![]() One of their first and classic releases was the iconic Kanken backpack with a simple design and durable materials released in 1968. The word “Fjällräven” is known as the Arctic Fox in the country of Sweden. Whereas Osprey is a well-known and popular brand with a great reputation in North America, Fjällräven is a lesser-known Scandinavian brand that values minimalism, usability, and durability over advanced technical details and lightweight materials for their backpacks. You also have a very useful carry loop on the top, this is sometimes overlooked, but this is very useful to have.If you’re someone who particularly loves outdoor adventures such as hiking, camping, or climbing, then you might already be familiar with some daypacks from Fjällräven or Osprey.īoth brands are very reputable when it comes to backpacks, so why choose one over the other? There are attachment loops on the bottom for trekking poles, and the picture below shows how to use them. ![]() This is very useful to cinch the pack and secure the load in the case when it is not full, and also to fix some items which you might carry stored in the side pockets. This tiny pack has two compression straps on each side. Note that inside of it you have a tiny extra pocket for keys, plus a key holder. ![]() You also have a scratch-free pocket on the top, for glasses and electronics. Two large stretch mesh pockets are on the sides, they use the term PowerMesh, I wonder why, those are just pockets for water bottles or to store some gear which you can fix with straps. On the front, you have a large front shove-it pocket, a useful space when you are on a hike, to store some spare layer or your wet jacket, see it in the picture below. Inside is a separate sleeve which you see in the picture above, to store a reservoir if you use it as a hiking pack. You have the main compartment big enough to easily accommodate a 15 inches computers. This allows for air circulation in all directions. The mesh is tensioned by a peripheral steel wire, and it keeps the pack away from the body all the time, see the picture below. You can see it in Osprey Syncro 3, and in Osprey Exos 38, and also in Gregory Zulu packs. This initial invention by Deuter introduced in 1984 is now used by many brands, and Osprey has it in several of their series. If you follow the trends in the backpacks’ industry you will know that nowadays more and more packs have this system in place. The main part of it is the tensioned trampoline style mesh. So this is an excellent design for small and mid-size packs. Here you have what they call AirSpeed suspension. You have a separate sleeve inside of the main compartment, and the hose port is in the middle on the top, so you can route the pipe along any of the shoulder straps. The pack is hydration compatible with Hydraulics and Hydraulics LT reservoirs. But it has a few very useful features for hiking, see more below. This is a panel-loading type pack, so you have a long zipper that goes around, and it doesn’t look like a hiking pack. The materials are durable, the pack comes with some high-performance features, and it is a great choice for the money. ![]() So indeed, here you have all the features essential for day hiking tours. They themselves (I mean Osprey) describe it as “simple yet effective”. Note also that this is a unisex model, so you do not have parallel packs for genders, as typical for many series by Osprey. It is good enough for occasional hiking day tours as well as for the city use and for commuting. It appears that this Hikelite 26 is one of this type. Osprey’s packs are not cheap, and it is good to have one that can be used for various purposes. But this Hikelite pack has more features and it is bigger of course. If you are familiar with the famous Osprey Daylite Plus pack, you will realize that they look very similar. This Hikelite 26 pack is a part of a new 2018 mini-series which also includes a smaller 18 liters pack.
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