Mountainsmith Daylight waist pack

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Mountainsmith Daylight waist pack

Postby BarryK » Wed 27 Jan, 2016 9:10 am

In case anyone is interested, I have reviewed some waist packs, with a view to ultra-light hiking:

http://barryk.org/light/waist-packs/

The biggest one, the Mountainsmith Daylight (not the Day, that is a different model), is most intriguing.

I put a link to a youtube video of a guy who manages to use it as his only pack for multi-day hikes.

It is a nice way to hike, with nothing on the shoulders.
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Re: Mountainsmith Daylight waist pack

Postby Eljimberino » Thu 28 Jan, 2016 10:48 am

Thanks Barry. Be interesting to find out if your body gets sore in unexpected places.
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Re: Mountainsmith Daylight waist pack

Postby Eljimberino » Thu 28 Jan, 2016 10:51 am

Also can you fit decent sized hip belt pockets to them?

A large chest pouch might work better than a day pack for extra stuff. I'm thinking of the zpacks multipack.
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Re: Mountainsmith Daylight waist pack

Postby Watertank » Wed 03 Feb, 2016 10:02 pm

Barry, thanks for the careful and thoughtful review. I hope it works well for you and you can continue to enjoy the pleasure of hiking. I use the zpacks arc blast which weighs about 600 grams, I will be interested to see how your waist pack feels after a few days use. The funny thing about packs is, provided they aren't too heavy, that when I put them on I immediately feel the pleasure of the intended hike. If the waist pack doesn't work, perhaps a really ultralight pack with the same gear as you pack into the waist pack might work for you.
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