Seek Outside or ZPacks

The first two seem like overkill for a dayhike or quick overnighter. No opinion on the third option as I’ve never looked into it.

I’m confused by this question. Why would you use those huge packs for a day hike or overnight?

At a 6oz penalty, The ZPacks is light and gives me extra room for an overnight compared to their 50L.  A friend of mine just got the 64L which I was able to examine. That is a happy weight/volume tradeoff I’m willing to make.  Also, on overnights, I’m usually carrying several trailcams, and other gear, that most people wouldn’t have on a typical hike.

I already have my 8oz ZPacks Blast that can be used for a simple day hike with no gear. I’m looking for something that is between that and my SO 6300.

Swapping out pack bags on the SO frame is easy and quick.  I use an SO Revolution for hunting and swap between three different pack bag setups, depending on where and when and for what I’m hunting.

What is the 8 oz Zpacks Arc Blast? How large is it? Do you mean 18 oz instead of 8 oz?

My 2019 Zpacks Arc Blast weighs 22.3 oz. with two upper side pockets attached.

No, 8.6oz.   I just weighed it and that includes ranger beads and two ZPacks shoulder pouches which account for the .6oz.  I got my Blast years ago when Joe first started out. It may have been called a Zero Blast? It was the largest one they made if I’m not mistaken.

You’ve got me curious. Is it the same design as the current Arc Blast? Or is it a frameless, more like the Nero?

It is frameless.

It is frameless.

It sounds as if what you have is a Blast, rather than an Arc Blast.

Is this what your pack is like ZPacks Blast 30 Backpack & Multipack ?

or isn’t this an old post of yours showing it  I’m looking at the Zpacks Blast 26, a 2,600 cu. in. backpack, which is made from a heavy cuben fiber and weighs approximately 8oz. .