Hikelite 18 Hiking Backpack , Aloe Green

This backpack is not hot on my back, holds a lot of water and is perfect for a day trip. Best day pack I’ve had.

I bought 3 of these for family and for me to use on a hiking trip out west. The packs are great! They are sturdy, well made and a perfect size with the water bladder fitting easily. Highly recommend!

I really wanted to love this pack. Its lightweight, fairly comfortable and I absolutely love the airspeed ventilation system on the back, which lived up to the hype. After a 12 mile hike in mild conditions, my shoulders/back felt completely dry. However, I had mixed feelings about the frame. It seemed a little much for such a small pack, but perhaps necessary for the awesome ventilation system. The bottom corners curve out a bit, so I tightened the straps to make it sit higher on my back to prevent the corners from rubbing against my hip bones. Im a pretty lanky individual (511 ~160 lbs), but the frame felt a bit narrow and seems like it would be ideal for a smaller individual. Theres a seam where thicker material connects to the mesh on the lower back. That in combination with the bottom corners where the frame sticks out caused major shirt pilling. Despite being fairly lightly packed, after just a single hike, the brand new shirt I was wearing showed substantial wear on the two spots on the back where the pack frame sticks out. This issue (pilling shirts) was one of the main reasons Ive been looking from my old pack which was made from cheaper materials. Unfortunately, it appears this pack may be worse than my last one in that regard.

I took this on a 55 mile hike into the Grand Canyon, it was lightweight, love the fact that it has airflow on the back. It was the perfect size for all the long day hikes.

The backpack only has 2 pockets plus a little rain fly pocket. Would have been nice to add pockets on the waist belt and maybe extra front pocket too.

Tough good quality hiking backpack.

Tiny, overpriced, with too few pockets

This pack it perfect, except for one problem-where the mesh back covers the frame at the bottom corners, it causes pilling on T-shirts. I tried sewing up some pieces to fit over the straps and cover the corners, it’s not super classy but gets the job done - it’s just a shame that that was necessary.

We use this as a diaper bag because we are always on the go-go-go with the kids and needed something lightweight that could carry all our stuff! We usually carry two water bottles, one for each kid, a change of clothes for each kid, some diapers, some wipes, and some snacks and this pack can easily manage all that PLUS room for more all while being extraordinarily lightweight and comfortable to wear around. One of the best things is the side pouches for the water bottles. When you bend over to pick up ...I dont know whatever one of a million things your kid has dropped that you need to pick up...the water bottles stay secure in their pockets but they are accessible enough for a *quick* grab when you need it.

Comfortable and light. And the attached raincoat kept everything safe and dry during our inaugural hike with the pack.