry more and usually have items I wouldn't take backpacking. Which makes sense considering my pack weighs more on day trips than it does on backpacking trips. I am less worried about a few ounces in my daypack than I am on backpacking trips. I guess all this adds to the discussion is that a pack is a very intimate piece of equipment and no two of us are going to agree on most important features. I have a Kelty Redwing that is a bullet-proof pack, but I hate it because of how wide it is! Nothing more frustrating that going through rocks or brush and having the pack catch on everything. The one thing I really like about climbing packs is how narrow they are so they don't stick out a bunch beyond my skinny body. ![]() I almost never wear a waist belt on a daypack unless I have to carry a lot of gear, like climbing or winter gear, then I usually move up to a climbing-specific pack. The one I currently use is just some no-name from nashbar or something. It is a tank!įor day packs, quite honestly, I usually just take a camelback that has a little extra space for snacks and first aid, etc. I still fall back to the Osprey to carry lots of stuff, like Winter camping. I love my Aether 70, although I've converted over to a GG Gorilla for formal backpacking. Here's a picture of me with the pack on and you can see the clip part on my shoulder strap - but Alex was using my camera to take my picture so of course you can't really see it being used. I bought it when it was still a kickstarter project for about half the price I see they go for now. They have better pictures of it than I do. Here's the website for the camera clip I use: Oh, and my trekking poles used to ride in them almost all the time, until I finally decided that if I was going to be carrying them a lot more often that I was using them, I might as well just leave them home. Usually a GPS and some granola bars mostly. ![]() It really reads like they just looked at it and packed it but never actually used it. The thing they bitched about the most is the thing I like the best about it, that curved back panel. I've used that pack a lot over the past couple of years and can't say I agree with very much of what they have to say about it. Wow, that review REALLY goes to show just how different two people can view the same thing. ![]()
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