[Matt2]

Can anyone recommend the optimum size for a daypack?

Im planning to be travelling for at least 6 months.

My backpackpack is 75 Litre's. I recently bought a 30 Litre daypack which looked fine in the shop but looks a bit too big now ive got it home, should I get something smaller?

Some people recommend making sure you can fit a fully packed daypack inside your backpack, but Ive also read that a lot of people carry daypacks on their front to balance the weight of their backpack.

I'd appreciate some advice!

[musicdisciple]

I had a really small daypack, just for carrying my LP book, water and snacks. Even then I got sick of carrying it around. Smaller is better. When my daypack got nicked I was glad to lose the weight.

[Matt2]

Thanks for the advice. I think my 30 Litre will be going back to the shop this weekend.

[Matt2]

Think Ive found the perfect daypack (for me anyway). The Eagle Creek Packable Daypack, extremely light and comes with a little pouch which it packs away into when not in use.

[Tim Uden]

Wow! A 75 litre backpack plus a 30 litre daypack. That's 105 litres!

My biggest backpack is 35 litres and I normally pack my daypack inside that when I'm travelling.

[Matt2]

Realised my mistake, took the 30L back. The Eagle Creek packable is only about 10L and fits inside the 75L (fortunately).