High Sierra Tech Series 59105 Lightning 35 Internal Frame Pack

Makes for a good day pack for a couple out for a day hike. Plenty of room for food, water, First-aid and camera equipment. There is no pouch for a sleeping bag if you are looking for an overnight backpack.

I took this pack on an 8 day trip to Costa Rica and it was perfect. I wanted something that would fit overhead to avoid bag fees, waiting, and lost luggage.

I'm a Rick Steves fan and follow his light packing tips. That said, I took several pairs of pants, many shirts, swimsuits, underwear, and an extra pair of shoes. I also brought back souvenirs. Everything fit! The buckles on the side allow it to tighten or expand a bit. I also packed a small expandable duffel to use as my second "personal item" carry on for bulkier souvenirs. If you were going to a cold climate (bulkier clothes) for the same length of time you might need something a bit bigger.

Our group had some folks with bags two to three times the size of this one. They were HUGE and heavy. I'm very happy I bought this pack. Only improvement I'd make would be a zipper up the side. If something is on the bottom you have to dig it out.

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I REALLY love this backpack. For the day hike, this is totally perfect. For bicycling (with the included rain fly) it's perfect. I can hike through the woods with this lightweight pack or ride my bike through my home town to carry some groceries. Couldn't be happier!

It is meant exactly for what it was meant for, per the company= day hiking!

When I first bought it, I didn't realize how small that it seemed but that's my own fault.

It is not "really" meant for prolonged hikes (2 or more days) but you can probably get away with an overnight trip. The reason why I mention this is because is I have several "minimalist" items and they all fit...except the the sleeping pad and sleeping bag, which I argue are made for backpacking. It will fit a 1 person backpacking tent w/rain fly, 3 days worth of freeze-dried food, large first aid kit, mini stove and backpacking cookware, very few extra clothes...and the top portion can carry wallet, keys, emergency gear, trail mix, gloves, rain poncho, etc;

Including these items, it will not fill a sleeping bag and pad WITH the rain fly. This poses a problem if you want to actually hike for longer than 2 days. You can get compression sacks and stuff your sleeping bag in them, then attach that to the backpack, outside of the rain fly with bungie cords or something...

It will look silly but this backpack can work for more than 2 days if you do this.

Other than that, I have a 75 liter backpack for days longer than 1 day.

I totally love this backpack and all of it's features!

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great fast and perfect for my trip this summer! very comfy and good price for what you get!! buy it

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This is a good size for a weekend backpacking trip. I got a surprising amount of stuff in it; my big agnes air mat, my summer sleeping bag, my dualist cook set with stove and fuel, a small packable tarp, 1/2 the food for 2 for a weekend, a small pillow, 2 shirts, pair of pants, and a bunch of small stuff like a headlamp, etc. my rei flex lite chair fits perfect in the bottom straps on the outside fo the pack as well. I would not be able to fit a tent however, luckily my boyfriend carries that. 2 things I don't like about this pack; the first is the chest strap, it falls right in the middle of my chest which isn't super comfortable for a female (it does adj, however it does not slide up high enough, not a deal breaker though) and the second is the lack of small pockets in additon the hip belt pockets. There quite a few ways to adj the pack and the load that makes this pack actually quite comfy to wear. I would buy again!

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