Finding the Best Daypack
Traveling is a high calorie activity for me…I like to try every dish in each new place I go, and believe me, Thai curries and chocolate mousse add up quick! To keep the calories at bay, I go for runs once a day during my travels if I’m not hiking or backpacking. I’ve been using one of those $0.99 cloth grocery bags to carry my water, book, ipod and a sweatshirt. It kind of rubs at my shoulders and is starting to hurt.
I decided to make an upgrade for my upcoming trip to Asia. :)
The following packs are all small, and light weight. I made a side by side daypacks review below to make it easy to see the differences.
I am trying to decide between The North Face Recon II ($79), Osprey Talon 22 Pack ($99), Osprey Stratos 18 Pack ($74.83), Gregory Reactor Pack ($69), the REI Flash UL Pack ($25) and the REI Stoke 19 Pack ($59.50). I am leaning towards the REI Flash. The price makes me smile and I like that it is basically just a stuff sack with shoulder straps. It turns inside out and becomes a stuff sack! How cool is that!?! Sometimes I carry oddly shaped items back and forth, so I need something that will accommodate anything. On the other hand it looks less comfortable than the other packs. I’m going to run over to REI this coming weekend and check them all out. I’ll let you know what I decide!
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Alright, I’m off go buy a daypack!
Hey Miguel, thanks for the recommendation :) It looks like a good daypack. I’ll see if I can find one in SF and try it on.