2025’s guide to overnight packs

September 2025

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As gear gets lighter, the need to use mammoth multi-day packs has lessened. The smaller packs shown here can haul everything you need for a two or three-day mission. Capacity Gear is getting lighter and it’s possible to cram all you need for an overnight hut-based trip into a 28-litre pack. Most overnight packs are […]
Alistair Hall

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