REI Flash 18, 22 Packs

[K0RPL]

Thanks for the insight guys!

Goobie, sounds great. We should get together for a hike sometime. What shelter on the IAT is hammock friendly? Just hiked the Bowers/Storrs lake segment a few weekends ago. Will be doing more in the southern Kettles.

Yes, you are about an hour from Fort Atkinson. We are about 20 Minutes or so from the kettles.

[goobie]

Sounds good to me, always up for a hike.

[Jbird24]

Flash 18 just went on sale....

http://www.rei.com/product/827110/rei-flash-18-pack

I'm picking mine up later tonight

[wake.joe]

My wife has a flash 18 that she uses as a day pack. It's great for stuffing some extra warmth, couple hats, and maybe some random food inside.

Not that it was asked, but recently I also bought a Flash 45. It turned out to be a fantastic little number!

[Jtupnsmoke]

Just ordered a flash 18. I'm headed to the Tetons next week and am hoping the 18 makes a good day pack. Planning on some harder day hikes and didn't want the extra 2 pounds of my Flash 60.

[bmwrider]

One more thing about the flash 18, it has a removable frame sheet (well its more like a CCF pad than a frame sheet) and it is designed to be reversible, turn it inside out and use it as a stuff sack in your pack, then as a day pack when you get there.

[Globetruck]

I have an REI Traverse 30. It's been a great daypack and has a sturdy suspension. The only gripe is that its a bit heavy... But still an amazing daypack.

I was just debating between the Flash 18 and 22. They are very similar packs. Since I already have a 30L daypack, I opted to buy the Flash 18. It's now my travel daypack - shove it in a suitcase when I'm on the road and use it as a daypack, gym bag, laundry bag, etc.