Thread 2825971 - /out/ [Archived: 129 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/24/2025, 3:44:49 AM No.2825971
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Help me find a new backpack please!

My current pack is a 2018 design Camelbak Fourteener 20 liter pack.
The pack is to carry around all the time, as well as to take on longer hikes. The Camelbak is nice, I need a compartment that can hold a hydration bladder, I drink a lot of water. I am looking to carry more water and spare clothes than I can fit in the 20 liter pack. So maybe a 30 or 40 or even 45 liter pack?
I only do day hikes, so I don't need to carry anything overnight.

The shoulder straps on the Camelbak fall apart after a year (I've gone through three identical packs)
If the pack is sized for a bigger person, that's a plus, but I realize I'm not gonna find that.
I am looking to carry 6+ liters of water and 4-5 changes of clothes with me, so I guess I'd rather err on the side of slightly larger, I also keep my wallet/keys/charger in the pack.

The big reason I'm asking here is I can't seem to find bags that have smaller individual exterior pockets that can be individually zipped open or closed without opening the main pack. I am used to being able to easy-access the front pockets to take things in and out without having to open up the whole pack - and most packs I find seem to be just one big compartment with maybe one accessory pouch on the outside, but I want 3-4 of those for different things.

random pack for pic related
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 4:58:36 AM No.2825983
>>2825971 (OP)
The osprey stratos is enough for day hikes, and it has 3 exterior individual pockets.
Maybe you should check it
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 5:01:42 AM No.2825984
>>2825983
>osprey stratos
that's like the most expensive brand possible and there's only one exterior pocket on the front
and looks a bit too small
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 5:18:23 AM No.2825987
>>2825971 (OP)
List of priorities for pack selection
1. Support
2. Comfort
3. Durability
4. Space
5. Organization
Anonymous
6/24/2025, 5:48:43 AM No.2825993
>>2825971 (OP)
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 5:56:49 AM No.2825994
>>2825984
It has 3 pockets. I have one.
The front pocket is kind of large, large enough for maybe a power bank, and a knife, and maybe another thing.
There is another pocket above the front pocket, the smaller one, big enough for a cellphone or some shades, and there is another one between the shoulder straps, big enough for a wallet, keys, chopstick, headlamp.
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 6:04:32 AM No.2825995
>>2825994
I forgot it also has another 2 pockets in the hip belt.
Big enough for a gps.
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 10:35:05 AM No.2826006
>>2825994
>>2825995
alas too small and too pricey
Anonymous
6/24/2025, 12:19:39 PM No.2826008
>>2825971 (OP)
>I am looking to carry more water and spare clothes than I can fit in the 20 liter pack. So maybe a 30 or 40 or even 45 liter pack?
I wouldn't go above 30 liters for a day pack, unless you're going out in some really extreme conditions. I have a 24 liter (osprey) and that holds a 3 liter bladder and all the clothing I need plus an insulated lunch bag for my sandwiches.

Go into a local outdoors store and see what a 30-40 liter backpack really looks like and feels like.
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 1:28:12 PM No.2826011
>>2826008
I don't think I made myself quite clear enough.
I have a medical condition whereby I drink twice as much water as normal people drink, so I end up needing to carry about a liter per hour of walking if not a little more, and that just doesn't work with a 20 liter pack, and I sweat through my clothes and bring changes of shirt with me so I am carrying much more clothing and water than most people.
I've had a 20 liter pack for years, it's not big enough. I am quite used to having a big heavy pack on at all times, it's totally normal to me.
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 3:16:03 PM No.2826014
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>>2825971 (OP)
Buy a fastpack or at least a backpack that comes with a running vest. They are so much more comfy.
Anonymous
6/24/2025, 7:36:43 PM No.2826042
>>2825971 (OP)
>can't seem to find bags that have smaller individual exterior pockets that can be individually zipped open or closed without opening the main pack.
literally any molle pack with pouches will do that.
At 30-40 litres, I'd suggest a milsurp medium molle pack. If most of the volume is going to be water, you'll be glad for the frame (or even better, an Alice frame - they're compatible with minor mods), and you can configure them with whatever outside pockets you want.
If you're one of those fags that insist on not using camo for whatever retarded reason, Savotta has some packs that size with internal frames and molle webbing.
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Anonymous
6/24/2025, 7:58:01 PM No.2826044
>>2826011
Man, that's rough. Water is so incredibility heavy, do you go /out/ in a place where you could filter and drink from sources while out?
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Anonymous
6/25/2025, 1:04:58 AM No.2826067
>>2826044
That excludes 99% of ridge-hikes and it's way, way easier to do a hike where you start at the top of a ridge and generally stay at the top-ish area when there's 500-1000 ft from valley to ridge. I keep gallons and gallons of water and a cooler in my car and it works ok. Really I literally just need space for an extra liter or two. Most hikes that I would use more than 6 liters on I'd have somewhere to find water on the route.

Right now I can carry one main 3 liter water pack, 1 liter bottle extra, and two shirts, and I need more than that.
>>2826042
I do not want milsurp, and an external frame is unreasonable.
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 11:03:30 PM No.2826345
>>2825971 (OP)
ULA equipment Dragonfly might be a good option, expensive though.
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Anonymous
6/27/2025, 1:54:16 AM No.2826364
>>2826011
Even if you're soaked through what does changing clothes do if you aren't overnight? Is it a sensory thing?
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Anonymous
6/27/2025, 2:06:20 AM No.2826369
>>2826345
>240 dollars
OUCH
I am thinking of getting a Kelty - a normal mainstream brand - how bad could it be.

>>2826364
??
changing your clothes is much more comfortable when you are fucking soaked in sweat
and also kinda a safety thing in the winter
ever been hiking in freezing ultra-windy weather with a soaked shirt? No fun.
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Anonymous
6/29/2025, 1:10:24 AM No.2826676
>>2825971 (OP)
https://www.decathlon.com/collections/all-hiking-backpacks

I'm a sucker for Decathalon slop. They've got a couple with support/exterior pockets in your size range. Plus you seem cheap.
Anonymous
6/29/2025, 10:42:49 PM No.2826850
>>2826369
Kelty Redwing 36. This is the biggest size pack reasonable for a day hike, but it carries weight well and can be compressed well. Four external zippered pockets, bladder pouch, two more mesh pockets.
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 3:11:45 PM No.2827102
need something big enough for months of /trv/ & /out/ a good combination backpack with chest and waist straps, any ideas?
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 5:20:50 PM No.2827119
>>2826067
>I do not want milsurp
Civvie molle then. Problem solved. They also come in neon colors, from cheapo miltec to 1000$+ meme brands.
>an external frame is unreasonable
Lol. Tell me you've never used a frame pack without telling me...
Anonymous
7/7/2025, 12:42:50 PM No.2827992
are FJALLRAVEN backpacks any good?
they look nice but i wonder if they actually ARE nice...
looking at Keb or Kajka models and wondering if theres anything similar but better and cheaper ?