Little off topic pack for day hikes

I'm looking for something light. Something that stays put on my back and is just enough for food water and a jacket. I do not want it loose shifting or flopping around on my back.

Camelbacks are super nice but can be pricey! For something super cheap and actually pretty good I picked up a cheap ($30) Ozark Trail hydration pack from walmart. It had a hip strap and a chest strap and is small but holds plenty of stuff for day hikes and comes with the hydration pack (2L). I've ran, biked and longboarded with mine on A LOT. It's actually pretty comfortable too!

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I have and regularly use the Mochilla pack.
It is light and durable.

edit: the marmot kompressor plus is another quality, small bag that i use frequently.

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pretty sweet pack, waterproof, and really light.

Osprey packs are great. I have an older version of the Viper 3 I use for mountain biking and hiking:
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If you want to go with less water, the Rev 1.5 looks to be a good option:
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If you want a bit more volume, the Raptor 10 would be a good pick:
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I got a Camelback MULE through Wilderness X. Since they focus on clearance and seconds, they might have something you like relatively cheaply.

Nathan Self wrote:the marmot kompressor plus is another quality, small bag that i use frequently.

I use a Kompressor Plus as a summit pack. A smidge larger than REI's Flash 18, although also more expensive. It has served me well as a summit pack on backpacking trips when the summit is non-technical. I like the exterior hydration reservoir pocket. Well under a pound, it doubles as a stuff sack while its in my main backpack, adding just a small weight penalty.

However, it doesn't make a good pack for the stuff you bring along on a multi-pitch technical climb. The material's just too light, and after just a few chimneys, its abrading and wearing from contact with the granite.

It is just fine as a hiking daypack. Ditto for the REI Flash 18.

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JDMCO wrote:https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/summit-pack.html pretty sweet pack, waterproof, and really light.

Fantastic pack, but too big for day hikes IMO. I'd probably only use mine for hikes in the Winter when I'm carrying more warm layers.

Check out the Ultimate Direction Wasp. Lightweight, simple, and carries very well.

I'd go with the Flash 18...can't get a better lightweight pack for the price IMO.