Watch This BEFORE you buy a backpack.
Watch This BEFORE you buy a backpack.
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How to choose the backpack that is best for you. When it comes to choosing a pack there are a lot of things to consider. Ultralight or traditional pack, framed or frameless, what size? It can get overwhelming. In this video I break down the four main types of backpacks to help you know what kind is right for you.
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WTF IS A POUND, PLEASE, U LOOK SMART, USE METRIC SYSTEM, I’M BEGGING
Hm, I am going on a 450 km / 280 miles hike in two weeks. I currently have a framed hip-belt 35 L backpack weighs about 950 grams / 33,5 oz which I have tested on long hikes before. Should I stress to order a hyperlight one when I need to carry food for the first five days? Its a bit hard to calculate how much water I need to carry, but I need at least two liters at a time.
I am going to sleep indoors, so I dont need to carry a tent and only carry a silk liner.
Traditional packs don’t need to weigh that much. My OLD Osprey Talon 44 is a 2 pound pack but retains all the features of the traditional pack with a floating brain, frame and and straps everywhere. And it does all this with basic nylon.
That said, it really doesn’t carry more than 30 lbs well. It would be classified as a hybrid, on this scale, regardless of the fact that it’s old.
I use the old English army bergen. It’s awesome
Hello – super helpful context. Could you recommend 3 hybrid backpacks to consider that would be appropriate for 2 to 3 nights max?
So, super nice vid, i’ll walk for 12 days beyond the polar circle this summer, fully auto sustained, i have all the gear, pretty lightweight but for the backpack, idk ultralight is fragile sometimes…
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Thanks for a serious and useful walkthrough – I would really like a specific video on backpacks for women please! Thank you.
As a massive fan of your channel, I have to challenge that your analogy of the van and truck couldn’t be farther from the truth, and I’m not trying to be all… you know…
Heavier packs, coupled with loading the pack correctly with heavier item’s against the back, are used by outdoor working professionals all the time to make heavier loads EASIER to carry. Like trail workers, rescue, military… and backpackers.
Tow a thousand pounds with a civic, then with a truck….
If you want to make heavier loads easier to carry, you go with something like an Osprey Aether Pro 70. I literally am in the process of becoming ultralight for late spring thru early fall. Just bought an 8 ounce sleeping bag and looking into the Nemo hornet elite 1p Tent!
The UL community kind of shames traditional gear, and I outfitted people at REI for 4 years, I’ve done a thousand pack fits, and most people like traditional gear feel, truly.
I do agree with the wear and tear aspect. Heavier loads can be a strain on the body, but some people are just fit… Standard Military strength for a 12 mile Ruck Carry is 12 Miles, 35lbs…. 3 hrs or less at 15 minute miles. A lot of people could do this in under 2hrs with 35 lbs.
Not every answer is UL, though a lot of times, UL can be awesome. I’ve already felt the UL magic in a lot of ways! Ok hope this wasn’t too much of a challenge. You’re a big voice though, and hopefully are open to what others think and know.
Awesome channel!
Yes!!! Women specific! Ty!
What would you recommend if I need to carry a lot of water?
Know like Big Badminton Bags, is this more fit or that? If imagine this is about the same, if add-on a hooking ring for Sling Shoulder or Diagonal Way of Carry?
Hauling a bunch of weight in a trailer with a minivan will eventually destroy your rear differential as well.
Just watched this 5 minutes after buying a backpack. Think it was the right to choose the tt raid pack
I use a Teton bag and it works
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Packs from this video:Osprey Aether 55: https://geni.us/eLM6BgV
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest 2400: https://geni.us/qvxcws
MountainSmith Zerk 40: https://geni.us/OT0Ck
Big Agnes Prospector 50: https://geni.us/KGGb4fe
Always appreciate the content you provide.
It looks like all four of those are plastic. So much for buying a backpack for those of us who care about health and the environment.
THANK YOU
I will day hike so ultra-light packs are mandatory due to my shoulder injuries, I haven’t been able to find a pack that can ride on my hips that’s ultra-light. I had a wire frame made by Mossy oak and it was amazing. I haven’t found a pack like that since.
Go to nepal and u will find trek bags for around 2000rs which is like 20$ and it’s really good
Another fantastic video thanks a bunch
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100% great information in a concise video! Great stuff!
I would really like to know more about women specific gear
I would like to hear more about women’s fitting items
I think I’m lost I am looking for school backpacks
My 1970s Camp Trails magnesium alloy packframe with a top loading no pockets bag with added net is still going strong, it’s light with a good hip belt, pockets added.
I very much need help man.. I’m not new new to backpacking but I’m finally old enough to buy my first brand new bag and I want to get a good one, I have fallen in love with the granite gear blaze 60 but the fact that I can’t find it anywhere to look at it scares me, I want to be able to pack my haven tent and everything I need comfortably but I am also going on a trip to Japan here soon so a two bird one bag deal would be great but I’m starting to get very overwhelmed the more and more research I do
thank you
PEERSACTLY! An Osprey EXOS 58 works well for me but maybe not for somebody else.
Due to having "moderately large herniated L4 and L5 discs" I MUST have 90% of my pack weight transferred to my hips. The EXOS 58 does that great for me.
This was helpful. The Osprey is too heavy, I used a similar one. The Hyperlite is too minimal with two few pockets, and you have to pay extra for pockets what a joke ! The 50L Big Agnes is right up my alley. The brain is not necessary when use Compression sacks already.
I’m just getting into backpacking and eventually want to go ultralight. However, starting off i know i won’t be able to afford a lot of ultralight gear, should i get an ultralight pack or the hybrid?
Did you tried using all of them? If yes, what is the best in terms of, durability, capacity and design and you can add your own criteria aside from what I said. I ask this because I read many negative reviews from amazon about many back packs including camping design and military design.
ultralight people are weird to me.
Traditional
Ultralight
Frameless
Hybrid
Or use a traditional pack with ultralight gear inside. Just because they are designed to comfortably carrying heavier loads doesn’t mean you have to. Once upon a time I went down the ultralight trail. Now I use a 5.5 lb hammock setup including insulation and carry a camp chair. I sleep better and sit better while resting my back against the chair. And while not a thru hiker I do go long distances, got an 8 day trip next week.
Watching as a woman
Yah, I need to see these women’s cut products!!
Those heavy gear weights come from people who are doing more than backpacking. Rock climbers, canyoneers, slack liners, etc.
Thank you for your reviews and comparisons – very interesting and helpful. I would be very interested in a video on gear designed for women as well! Thanks – I have subscribed.
Your thoughts on the osprey exos 48L mens? I want to use it for overnight hikes. I’m just a beginner but I like the osprey bags
more woman specific gear talk please!
I love my ULA catalyst
I would love to know what is different in the female versions of a back pack. Is it just a size thing? I’m 1.80 cm and not particularly bulky, so in most cases with gear, I will choose the male option! But I would love to learn more about it; if there is a reason why I might consider the female version
Another super helpful resource. I grabbed a good deal on an Osprey aether 70. Many more pockets than I’d like but I practically stole it!! Cheers
I’m quite happy to invest in a non traditional pack but I want it to still be strong in the strapping. No gimicks built to last!
New to your channel, but absolutely appreciate the work you’re putting in. It makes getting into this so much easier man, I’m telling ya. I would love more female oriented reviews, being able to recommend stuff is great. My wife doesn’t like the research like I do, so, any help man would be great.
I’ll wait till Trump fixes our broken economy before I order one of those. I’d need to work quite a bit of overtime to be able to afford one. Crazily expensive.
I want a back I can put a sleeping bag dry bag and food mat and hammock fire starting stuff. All in one bag.
Yes on the women’s backpack info
Does anyone had a brand new backpack ,x brand , that the interior were the stitches are with un other strip reinforcement supposedly , because that part it started to disintegrate into a messy powder and I haven’t use the hiking back pack yet I think they mix biodegradable material in it and after a year it self destruct NOT GOOD