Vest Harness Backpacks Are FAR SUPERIOR..... 3 New Packs I'm Testing This Year

UD Blazek 15: bit.ly/3y5VAkY
Aonijie 30: amzn.to/4br4Rm7
Six Moon Designs Swift X: bit.ly/3UuH4dW
UD Fastpack 40: amzn.to/4bnNaDT
My Gear:
Trail Runners: amzn.to/35GmYrp
Sun Hat: amzn.to/3skFPAb
Microspikes: amzn.to/3sdqMIo
Crampons: amzn.to/3CYsC4T
Trekking Poles: amzn.to/3sdoGZ2
Gaiters: amzn.to/3ouDmSt
Emergence Communication: amzn.to/3CutC0m
Navigation Watch: amzn.to/3IiRxBV
Ice Axe: amzn.to/3Lc1cfu
Water Filter: amzn.to/3GyXXeu
Puff: amzn.to/3BfnatH
Jacket(waterproof) bit.ly/3p8MXhG
Jacket(rain): bit.ly/3BRf6Bp
Headlamp: amzn.to/34lxEeG
Trail Running Backpack: amzn.to/3BViewk
Pillow: amzn.to/3ur8p5C
Tent: amzn.to/3zKKoaG
Tent Footprint: amzn.to/3B0Kdbh
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Red Waist Pouch: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AMBlH5
Folding Water Bottle Holder: amzn.to/3rrCAr3
Cooker: amzn.to/3snKAsq
Spork: amzn.to/34IA0o4
Small Knife: amzn.to/3gvplzD
Medium Knife: amzn.to/3HweZLv
Backpacking Toothpaste: amzn.to/3KRsRSA
Bear Spray: amzn.to/3HvrEyh
Bear Spray Holder: amzn.to/3rtaiMz
Snowshoes: amzn.to/3J57yeF
Gloves: amzn.to/3ot2Dg2
Underwear: amzn.to/3uvmBdO
Running Belt: amzn.to/3KVXVA4
Camera Gear:
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Main Lens: amzn.to/3Gt2ijp
Wide Angle Lens: amzn.to/3HyggBQ
Macro Lens: amzn.to/3LdeyYX
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Action Camera: amzn.to/3uuHjKL
Action Camera Holder: amzn.to/3IssJqz
Tripod: amzn.to/3AYgHDb
Camera Quick Clips: amzn.to/3CUrsaA
Main Drone: amzn.to/3LcZVVz
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Navigation I Use: bit.ly/davidnavigation
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[@DaveNesbitt-kl7el]

Awesome review!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@drytool]

You explain these packs well!

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

cheers

[@retireddac]

Good review. I own the six moon designs with a vest and LOVE it!. It is far more comfortable than anything I’ve used in the past. I appreciate the review of other vest packs. I’ve been wanting to pick up a smaller (30L or so) so your review could not have been better timed. Thanks.

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

i'll do a proper review as the summer goes on but i know gear changes quickly

[@FoyeTroute]

Mystery Ranch Bridger 55 and 65 are also vest style packs

[@GDBStudios]

Looks like traditional straps with pockets on them, which is available from a few other brands too.

[@Plummchild]

these packs are the OG's for backpacking as far as I can tell. if we didn't have these then we wouldn't have most companies releasing their own vest styles rn

[@broketraveller14]

I used ud 40 for 2000+ miles love it

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

amazing, ya it is a great pack

[@gregoryoutdoors]

I wonder what you think about Kumo 36L Fastpack and I cannot find those Hyrdo Flasks anywhere? Not sure what to buy, Im between thats 30L or UD40L .

[@FOXMAN09]

I love my AONIJIE. An awesome backpack and affordable. Also works with the RyanAir restrictions so you can do a weekend fly camping trip without needing to pay extra for bigger bag. If I could improve it I would add the option of a bigger detachable hip belt + pockets and a bigger roll top (or how about a roll bottom for balance, eh?) to make it up to 40L. Would love that versatility.

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

I wish they made a 40L or 50L of that pack. UD has an old pack that is 45L in burgandy

[@snowcrash512]

Ive been tempted by the Six Moons bag many times, I wonder if you are using the large or small harness/hipbelt options from them?

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

Large and I can confirm the small is quite a bit smaller as a friend ordered the same bag with a small harness

[@drytool]

I've been trying to talk Dan Durston into a vest style version of the Wapta 30. How cool would that be?

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

make it happen! haha

[@backpackingcapebreton]

I’m using the less-expensive robic version of the Swift X this year - the Swift V. I have about 300km with it now, and I love it. I recommend removing the delrin stay hoop internal frame, which is a bendy soft plastic material, not metal. If the Swift X is the same as the V, that internal hoop frame makes an unbearable amount of squeaking noise with a full load (23lb-30lbs). Like, the worst squeaking on any pack I’ve ever owned. To the point where if I couldn’t remove it I was going to ditch it. Good thing is the pack seemed to ride better on my back without that frame inside, and it’s completely silent now.

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

thanks for the heads up ill see how mine pans out

[@mariemarthest-pierre6544]

Its an intro for me ,but definitely the ultimate direction 40

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

its a great pack

[@HapticTraveler]

Please remember that half the world has breasts, and vest harness’ are basically useless (and often actually painful) if you are a b cup or more. I am all for everyone using the gear that works best for them, but “trends” (which vest harness’ definitely are) which cannot be used by half the target audience hurt the hobby. Be thrilled about your gear! But please don’t drive a trend that excludes your, mom, your sister, your daughter, your friends, with click bait titles and themes which are simply not true for half the world.

[@FOXMAN09]

Party pooper comment

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

My friend has large breasts d or double d and got this pack specifically because of that. There is also an S harness shoulder strap if one wants more space that still has some pockets on it