Good Hiking Backpack Brands

Great backpack if you like to go hiking or out doors a lot!

Small and lightweight, I throw it in the backpack when hiking.

Works just as good as the more expensive brands. Protects my lens when carried in a backpack.

My backpack needs are complex like everyone. It needs to feel good, be easily accessible and suited for a lot of different environments. I want a backpack for work, I want one for hiking, going to the gym, day trips and so on. This backpack exceeds all of my expectations. It features a large space for their camera organizers, which I don't use but supposedly are very good as well according to friends. It's accessible from the rolling top or the back. The whole thing just opens up. It's amazing. Screening at airports have never been this smooth before. It's rugged and can take a beating. I wouldn't bank on it offering any real protection to fragile things, but once again, I'm just talking about the empty backpack here, I don't have any of the organizers. Speaking of organization! The only feature I find a little disappointing is the included organizer for miscellaneous bits and pieces along with the laptop sleeve. It seems they saved some money in this particular area as it looks cheap, the pockets are odd sizes and feel flimsy.. and there just aren't many pockets at all. I struggled to find space for the permanent residents in my old backpack. However, it's the only thing I can think of that I don't absolutely love about this backpack. But apart from that aspect, it is the best backpack I've ever owned. I travel around 100 flights per year and this is perfect for travel. I work in touring video production, so it can handle the rough environment that is concert touring. I enjoy extreme hiking, and it holds up for that as well and isn't terrible after 8 hours of hiking. Compared to my old north face backpacks I've rocked for years and years, this backpack from wandrd make my old backpacks seem like something I might have had in elementary school. 10 of 10 stars!!

I carry my camera with me most of the time, usually in my backpack (daypack, not hiking) despite having a good collection of camera bags, none of which seem to really meet my needs. I've been looking for a case that would provide a sufficient protection of my camera while it is inside my backpack but be small enough not to take up much space and easy to get in and out of the backpack. This BobyBag meets my needs perfectly. The BoyBag with Lens is a perfect fit for my Sony Alpha 850 which has a fairly large body comparaed to most digital SLRs. My walk around lens is a Sony 28-70 f2.8, again a bit larger than the standard kit lenses, and it too is a perfect fit in this case. Because the neoprene material stretches, it literally fits like a glove. I waited for a month to write my review to see if the function was as good as the fit and I have been completely satisfied. It is easy to take on and off and comes with an attached leash that allows it to hang from the camera body so that you don't have to worry about dropping it or setting it down somewhere when you're shooting. It's very light weight so that having it dangling from the camera when I'm shooting doesn't really bother me - though some may find it annoying. Because the bag is so small and light, I leave it on my camera even when it's out of my backpack and hanging around my neck. In the past, I've had to worry about my viewing screen getting scratched as it always seems to hang about the level of my belt buckle. This is no longer a problem since the BodyBag provides total coverage of the camera body. The Bag also protects against the occasional bump against hard surfaces when I'm hiking and climbing around with my camera around my neck. All in all, I have no complaints about this Bag and highly recommend it. For the cost, it's really cheap insurance for the protection it provides.

Product is good as advertised. Used once, held securely on backpack strap while hiking. Easy to release when needed. Wish the camera attachment could be tighten/loosen with a coin instead of requiring an allen wrench.

The backpack is very good for short trips. I usually use it for a one-day trips and hiking. These straps for hiking sticks are a very useful addition. Even PeakDesign doesn't have them—one of the reasons to choose this Lowepro backpack over PeakDesign. The material is of good quality and even side flaps have good rigidity to them. So, the backpack more or less keeps shape of a lower black part even without the divider insert inside. Top though isn't rigid and tends to lose shape when the backpack isn't packed to the top. Of course, don't expect wonders from it. It's just a backpack. If you open the side flaps in a wrong way the internal could fall down. Also, it's better to zip them to the bottom and not top if you plan to have a heavy water bottle in a flap pocket—the weight in the pocket and gravity could unzip the flap. Just keep it in mind when having lenses inside. Overall, it's a very good workhorse.

The mission, in this case, is carrying a drone and its paraphernalia on some serious trails through wild forest. I researched for months before buying this backpack, and it's almost perfect. In fact, I'm going to say that it's as perfect as a backpack that wasn't custom-designed for the drone can get. My number one requirement was that the backpack be a good backpack, meaning suitable for serious hiking. Most drone backpacks are more designed for kids taking the drone to the playground to see how many flips they can do. That's not my mission. I needed something built for serious hiking. In that regard, this backpack is excellent. The shoulder straps are well-padded, the waist strap is wide and very well-padded, and there is a chest strap. I never use chest straps, but some people swear by them, so I thought I'd mention it. There are enough separate compartments that I was able, after some thought, to fit my Autel EVO II Pro 6K, five extra batteries, the Smart Controller, the charger and hub, and all the other doodads; as well as have room for enough clothing and food for an overnight, if need be. I would have liked more dividers, but eventually I made what were supplied work. There are a lot of small pockets whose purposes I don't know. They must be for gadgets that younger people use. There's also what appears to be a wire for a USB charging block. Not something I need, but I suppose useful for some. There are handles all around the backpack, so it's easy to pick up in any position. It looks like it would fit in an overhead storage bin in an airliner (although I haven't tried it). There is a laptop storage pocket. The outer pockets have a bit of padding to protect your gear, but I don't think I'd put something like a tablet or a controller in them facing screen-out. Like I said, I wanted a good backpack first and foremost, and this one fits the bill. It's not perfect for my mission, but it's as close as I've found.

The LensPouch worked good for my lenses that I carried in a backpack while hiking in Utah and Arizona. The large was a little too small for my Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR, but it worked ok for me.

I used this backpacking and camping and have it clipped to my day hiking backpack.