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Pa’lante Packs
V2
A frameless bottom-pocket pack with a cult following and no hip belt.
- Capacity
- 38 L
- Empty weight
- 500 g
- Comfortable load
- 10 kg
500 g€280Gossamer Gear
Kumo 36
A frameless pack for people whose base weight has a decimal point.
- Capacity
- 36 L
- Empty weight
- 550 g
- Comfortable load
- 11 kg
550 g€220Alpkit
Gourdon 30
A waterproof roll-top sack with straps, and cheerfully nothing else.
- Capacity
- 30 L
- Empty weight
- 600 g
- Comfortable load
- 10 kg
600 g€60Zpacks
Arc Haul Ultra 60
Sixty litres at under 700 g, with a genuinely ventilated frame.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 680 g
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
680 g€430ULA
Ohm 2.0
The Circuit’s lighter cousin, for kit that has already been trimmed.
- Capacity
- 63 L
- Empty weight
- 800 g
- Comfortable load
- 13 kg
800 g€260Montane
Trailblazer 44
A frameless fast-packing sack that carries better than it should.
- Capacity
- 44 L
- Empty weight
- 800 g
- Comfortable load
- 12 kg
800 g€160Osprey
Levity 45
Osprey’s lightest framed pack, and the fabric shows where the grams went.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 830 g
- Comfortable load
- 11 kg
830 g€260Gossamer Gear
Gorilla 50
The Mariposa’s smaller sibling, and easier to live with.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 850 g
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
850 g€290Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Junction 40
A waterproof Dyneema pack sized for weekends rather than expeditions.
- Capacity
- 40 L
- Empty weight
- 850 g
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
850 g€370Gossamer Gear
Mariposa 60
Cottage-industry ultralight with a surprisingly usable frame.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 890 g
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
890 g€300Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Southwest 55
A waterproof Dyneema pack for wet places and hard use.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 900 g
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
900 g€390Granite Gear
Crown3 38
The Crown cut down for fast, light, short trips.
- Capacity
- 38 L
- Empty weight
- 900 g
- Comfortable load
- 14 kg
900 g€200Atom Packs
The Mo 50
Made to measure in the Lake District, which solves the fitting problem.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 900 g
- Comfortable load
- 15 kg
900 g€280Durston
Kakwa 55
Ultra fabric and a real frame at a price the cottage makers struggle to match.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 900 g
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
900 g€290Lowe Alpine
AEON 35
A light, cheap pack for fast weekends.
- Capacity
- 35 L
- Empty weight
- 900 g
- Comfortable load
- 12 kg
900 g€150Six Moon Designs
Swift X
A light, well-priced pack with an unusually good vest-style harness.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 950 g
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
950 g€250Alpkit
Airlok Xtra 50
A waterproof fifty-litre sack for people who hate pack liners.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 950 g
- Comfortable load
- 14 kg
950 g€120Granite Gear
Crown3 60
A kilo for sixty litres, with a frame you can remove.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.00 kg€230Exped
Lightning 45
A light framed pack in a weekend size.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 1.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.00 kg€240Haglöfs
L.I.M Airak 40
A clean Swedish pack for fast weekends.
- Capacity
- 40 L
- Empty weight
- 1.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 14 kg
1.00 kg€210Rab
Muon 50
Rab’s light trekking pack, sensibly specified throughout.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 1.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.00 kg€220Osprey
Exos 38
The Exos shrunk to a weekend, and lovely with it.
- Capacity
- 38 L
- Empty weight
- 1.02 kg
- Comfortable load
- 14 kg
1.02 kg€220ULA
Circuit
The thru-hiker default for two decades, and still going.
- Capacity
- 68 L
- Empty weight
- 1.08 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.08 kg€280Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Southwest 70
Seventy waterproof litres, for winter or for long unsupported stretches.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 1.08 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.08 kg€430Osprey
Exos 48
The same pack for people who have already cut their kit down.
In your kit - Capacity
- 48 L
- Empty weight
- 1.10 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.10 kg€240Vaude
Trailpack 27
A small, honest pack for overnighters with a very light kit.
- Capacity
- 27 L
- Empty weight
- 1.10 kg
- Comfortable load
- 10 kg
1.10 kg€130Gregory
Focal 58
Gregory’s answer to the Exos, and a very close-run thing.
- Capacity
- 58 L
- Empty weight
- 1.13 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.13 kg€280Osprey
Eja 58
The Exos on a shorter, narrower frame.
- Capacity
- 58 L
- Empty weight
- 1.15 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.15 kg€260Deuter
Aircontact Ultra 40+5
A light Deuter for people who have already cut their kit.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 1.15 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.15 kg€200Osprey
Exos 58
The long-distance favourite: light, ventilated, and it carries properly.
- Capacity
- 58 L
- Empty weight
- 1.18 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.18 kg€260Exped
Lightning 60
A light framed pack that keeps the load close and stable.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.18 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.18 kg€280Alpkit
Koulin Trail 45
Light, cheap and enough pack for a summer week.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 1.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.20 kg€120Sierra Designs
Flex Capacitor 40-60
A pack that genuinely changes volume, rather than just adding a lid.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.20 kg€220Karrimor
Airspace 35
A cheap British day-and-overnight pack from a long-running range.
- Capacity
- 35 L
- Empty weight
- 1.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 12 kg
1.20 kg€70Osprey
Talon 44
A fast, close-fitting pack for short trips and long days.
- Capacity
- 44 L
- Empty weight
- 1.30 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.30 kg€190Deuter
Aircontact Ultra 50+5
Deuter’s carrying comfort with most of the weight taken out.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.35 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.35 kg€230Granite Gear
Blaze 60
A light pack with a load ceiling that actually means something.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.36 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.36 kg€280ULA
Catalyst
The big ULA, for long food carries and bear canisters.
- Capacity
- 75 L
- Empty weight
- 1.36 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.36 kg€300Naturehike
Rock 60
The cheapest big pack that is not obviously a mistake.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.40 kg€90Fjällräven
Abisko Hike 35
A durable day-and-overnight pack that will outlast several tents.
- Capacity
- 35 L
- Empty weight
- 1.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 14 kg
1.40 kg€220Berghaus
Trailhead 50
Fifty litres for about a hundred euros, and it works.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 1.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.40 kg€100Bergans
Helium V5 55
A Norwegian pack that has been refined for five generations and shows it.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.40 kg€250Gregory
Maven 55
The Paragon fit reworked for shorter torsos.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.50 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.50 kg€250Forclaz
MT100 Easyfit 50
The cheapest full-size pack that is not a mistake.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 1.50 kg
- Comfortable load
- 16 kg
1.50 kg€60Vaude
Brenta 44+6
A responsibly made mid-size pack with no awkward habits.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 1.60 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.60 kg€180Berghaus
Trailhead 65
A lot of litres for very little money.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 1.60 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.60 kg€120Naturehike
Rock 70
Seventy litres for the price of a good sleeping mat.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 1.60 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.60 kg€110Gregory
Paragon 58
A comfortable middleweight with a genuinely good hip belt.
- Capacity
- 58 L
- Empty weight
- 1.62 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.62 kg€250Osprey
Kestrel 48
The tougher, heavier cousin — for rock, scrub and abuse.
- Capacity
- 48 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.70 kg€200Gregory
Zulu 55
A comfortable all-rounder that fits a wide range of backs.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.70 kg€230Mammut
Ducan 50+12
An alpine-leaning pack with an unusually good back system.
- Capacity
- 62 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.70 kg€230Fjällräven
Abisko Friluft 45
Nordic build quality in a pack meant to outlive several tents.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.70 kg€300Deuter
Aircontact Lite 50+10
The sensible Deuter: carries well, costs little, lasts forever.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.70 kg€180Ortlieb
Atrack 45
Genuinely waterproof, with a back zip that opens the whole pack.
- Capacity
- 45 L
- Empty weight
- 1.70 kg
- Comfortable load
- 18 kg
1.70 kg€300Forclaz
MT900 Symbium 50+10
A genuinely well-engineered pack at a price that undercuts everyone.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.80 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.80 kg€200Millet
Ubic 50+10
A solid French trekking pack that turns up all over the Alps.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.80 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.80 kg€200Lowe Alpine
AirZone Trek 45:55
A ventilated British trekking pack that expands when you need it.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.90 kg€190Forclaz
MT500 Air 50+10
The budget workhorse that has started a lot of first trips.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.90 kg€130Osprey
Rook 65
Osprey’s budget hauler, and better than the price suggests.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.90 kg€180Deuter
Aircontact Core 45+10
Deuter load-carrying in a size that suits shorter trips.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.90 kg€190Exped
Thunder 70
A big Swiss hauler for long trips and heavy food carries.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
1.90 kg€300Mammut
Ducan Spine 50-60
A back system that flexes with your spine, which is either brilliant or fussy.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.90 kg€280Black Diamond
Mission 55
A climbing-derived pack that strips down for the summit push.
- Capacity
- 55 L
- Empty weight
- 1.90 kg
- Comfortable load
- 20 kg
1.90 kg€300Osprey
Atmos AG 50
The Atmos carry in a size that suits three-season trips.
- Capacity
- 50 L
- Empty weight
- 1.95 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
1.95 kg€280Forclaz
MT900 Symbium 70+10
The Symbium carry in a size for long, unsupported trips.
- Capacity
- 80 L
- Empty weight
- 2.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.00 kg€230Osprey
Atmos AG 65
Carries heavy loads better than almost anything at the price.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.05 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.05 kg€300Osprey
Aura AG 65
The Atmos on a shorter frame with a differently shaped belt.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.05 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.05 kg€300Deuter
Aircontact Core 60+10
German load-hauling at a price that undercuts the obvious rivals.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 2.10 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.10 kg€220Gregory
Katmai 65
A serious load carrier for people who cannot cut their kit further.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.10 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.10 kg€300Arc’teryx
Bora 65
A rotating hip belt and a price that assumes you already know why.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.10 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.10 kg€500Osprey
Aether 65
A load-hauler for long, heavy, unsupported trips.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.20 kg€330Gregory
Baltoro 65
A serious load carrier with a hip belt that rotates as you walk.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.20 kg€330Deuter
Futura Air Trek 50+10
A ventilated trekking pack for warm weather and heavy days.
- Capacity
- 60 L
- Empty weight
- 2.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 22 kg
2.20 kg€200Lowe Alpine
Manaslu ND 55:65
An old-school load hauler on a shorter frame.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.20 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.20 kg€240Bach
Specialist 70
A quietly excellent Swiss hauler that almost nobody talks about.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 2.30 kg
- Comfortable load
- 28 kg
2.30 kg€330Kelty
Coyote 65
A cheap, adjustable hauler for people who are still working out their kit.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.30 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.30 kg€200Vaude
Astrum EVO 60+10
A big, responsibly made trekking pack for long unsupported trips.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 2.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 25 kg
2.40 kg€280Mystery Ranch
Bridger 65
A load hauler from a company that mostly makes packs for people carrying more than gear.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 2.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.40 kg€380Tatonka
Yukon 60+10
A German trekking pack built like a piece of agricultural machinery.
- Capacity
- 70 L
- Empty weight
- 2.40 kg
- Comfortable load
- 27 kg
2.40 kg€220Fjällräven
Kajka 65
A wooden-framed Swedish hauler built to be inherited.
- Capacity
- 65 L
- Empty weight
- 3.00 kg
- Comfortable load
- 30 kg
3.00 kg€450