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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 9:33 am
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Always@YVR
 
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Originally Posted by arjunrc
I just got the Sea-to-Summit ultra sil day pack. This is an insanely useful and compact pack.

Here is how small it is:



Seems solidly built. I stuffed in a whole bunch of stuff. Obviously it has no padding.
It accommodates a lot of stuff and if you want more comfort, just put a jacket or some cloth at the end that touches your back. Will it hold being so thin? Don't know - but reviews seem very positive. The straps connectors seem very narrow - so I am going to have to go on trust for now. Time will tell.

It comes with a pouch stitched to it and the bag folds into it. The challenge always is packing it back in. I tried it - its trivially simple - you just stuff in the bag back into its pouch - took me less than 30 seconds (updated Mar 7: I timed it today - it actually took me 49 seconds, not less than 30).

The material is very thin, but based on reviews I read, its very durable (Siliconized cordura).

This blows my packable wanderlite bag away.

Here is a video someone (not me) posted on Youtube that made me buy it
^^^

I like that bag Arjunrc...super compact ^. I usually take a folding 'Le Sportsac' zipped travel tote that when empty folds into the matching zipped pouch that is around 5" x 4" (quite a bit bigger than your S-t-S):

http://www.lesportsac.com/store/7005_5205.html

The fabric is thick and rugged enough to allow me to check the tote it if I want to transport some heavy and unforeseen items that I bring back from a business trip.
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