Bushwalk Australia

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.

Thanks Barry. Be interesting to find out if your body gets sore in unexpected places.

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.

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.