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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