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Highly Breathable Suspension – A tensioned-mesh AirSpeed backpanel keeps the weight off your back, enabling highly ventilated carrying comfort.
Raincover Included – Stored in a zippered pocket at the base of the pack and made with bluesign approved fabrics and DWR treatments made without PFAS.
Traditional panel loader design with convenient zip access to main compartment
Removable webbing hipbelt
Included raincover made with bluesign approved fabric and treated with DWR made without PFAS, stored in zippered pocket at base of pack
Item Dimensions: 20.1H x 10.6W x 9.1D in; Item Weight: 1.7lb
13 reviews for Osprey Hikelite 18L Lightweight Hiking Backpack – Durable Travel Daypack with Rain Cover for Men and Women, Stardust Yellow/Gray Wolf
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PLM –
Very good for what it is designed for, and only wished it had another small inside zippered pocket
All good and I really like it for what it designed for. The light weight frame really helped ventilation and transferring the weight to the hip.Want to deduct 0.5 of star for missing another internal zipper pocket, even though there is a external accessible one.
L. N. –
Comfortable and sturdy day pack
Love this pack! It’s lightweight and simple and very comfortable. Great day pack. Enough pockets to be able to organize/find things quickly, and I keep a couple of small stuff sacks in the main compartment. I like that it can hold my 3L hydration pack and has a couple of outside stretch pockets that I can put additional water bottles in. I have another Osprey pack, a Manta 30, that I’ve had for a decade, and have used a lot, and it’s still going strong.
JT –
Day hike approved
Excellent backpack for hiking. Great quality and size for a day hike.
Willie –
Awesome pack.
Great look and very lightweight.
Starry Eyes –
Goldilocks size for day hikes, a little light on features.
I’ve been on the hunt for a pack that I can take on day hikes but that will fit enough gear to survive overnight if I get lost in the woods. After trying and rejecting sizes too big and too small, this one is perfect to fit just enough but avoid over-packing and becoming too heavy and cumbersome. That being said, there are a few features I would have liked to see. Another internal organizing pocket with individual slots for smaller gear items I need handy would have been nice (the top “sunglasses” pocket is an open bucket style and anything short/small you put in the mesh hydration sleeve will sink to the bottom and be hard to find). Also, I would have LOVED some straps on the bottom to be able to attach that one peice of gear that’s a little too big to fit inside for those times when you just need a little extra capacity. I could have even rigged something myself using the trekking pole slots if they put similar little slots on the back bottom side of the bag. So a few misses on features, but overall a nice bag especially for the price. I will be keeping and am excited to start using it for my daily hikes!
Amazon Customer –
Perfect for Rim to Rim Grand Canyon
Used this to hike rim to rim of Grand Canyon and it was perfect! I could barely feel the weight of this backpack. This is my go to bag for sure!
Amazon Customer –
You get what you pay for
Great quality
Kenny –
Great day pack.
It is a great day pack. Worked perfectly with my water bladder. The space frame and load lifters kept the weight from being directly on my shoulders and the mesh back kept my back cool when I was in the sun.
Murphy –
The picture showed the bag was carried by the male model which is brighter orange, however it is a little dull for the real thing. Anyway, the bag is functional, is good enough.
Jason –
I’ve been using the Osprey Hikelite 18 for my day hikes, and it’s been great. It’s lightweight, sits comfortably on my back, and the breathable mesh panel makes a huge difference. It has just enough pockets to stay organised without feeling bulky. Highly recommended if you want a reliable daypack.
Bénédicte Collin –
Parfait! Léger et pratique
Rafael –
Gran mochila
Depechie –
Perfect fit, great quality!