How to Choose Backpacking Packs || REI
Choosing the right pack comes down to figuring out the right capacity, features and fit. In this video, Miranda shows you how to balance your options to pick the best backpack for you. Check out the video, then head to your local REI to test out packs and get fit by an expert. And click here to shop REI’s selection of backpacking packs:
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I bought the R.E.I. Flash 55 pack for my first ever hike. We hiked Shenandoah Nat'l Park about 40 miles over 5 days and tented out. The people I hiked with helped me a lot with the adjusting straps thankfully. I liked this pack. It is 55 liters and I carried 30 pounds including food and water. I loved the mesh pocket on the back that is like the one on the light grey pack in the video. That pocket was super convenient because it is tough and durable and holds a lot of small stuff. I'm 70 years young but I would recommend the pack to anyone for an overnight pack.
I am about to use a 45L for 4 days, 3 nights.
Another Miranda video without a single burp in it! No way! Miranda Pre-Burps seems odd.
I love external frame backpacks, what backpack would Colin Fletcher carry?
I don’t think it would be a good idea to try to carry “A ton” in that 100L pack. If your back doesn’t break, the straps definitely will
BTW, another way of telling if it's a woman's pack is if it's colored Pink!!! 😉
Sweet girl 👧
What size pack would you recommend for a thru hike?
Thank you so much simple and helpful video
very helpful, thanks!
Wow such a huge backpack right most one. I created a video on same topic but differently presented with other necessary information.
Don't underestimate what it is you need to take, even on a short 4 day hiking trip. And some of that stuff is just plain bulky. Packaged rehydrated Food does not compress easily. And some things simply cannot compress: tents or sleeping pads or even cold weather sleeping bags, Those extras, small items (battery rechargers for cell phone, lights for night time reading, medical/health supplies, food, water bladders, head lamps, cooking kit, etc.) take up a lot of space. While that fancy backpack may have lots of side pockets, they become practically useless when the pack is full. There is just so much that can be put into a backpack–and when it is full, it is full. In the end, a 90L backpack with a 10L pouch barely fit supplies for a 4 day camping trip to the Grand Canyon. Even as it was, the sleeping bag had to be hitched to the bottom.
What is the orange bag called
Talk about trail weight…that is everything you actually carry. . .we can say 10 lbs or less…is Ultralight… but what is the actual Trail weight that you're carrying…? I remember a day when you would buy a tent and they would tell you how much does the tent weighed… But they the manufacturers weren't including stakes or guidelines or the stuff sack that carried everything…now you see that same tent advertising it's weight, you get a tent weight and a pack weight… or trail weight. . .so most 10 lb base weights, if a thru hiker will be. . . Honest about their Trail weight.. there pack is alot heavier then they want you to know…? What is your trail weight?
very informative and useful thank you very much
Great video! I got two packs currently. Both military surplus. An old school Alice Pack with the metal frame and a medium size US Army MOLIE Pack, with the composite frame.
I like the packs with the hip pockets👍👍
65 to 75liters is the max you should carry. A hundred liters would ruin your trip
I wonder why REI doesn’t support ultralight more? They list a lot of lightweight gear on their site as ultralight, I don’t quite understand why.
So if I use my dad's external frame backpack from the 80's I'll be out of fashion and uncool?
Way out of date.
They measure backpack capacity by a measurement of liquids, liters?
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Hello Miranda, thank you for sharing this great information on the different types of backpacks.
All the best of good things to you.
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With packs being as expensive as they are don’t forget to bring something to keep you safe. Predators either want you or your gear. Stay safe out there!
External frames are superior in MANY situations. It’s too bad that the market is forcing internal frames on folks. They are more versatile, more comfortable under load, and generally cheaper than a lot of the internal frames. They are slightly heavier, but they transfer the weight so well that they actually feel lighter once on your back. They’re wonderful.
Heyyy Miranda
Each feature short sweat and to the point
Give this lady a raise
1:23 no, they are not designed to hold a TON of gear… she says word "TON" too much
If you are minimalist or ultralight you can easily backpack around the world for months or years with a 30-50 liter pack depending on your lifestyle.
How are the packs warranty, and are they like the osprey all mighty guarantee?