REI Co-op Flash 22 Pack vs Tom Bihn synapse 19

I hadn't planned to get the Flash, but after trying on a bunch, that one was the one that felt the best for me. If you're a beginner backpacker, you're probably hiking with some heavy and/or bulky gear, so it's even more important to get a comfortable pack that fits you properly (they'll measure you at the store).

5' here as well. Even normal womens' backpacks (and pants) don't account for people on the shorter end of the height range, so those options might still not be great.

But if you do have the trekking poles attached to the package so you can't expect the pack is, sit up very nicely. Alright, so now that this is fully ...

For what it's worth, my torso length is closer to 15", which makes sense because I find most 17" torso backpacks to be too tall. 16.5" means most hiking backpacks in Small would fit you decently well, a lot of men's stuff starts at 17" or so and the women's stuff is 16". All of the hiking bags I mention here are adjustable to "very short" so quibbling about the specifics doesn't matter though

However, it is surprisingly comfy, giving you good support when you're carrying your items with you. Even though it offers minimalistic features, this...

- I love this harness on this size of bag, but the CPL24 harness is by far the more comfortable of the two.

really. as you can see, it doesn't have any outside pockets, so getting anything in and out of here is very difficult. There's no hip belt and that wa...

I have to check all right so now we'll get into the details like the packing of it. So here we have the main compartment. As you can see here, it is q...