Hiking Daypack Recomendations

[Bonesinium]

I use an REI Flash 45 as my pack for both day hikes and overnighters in the White Mountains. It is bigger than it needs to be for a simple day hike, but it works well. It is plenty light itself, and since it is the same pack I'll be using with a heavier load, might as well get comfortable with it. I also tend to over pack for day hikes, but I don't really feel like getting caught out while peakbagging solo. I'd be pissed if I froze to death because I rolled my ankle and didn't have a simple emergency shelter system with me or something.

 

[Hellbound]

Highly recommend Osprey. I got the Kestrel 48 for day hikes, with the ability to use it for overnights

 

[Another_David]

This thread is like asking your wife where she wants to go to eat. 'I don't care' she says...then she continues to shoot down your every suggestion...

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Fyi...i don't have a wife...i was talking about yours.

i hear ya, and I don't have a wife either

backpack + carry options while hiking = infinite solutions

 

[josh2600]

I don't carry in my pack but have a Patagonia Refugio Pack 28L. It looks smaller than 28 L to me and cinches up tight to the body. The side water pouches are a little small but I usually put my bottles inside. I also use it more for urban use--no belt, don't use the chest strap. I carried (and biked) all over Europe with this in the spring and it was great. My laptop fits in it too, although snugly. Has a pass through if you want to use a water bladder in the laptop pouch. Like most of my past packs I cut off the factory pulls and put homemade para cord knotted pulls on them--so much better than the factory plastic junk!

how'd you get a gun through security?

 

[gearwhore14]

If you have a smaller pistol, like Shield perhaps, you could go with a Mystery Ranch 3DAP, which has PALS rows on the inside over the radio cradle and you could draw through the radio port as well. It's also a well built, comfortable bag.

 

[LittleCalm]

Another vote for hill people gear chest packs. Excellent quality and great access. Can carry larger calibers if you want.

 

[Sweeney]

 

[Christian]

Look out it's an evil bayonet lug(I just pee'd myself a little bit), where's my woobie?!