BD Speed 22 or other Alpine Pack

Anyone used one of these? I'm looking for a smaller pack for multipitch ice and rock. Something that will, at least, hold my belay jacket, water bottle and a few snacks. My Osprey Variant 37 is just a little bulky and overkill when I'm not carrying much. Looking at the bullet and hollowpoint as well. Any other suggestions?

i've been using the BD Shot and loving it, but I just got a North Face Verto 26 and it has pretty much replaced my BD.

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It is lighter and has a larger volume, but can be compressed to an even smaller size. It folds up into it's own pocket and is easy to store in my approach pack/carry on bag. Admittedly, it feels flimsy, but so far it's in great shape after taking it to Chalten and Yosemte over the last couple of months.

The Petzl Bug pack is super bad ass. Highly recommended for the purposes you speak of.

The Verto looks pretty sweet, but a bit cheaper option that I've been very happy with is the REI Flash pack . It seems to be the one I grab most often for pretty much any single day adventure. Plus you get REI's guarantee so you don't have to worry too much about durability.

Here's what Outdoor Gear Lab has to say about this..

You can't beat Cold Cold World packs.

Either the ozone:

Cold Cold World Ozone Pack

or the Valdez:

Cold Cold World Valdez Pack

seem to fit your needs. The packs are bomber, will last forever and priced right

I've been using the bd speed 22 and I think it fits your needs pretty well. The detachable lid and waist strap streamline the setup. They added a small amount of foam to the bottom and back of the pack. Hopefully the foam on the bottom helps w durability and the foam on the back give it a little bit of structure when it's not totally full. It also has side and top compression straps which would probably help if you had to carry additional stuff like ski poles, crampons, ropes or boots in a pinch. They also help to keep the pack together while climbing. The pack also has a v shape to it which I think helps with weight distribution while climbing and hiking.

RE: the Verto 26 - I recently got one of these and have been bewildered how it made it past any kind of testing to be honest.
The "compression system" "feature" sort of makes the pack smaller but only on the one side, length wise, as there are no compression straps on the front side so when you use it you scrunch the part that goes against your back up while the outside doesn't compress at all forming almost a "C" shape. Of course since this is the side that you wear on your back, if compressed at all you are now making the arm holes smaller to the point that it is literally unwearable, being that it is a small pack to begin with. Fully loaded without compression this is one of the least comfortable packs I've ever worn because the materials are so lightweight and "flimsy" as described above, you feel everything in it. Which yes facilitates it packing into itself but...that's about the only feature they got right (and frankly the feature I care the least about in a pack). The ice tool loops look like they'd rip right off and take the seams out with them. In my opinion, not at all comparable in the quality of construction or design to many other options in this price point.
Overall it's akin to wearing a nylon stuff sack with thin back pack straps. 26L is a good size capacity-wise to have in the quiver but this isn't the container I'd want to do it with. ....my 10 cents.

I personally use a BD Bullet (16L) which fits my Mountain Hardwear Chugach jacket, two 32oz Nalgenes, and plenty of room for a couple samiches and a half dozen bars.

You might consider the BD Hollowpoint pack. It's a little bigger than the bullet (~20L vs ~16L), with a very similar design.

I don't climb alpine routes anymore, and rarely carry a pack on a rock route, but when I do...I've been very pleased with the std BD Bullet. Might be a tad small to cram a big puffy belay coat into with your other stuff in there too, thus the suggestion for the Hollowpoint.

No brainier...CCW Ozone or bigger.

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Flash is an OK summer pack. It is not an ice pack. Worth the price none the less. We have two in the house.

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I also use an REI flash 18. nothing fancy but its light, simple, cheap, and it works

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I definitely have a few more things to check out now. Also considering cilogear but luckily WT and CCW are right down the road

dgregorie wrote:Thanks for all of the suggestions. I definitely have a few more things to check out now. Also considering cilogear but luckily WT and CCW are right down the road

My friend has a Deuter bag and it is pretty durable and comfortable.

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