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light rucksack around 25 liters

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PostedJan 10, 2007 at 9:23 am

Hi,
I am looking for a small rucksack as a companion to my big travel backpack for extended travels – one I could use on one day trips, or just going around visited city. It should have place for a fleece, jacket, bottle of water, dslr and such, as well as some capability for external attachment (like a cord). But mainly, it should be light, say, no more then 0.5kg. Expected volume should fall between 20 and 30 liters, as the actual capacity depends so much on the manufacturer and design.

Could you recommend something? I am sorry to post a new topic on it, because there probably already was some talk on this, but I was unable to find anything by a quick search, and I am quite in a hurry – I would be leaving for unexpected vacation in 10 days, and shipment to Europe usually takes around a week…

Great thanks for contribution anyone!

Aaron Sorensen BPL Member
PostedJan 10, 2007 at 12:11 pm

A couple of other good packs in that range are Vaude's Lasona, and the Mountain Hardware Scrambler.

Vaudes new Lasona has and excelent fit and weighs 13 oz. They also have the Ultrahiker that is even smaller(20L).
The MH Scrambler comes in at 11 oz.

No experience with either one other than tring on the Vaude.

Einstein X BPL Member
PostedJan 11, 2007 at 2:33 am

Marcin,

Not exactly a brand that pops up on this site very often, but Eagle Creek has a daypack specifically designed for this purpose:

http://www.eaglecreek.com/accessories/travel_necessities/Packable-Daypack-40302/

20 liters, 280 grams, should fit your bill. Great stuff about Eagle Creek is that all there stuff is absolutely bombproof; I've never seen a seam fail on a Eagle Creek bag. And best of all it;s readily available here in Europe.

Unfortunately their site doesn't inform about a dealer in Italy. I do find a store in Geneve (250km from turin: Great Outdoor Store 14 Cours de Rive Geneve, CH-1204 Phone : 0228401757 and Terres d'Aventures 5 rue du Pre Gerome Geneve, 1205 Phone : 0223206729) a bit closer by in Chamonix (170km from turin: Snell Sports 104, Rue Paccard
Chamonix, F-74400 Phone : (33)450530217)

Hope this helps.

Eins

PostedJan 11, 2007 at 11:58 am

Thanks, everybody – you're very helpful!
I am now actively looking for a store that would ship one of them to me within a week (I like the mh scrambler most, I think).

BTW: does my english 'sound' italian? I am from Poland, actually :)

PostedJan 12, 2007 at 12:33 pm

I use the Rock Ultralight 25 as my all-purpose daypack. It's the only pack I haven't gotten sick of after 6 weeks. It's sturdy too. If I'm carrying heavier, small stuff (so it doesn't look like a sack of potatoes), I put a cut piece from the a ridgerest as a framesheet. It also folds up into it's top lid so can be stored very small.

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