OT: The Perfect Day Pack

[RFC]

Originally Posted by parris

There is NO perfect daypack... or any other type of bag for that matter!!! Turn back now before it's too late!

LOL! probably right

[timsmcm]

https://loctote.com/products/flak-sa...t=527616180228
Lockable, durable. With enough room for 2 or 3 days if you know how to pack.

[gdw]

Some basic questions.....
1 How much do you want to spend?
2. Roughly what size are you after? Cubic inches or litres.
3. Do you want multiple pockets, dividers, lash points, or do you prefer simpler designs?
4. Are you rough on your gear or do you baby it?Your area has some prettyrough abrasive terrain that can trash a lot of the popular lightweight fabrics in short order if you're not careful.

[Pegoready]

Originally Posted by joosttx

Back in the day, the mountain smith lumbar pack was my choice. I could fit rain gear, 32oz Nalgene bottle, first aid, walkie talkie and lunch in it. I am not sure if the quality has dropped but I would check that out too.


https://mountainsmith.com/day.html

Serious question to all who love the classic Mountainsmith lumbar pack. Is there a secret to them? Because I clearly don't get it. I bought one awhile back due to its ubiquity and could never make it work for me. Every time it's loaded up it just works down my backside, taking my pants with it. The dearth of straps just make it feel bulky and like it's going to catch on something. I finally bought the 'X-straps' to turn it into something remotely useful, but those essentially turn it into a backpack.

[verticaldoug]

do the grandma gatewood.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_Gatewood

Don't bring your phone. Don't bring a camera.
All you need is a nathan water bottle for less than a day.

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by Pegoready

Serious question to all who love the classic Mountainsmith lumbar pack. Is there a secret to them? Because I clearly don't get it. I bought one awhile back due to its ubiquity and could never make it work for me. Every time it's loaded up it just works down my backside, taking my pants with it. The dearth of straps just make it feel bulky and like it's going to catch on something. I finally bought the 'X-straps' to turn it into something remotely useful, but those essentially turn it into a backpack.

Not sure, I just remember cinching down the straps and it worked like a charm.

[572cv]

Minaal bags (there are only two) might meet your travel criteria or commuting criteria. Not sure about whether they would meet your hiking criteria. I've been using these for the past few years and the larger one is excellent for travel. The smaller one is more geared for commuting.

https://www.minaal.com

Anyway, a couple of more data points for your hunt. As a few others have said, there are no perfect bags. There are however some really good ones that are close for your purposes.

[Skenry]

I'm a huge fan of Eddie Bauer First Ascent packs. This Bacon is a great one:
https://www.eddiebauer.com/product/b...izetype=&size=

No complaints at all.

[zlin]

Arcteryx Index 15 works for me. Take laptop, rain shell, kindle, sunglasses and cords to / from work. On weekends I carry other things. Cheapish and probably cheaper out there but this has been great. Couple pockets, couple places to hang things if needed.

[Tickdoc]

something dyneema sounds perfect.
https://mountainlaureldesigns.com/product/core-28l/

But I'm not so sure I wouldn't just go with a freebie sling bag and save $100.00, but that's just me ;~)

[Abelicoln]

I just picked up a Mystery Ranch daypack for EDC. Digging it so far with the tri-zip.


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[charliedid]

Agree about Mystery Ranch

If you can find a Kletterwerks "Flip" I find it to be a great day pack.

[msplette]

I use a Salomon day pack for everything. Hiked a couple 14ers in Colorado with it last summer and used it as my carry on for the flight to Denver. I couldn’t find it on their site, but this is what it looks like. I’m sure the REI bag and Osprey mentioned above are equally as good.

[sjbraun]

Cotopaxi, 26L Inca looks good.
I have a 26L Osprey Radial that I use for bike commuting. Very comfortable on the bike when loaded.

[RFC]

A wise response. We are generally over geared.

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

something dyneema sounds perfect.
https://mountainlaureldesigns.com/product/core-28l/

But I'm not so sure I wouldn't just go with a freebie sling bag and save $100.00, but that's just me ;~)