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DavidinKenai
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Jun 8, 2018
WAY under 2 pounds, approaching 1 pound. 40-ish liters in the main bag, +20 liters of low-density stuff in an expandable collar.
Expandable collar (which can be lighter material) for the first day or two with larger food loads and for fluffy winter clothing.
No hip belt. I know I'm in the minority here (although I used to be in the minority about low-cut, lightweight shoes and now, 40 years later, everyone else has caught on). If you get your pack weight down enough, who needs a hip belt? Your middle schooler carries more weight in their book bag with no hip belt than you need for a 3-4 night backpacking trip.
Ready storage on the shoulder straps or at least attach points for that. Sunscreen, whistle, phone, InReach, 100-calorie snack, bear spray, .357 - different people want different things at the ready, but almost everyone wants something immediately available. .
Side mesh pockets for water bottles. With maybe a button/snap divider so it can hold Smart water bottles for the Swayer Squeeze folks, Gatorade bottles for the SteriPen crowd and 2-liter pop bottles for desert hikers.
Hydration bags are for day hikers and weekend warriors, IMO. They are hard to keep clean for weeks at a time and much harder to use with chemical, UV or filtration water treatment than water bottles are.
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