Dear people! My name is Lian and I am currently planning a trip to New Zealand. I have a backpack of 55L that I will bring with me but I am now looking into a proper backpack that I can store in my main backpack during hte longer travels and then when I go on 1 or up to couple of day hikes take the smaller backpack instead. Love to hear about your opinions as so far I have quite the list of which the following are on the top: Ultimate direction 20L pack (It looks comfortable to wear) Matador Beast28 (is packable into a tiny package, large to pack more for day trips but looks les comfortable) Couple of others my eys caught were: Rei co-op 22pack Patagonia several versions Alps Canyon 20 pack My main needs are: Needs an hydration pocket for my waterbladder Needs to be packed into my larger backpack THANK YOU ALL for your input and time to help me so I can focus on other important steps. Safe travels!
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