Gregory Mountain Products Jade 60
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Multiday Packs
Sometimes the most remote locations are the most beautiful. Find the perfect multi-day pack to comfortably fit your frame and backpacking gear essentials with expert advice from Backpacker Magazine.
Gregory Mountain Products Jade 50
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Millet Miage 50+10
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Mountain Hardwear BMG 105
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Mountain Hardwear South Col 70
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Mountain Hardwear Direttissima 46
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Millet Axpel 48
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Millet Axpel 42
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Millet Miage AF 60+10
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Granite Gear Leopard A.C. 58 Ki
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Granite Gear Leopard A.C. 58
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Granite Gear Leopard V.C. 46 Ki
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Granite Gear Leopard V.C. 46
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Granite Gear Aji V.C 50 Ki
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Granite Gear Nimbus Trace 62 Ki
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Granite Gear Nimbus Trace 62
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Granite Gear Blaze AC 60 Ki
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Granite Gear Blaze AC 60
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Granite Gear Crown VC 60
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Granite Gear Crown VC 60 Ki
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Mountain Hardwear Shaka 70
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Mountain Hardwear Shaka 55
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Mountain Hardwear Lani 60
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Mountain Hardwear Lani 50
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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.
Gear Review: Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
An "ultralight" pack that can handle up to 40 pounds.
Editors' Choice 2012: Boreas Buttermilks 55 & Lost Coast 60
Get everything you need and nothing you don't in one of these ultralight, ultracomfortable packs.
Gear Review: Black Diamond Mission 75
Its high-and-slim, alpine-style design easily kept 45 pounds close and stable as a tester scrambled up steep slopes and across tightrope-thin ridges.
Gear Guide 2011: Backpacks
Whether you're loading for a local dayhike, a weekend in the wilderness, or a once-in-a-lifetime thru-hike, this year's class of packs redefines comfort.
Editors' Choice 2010: Arc'teryx Altra
Carry the biggest loads with shocking comfort.
Editors' Choice 2009: REI Flash
Want a one-pack quiver? Get this versatile lightweight.
Gregory Mountain Products Dipsea
A 60-liter ultralight frameless rucksack perfect for long weekends
Gear Reviews: Editors' Choice 2005
New Zealand is pretty to look at, but harsh on gear--making it just what we needed for our Kiwi challenge.