Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack

Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack – Great for gadget heavy travelers.

The Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack has a unique design that allows you to carry all your techno gadgets, heavy outdoor gear, and water bottles; all in extreme comfort. You can thanks the Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack superb S-Curve shoulder straps for that.

Underneath the top lid of the Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack are two padded compartments. These padded compartments are perfect for any of your expensive electronics tht you don’t want mingling with your dirty underwear or heavy rock climbing gear. These padded pockets work well with items such as iPods, GPS units, digital cameras, or other small electronics.

Thanks to the Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypacks outstanding harness system, you can pack this daypack to the lid and have it still feel feather lite. The Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack uses a well padded, S-Curve, shoulder strap. This shoulder strap combined with the padded airmesh backpanel ensures that you’ll have all day comfort no matter what you are carrying or where you are going.

The quick & dirty:

Where you can get one:
Altrec: $100

Why the rock:

Hydration sleeve (bladder not included)
HDPE framesheet provides stiffness and distributes load throughout the back panel
Back panel perimeter rod allows for custom shaping through the lumbar spine and shoulder area
Padded air mesh backpanel with ventilating channels
Padded S-Curve shoulder straps fit snugly without binding
Two padded compartments for electronic gear
Headphone port
Mesh side pockets with compression straps

Seat-of-the-pants rating: 9 out of 10

The unique design and the rave reviews about the Mountain Hardwear Drifter Daypack are what really got my attention. The design obviously works well for backcountry use, but also looks as though it would make a good travel pack for cross country traveling. The lack of zippers can protect against theft, the grab loop could work well for tossing the pack under buses, and extra padding on the shoulder straps is always appreciated.

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Altrec: $100