Tag: ultralight pack

One of my pet peeves is an over-engineered day pack—there is absolutely no reason for a padded hipbelt and major suspension system during single day or fast and light pursuits. It just makes the pack heavy and you shouldn’t be carrying that much gear in the first place. Therefore, I was incredibly happy to see Ultimate Direction launch the super streamlined Fastpack 20. For most of the summer, it has been by go-to done-in-a-day type pack, whether cycling across Yosemite, mountain biking and hiking in Germany, running an adventure race in Ireland, or sea stack climbing.