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Gear Reviews: Ultralight Packs

Cut weight and boost comfort with the best new ounce-shaving load haulers—tested and rated by tough-on-gear Grand Canyon National Park rangers.

[best all-around]
GoLite Jam 50

[most stable]
Osprey Exos 46

[lightest]
ZPacks Exo

[light and large]
Mountain Laurel Designs Exodus FS[most versatile]
Gossamer Gear Gorilla

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