Quality hiking daypack

[Rob A]

Sectionhiker is a blog. It doesnt actually provide the info you refer to. Did you read the blog. A majority of the responses didnt agree with what was written.

We "actually" used to use ... etc etc etc.

[wayno]

such is life mate i'm just offering the information i have to hand trying to be helpful mate you can sit there and point the finger for the rest of your life i'im happy to listen but theres a limit to what i can do, based on the fact i have to work as well to pay the bills
how about you do some research and see what you can come up with instead of pointing the finger and getting other people to come up with it?? sound good? sounds fair to me....
enjoy your researching mate.... thats the last i have to say about this article

[Bluegum Mic]

That's why I have a few packs. These days Im not able to get out for more than three nights tops so my need for a load carrying work horse are nill. If doing a 7 day hike I agree with Iceman I would go to my full harness pack and look for the best load distribution etc. However my load never exceeds 15kg even for my 3 dayers (that includes sub zero/snowy walks) so I find my ventilated back packs very comfortable in this weight range..especially up here in QLD. I also have a golite jam which id carry in the cooler months. Mind you I find the Osprey exos one of the most comfortable packs that I've ever owned (and Ive never come close to its 46L capacity so its fine to pack as the frame does not impede the internal space). But at the end of the day its all a personal preference thing and everyone has different morphology and needs for their packs so its always best to get out there and try on as many as you can

[wayno]

I"ve got somewhere near a dozen different packs. all different for different conditions and trips... or that might be a dozen day packs and several overnight packs

[nq111]

i think this was the link i was refering to, it talks about sweating 25% less with a ventilated back pack

Interesting.

I have a strong interest in tropical hiking. Anything to be cooler is a plus.

But I think the ventilation of back for packs thing (lots of packs market some feature for this) is a bit gimmicky. Much better to get a good ergonomic fit and carry. For sensible packs, you will always have a sweat patch on the back. Go with a better synthetic so it is not such an issue.