50L pack recommendations

[clewis]

Any recommendations for roughly a 50L + pack. This will be used for mostly hut trips and short summer trips. I currently have an old Gregory pack 70L+, but its expedition sized. I used it in the past for hut trips but it's obviously a little over kill.

 

[Slim]

Are you talking about ski into a hut, and do day outings from there? Or hut to hut tours?

 

[Slim]

If you are wanting to use it for backpacking in summer, and if you need to ski with it, a lightweight pack seems the way to go. A 50l pack is going to be very heavy to ski with anyway, so at least I’d want to minimize the weight of the empty pack.
I wouldn’t want to go much above 1.2 kg.

Local for you?

Alpine Threadworks Ltd.: Custom Mountain Pack

www.alpinethreadworks.com

The first brand that comes to mind is Seek Outside.
Their flight pack is on the bigger end of 50l, but it is light and fits close to the back.

Flight One - X-Pac / Spectra

Flight One is a lightweight backpack that is comfortable with bigger loads, water resistant, rugged, and built in Colorado.

seekoutside.com

Backpack Review: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Porter - The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog

Super lightweight Hyperlite Porter backpack for backcountry ski touring.

www.wildsnow.com

Patagonia Ascensionist Alpine Climbing Pack 55L

Our uber-functional Patagonia® Ascensionist Pack 55L is a lightweight do-it-all alpine climbing pack designed to get out and go up.

www.patagonia.com

3400 Ice Pack

Shop for our 3400 Ice Pack, a 55L water-resistant ultralight backpack for ice and alpine climbers. It's external attachment points securely hold crampons, ice axes, and more.

www.hyperlitemountaingear.com

40Z Ski Pack

<b>Stripped Weight: 1kg(2.2lbs) | Max Weight: 1.83kg(4.0lbs)</b> <br><i>See bottom of page for Weight and Sizing specifications.</i> Take the proven design and fit of the 40B and make it a zip top for skiing. 22" tall to afford plenty of helmet clearance. Add the side access zip. Make the back...

www.cilogear.com

Multi day ~40L pack for hut trip touring [Archive] - Teton Gravity Research Forums

Looking to see if anyone has any opinions for a multi day hut trip touring pack. The pack would be used to lug all my gear up to the hut and also what would be used for my day tours while Im on the trip. Id like it to be nothing less than 40L, will consider slightly more but not much, and Id...

www.tetongravity.com

 

[In2h2o]

FWIW I use a older version of this North Face pack The Phantom 50L -
https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/outlet/phantom-50-antarctica-backpack-nf0a3s6o-c1?variationId=8WN Can't beat $99
I have used this pack for a 2 night spring ski / camp trip and for longer day tours. I am an average sized female so my gear is smaller but was able to fit everything needed into the S/M size. North Face has a few other packs that might work for you. This fits me well and skis very balanced.
Can be stripped down for day use, making it even lighter.

 

[clewis]

Great. Thanks for the suggestions

 

[Ken_R]

Any recommendations for roughly a 50L + pack. This will be used for mostly hut trips and short summer trips. I currently have an old Gregory pack 70L+, but its expedition sized. I used it in the past for hut trips but it's obviously a little over kill.

I would just use the pack you have a smaller pack for day trips from the hut. It is much better to cinch down a larger pack than to overfill a smaller pack. A 30L is plenty for day trips.

 

[snwbrdr]

What kind of budget are you looking at?

You can spend top money for an Osprey pack that isn't comfortable, or maybe get a cheaper pack that can be comfortable. It's not saying all Ospreys are uncomfortable, it depends on the pack model.

Like boots, aside from price, if it's not comfortable, it's not really worth the pricetag, even if the pack is plated with gold

 

[François Pugh]

Don't know about skiing packs, but my daughter has a regular backpack from this company and is pretty happy with it. I also have a duffel type bag (that I can wear as a backpack while portaging the canoe so long as it's under a two-miler) for canoe camping. Also happy with it. https://www.osprey.com/ca/en/
EDIT @snwbrdr posted while I was still typing.

 

[In2h2o]

Well @clewis this is where you are going to have to make a choice on your back pack: Either free-ball it with a pack like the North Face or other suggestions by @Slim or suck it up and add the weight of having a metal frame that you can continually hit your head on when you lean back like the Osprey.
Personally, I'd rather be free and light, I understand some like the constraints/support of a metal frame, its just not me.

 

[Ken_R]

Well @clewis this is where you are going to have to make a choice on your back pack: Either free-ball it with a pack like the North Face or other suggestions by @Slim or suck it up and add the weight of having a metal frame that you can continually hit your head on when you lean back like the Osprey.
Personally, I'd rather be free and light, I understand some like the constraints/support of a metal frame, its just not me.

Yeah. The metal frame is great for long hikes on mellow grade trails. As soon as things get steep the metal frame really sucks and gets in the way. It is still preferable for heavy loads but still.

 

[clewis]

What kind of budget are you looking at?

You can spend top money for an Osprey pack that isn't comfortable, or maybe get a cheaper pack that can be comfortable. It's not saying all Ospreys are uncomfortable, it depends on the pack model.

Like boots, aside from price, if it's not comfortable, it's not really worth the pricetag, even if the pack is plated with gold

Budget is 200.00-300.00. I hold onto gear for a long time. So I'm fine paying for a good piece of gear if it serves it's purpose. The pack I'm trying to replace is about 20 yrs old.

@Ken_R and @In2h2o most likely looking for a pack without the metal frame.

 

[Slim]

@clewis ,

When you said 'hut trips" did you mean:

1. skiing from hut to hut? If so, in North America (bring all your own food, and a sleeping bag)?
2. skiing from hut to hut in the Alps (bringing only snacks and sleeping bag liner)
3. skiing into a hut and doing day trips from there? (Carrying a heavier food and sleeping bag)

For:

1. 45-55 liters, something that carries significant weight well, but is still compact and flexible enough to ski well, and work super hard on reducing the weight of your gear.
2. 30-40 liters, something that is compact and flexible enough to ski well, and work super hard on reducing the weight of your gear.
3. 45-60 liters, Only focused on carry capacity of pack. (assuming you are bringing a smaller day skiing pack)

I would definitely want some kind of alloy or carbon frame stay to carry the amounts of weight in 1 or 3. That said, there is a wide range of suspension systems, as far as the amount of weight they carry, and how much freedom of movement the pack has. But frameless really stops being efficient around 20 lbs or so.