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Best Outdoor Backpacks
The best outdoor backpacks in the world: hiking backpacks, hunting backpacks, climbing backpacks, backpacking backpacks and ski backpacks. All curated and collected in the one awesome list and chosen by our specialist team of carry makers, designers and enthusiasts. Find the right one for you!
Mystery Ranch Sweet Pea
Coined the Sweet Pea after the long running festival held in the place of its birth: Bozeman, this day pack was the first to feature Dana Gleason’s game changing 3Zip access. The 3Zip design opens wide for easy access to all your gear – even the awkward stuff. The Futura Ruck frame is ideal for […]
$189
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Arc’teryx Khard 30
The Arc’teryx Khard 30 is a tactical backpack for hauling radios, medical supplies or bang-bang bits into radical situations. As such, it is lightweight, allows for incredible access, and is built tough but with a bit of mountaineering pedigree – it actually makes for an incredible travel and all-rounder pack. In fact, it has quickly […]
$399
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Arc’teryx Khard 45
When trekking on a hike you don’t want to be lugging any more than you need to. The Khard from Arc’teryx is designed to be compact and to balance its load, reducing weight shifting which could cause back strain. The 45L pack has a fully padded main compartment large enough to fit a day’s hike […]
$499
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Mystery Ranch Rush
When you’re preparing for long hikes or long weekends away, you want to make sure you have everything you could possibly need. With a 3-zip design opening up to a cavernous 45-L interior, the Rush from Mystery Ranch is great for hauling. And besides its supreme access, it’s kitted out with multiple hydration options and […]
$235
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Mystery Ranch ASAP
The smaller and more streamlined version of the 3DAP, the ASAP is great for a day in the hills or a day on the street. It’s kitted out with lots of external PALS webbing, two internal hydration sleeves that will fit the wider style of reservoirs, a large hydration/cable port on the top of the […]
$300
Arc’teryx Quintic 28
The Quintic 28 is about getting from bottom to top, then back to bottom, with your skis, board, or whatever snow toys you play with. This is a versatile daypack for backcountry pursuits. The bonus is that this pack also gives you great access, works well in travel, and can even do double duty as […]
$179
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Dakine Heli Pro
Designed in the late 90’s, the Heli Pro helped define the category of technical snow daypacks. Its slim silhouette allowed freedom of movement, its external pockets where shaped to suggest what lived in them, and the whole package just looked impressively dialed. Not only did this pack quickly start appearing on mountains around the globe, […]
$89
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Aarn Mountain Magic
Aarn is a New Zealand innovator that’s flown under crew’s radar for way too long. The “balance body bag” approach is at their core, which they’ve spent more time researching and understanding than most brands spend on Facebook. It reduces fatigue, allows a more upright posture, and has excellent flexibility in load amounts. This is […]
$274
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