Osprey Talon 33
33 litres, ~1 kg, ventilated back panel
Thirty-three litres holds a day layer, water, snacks and a camera with room for the down jacket you take off at ten — it is a frameless-ish pack, so above about 9 kg it stops being comfortable.
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Do not buy this if: Independent trekkers carrying everything themselves. You want 50-65 litres and a real frame.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in daypacks, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best for carrying your own loadOsprey Atmos AG 65
The suspension genuinely makes 18 kg feel like less, which is why it is the default independent-trekking pack — buying one for a supported trek means carrying 2.2 kg of empty pack for two weeks.
Best budgetOsprey Daylite Plus 20
Light, cheap and fine for a five-day trek where you carry a jacket and two litres of water — the hip belt is a strap rather than a belt, so it will not carry weight.
