![]() How much stuff will you carry? That partly depends on where, when, and how far you hike. Buying Tipsīefore buying, consider what you need a daypack for. Testing the Gregory Miwok 18 in Spain’s Picos de Europa Mountains. Click here to learn how I can help you plan your next trip. Click here for my e-guides to classic backpacking trips. Join The Big Outside to get full access to all of my blog’s stories. Click here to sign up for my FREE email newsletter. Hi, I’m Michael Lanza, creator of The Big Outside. Please share your own experiences with any of these packs, suggest other daypacks, or ask questions in the comments section at the bottom of this story. I think this review will help you find a pack that’s perfect for you- plus you’ll usually find the best prices at affiliate links in this review (which support this blog when you make a purchase through them, at not cost to you). My picks and buying tips are based on personally testing new daypacks constantly through thousands of miles of hiking and more than a quarter-century of testing and reviewing gear-formerly for 10 years as the lead gear reviewer for Backpacker magazine and even longer running this blog. ![]() This article covers a wide range of daypacks, from 16 to 36 liters and 17 ounces to almost three-and-a-half pounds, each one a standout for different reasons and uses. This freshly updated review spotlights the best daypacks for hiking and offers expert buying tips that explain the subtle differences between packs to help you find the right one for your own adventures. However, I ruled it out for now, because the measurements seem to be tiny (the liters are not very comparable unfortunately).Choosing a daypack for hiking can seem overwhelming when you see the dozens of choices available today, which range all over the map in terms of volume, weight, carrying capacity, features, and cost-as well as fit and comfort. Plus a secret quick access pocket on the back panel side, and of course two water bottle side compartments. Buuut the 20 has like one main compartment, but this compartment has like aaaaall the organisational pockets. I’ve seen the 30L and 40L in stores before and thought the 30 was pretty much like my 28L Deuter Giga…. The Wayfinder models look so innocent on the outside. In the meantime, I found the Eagle Creek Wayfinder 20. I actually prefer a proper admin pocket like on the Speedlite 25 (which also has the smaller quick grad pocket additionally to that). The Speedlite 20 seems to have less organisation than the Daylite Plus though and the Daylite Plus is already minimum for me. These pockets are important to me but I’m not worried about the new Daylite Plus. I’ve seen a couple of videos on the Daylite Plus and they complained about the side bottle pockets as well, but it was updated and now they seem to be fine. Ended up getting the Octane 25L special edition on clearance instead as my replacement travel bag as I've reduced my packing size but not bag. I almost bought the Camelbak octane 18 the other day which ticks all those boxes and is a similar price to the sportlite. strap stretch pockets are also nice for quick access to sunglasses, phone, water bottle etc. There are a lot of bags in this size range that have deep side stretch pockets and a large rear stretch pocket, I'd be looking for that as they are really useful for quick access and adding capacity without bulk. The sport lite looks better if your not carrying a laptop because of those deep side pockets, reduced weight and better back ventilation. The side packets are mess and don't hold things as well as stretch mesh bit it looks like they've changed that for the update. It's comparably useless compared to a stretch mesh back panel. I don't like the small front compression pocket thing. I use the daylite plus to go to work everyday.
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