Lightweight daypack for hiking

A lightweight daypack for hiking, sized at 26 x 12 x 45 cm for a first full day out.

• Sized for a day out at 26 x 12 x 45 cm, enough for a rain jacket, lunch and a flask without a boxy load swinging behind you.
• Padded air-cushion mesh straps with a load-reducing cut keep the weight off the tops of your shoulders on a long walk.
• A nylon shell over a smooth polyester lining, so a first pack lasts more than one season of scrub and car boots.
• Reflective print across the front panel shows up after dark, and the SOS survival whistle comes fitted, safety kit new walkers usually buy separately.
• The padded waist belt has its own zipped pocket, where a phone or a snack sits within reach with the pack still on.

Lightweight daypack for hiking beginners

Plenty of first walks are done with a school bag, and it shows on the second climb when the straps bite and a seam gives. The Hikers Day Pack for Beginners is built for that stage. At 26 x 12 x 45 cm it takes a rain jacket, lunch, a flask and a spare layer while sitting flat against your back, and the stretch side pockets keep a bottle where you can reach it. Air-cushion straps and the chest strap stop it swinging when you drop off a stile or scramble a short step. The nylon shell handles the drizzle that arrives halfway round a bush loop, and the reflective print with the SOS whistle covers the last stretch on an unlit road. Light enough for a riverside path after work, and enough pack for a first full day in the hills or a cadet weekend.