[Closed] Hiking kit questions - day sack and gloves

Love my talon. Very comfortable and the straps are 'just right'. They do a couple of back lengths so get the right one for you.

I am still a fan on simpler Lowe Alpine packs - I like Osprey's, but I find them less robust and more 'features' (half of which I don't use).

I have an old model, but similar to the Peak Attack 32 or Eclipse (hip pockets, yay!)(at Trekitt). Both lower price than Osprey.

Mine is 8 years into heavy use, having replaced a 15+ year old bag that had seen me through a mountain leader and university years.

Gloves: I go with a bunch of cheap stretchy inners (although my Montane PowerDry gloves are the best by a long way, so much drier and fit lovely) and some big, cheap over mitts and gloves. I have buffalo mits (quick drying), old Gore Mitts (dry, two fibre pile inners to swap when wet), some ME guide gloves (softshell, nice balance of warmth vs dexterity and wear in all sorts of conditions) and my Montane Extreme gloves (warm, quick drying, robust)
I personally accept that no glove is waterproof, and as such go for warm when wet and quick drying, and a couple of pairs minimum...

I hate having cold hands when walking in Winter! I use a really thin pair of gloves, I think my current pair are by Rab as it happens, and then have a pair of dachstein mitts in my bag for when it gets horrible. These things could warm the heart of a Conservative Minister!

Rachel

I like the Talon 33, especially the hip pockets, walking pole storage and a multitude of easy access storage options, but the pack is slow to open as it has 2 clips and a drawcord for the main compartment. Also the lid tends to flop over the sack if the sack is not full which leaves the top of the sack exposed to any water if you don't have a cover on. Comfort and adjustability are spot on, the back still gets a bit sweaty but to be expected I suppose as it's not on a frame.

Also what gloves for warm/dry hands in shite weather like this weekend?

I normally have two sets, some Power Stretch gloves for walking in when it's not below freezing and then I carry a thicker pair if I start to get cold on the tops.

Powerstretch gloves: https://www.montane.co.uk/en/men/accessories/gloves/power-stretch-pro-glove

Eg These are my thicker gloves: https://www.montane.co.uk/en/men/accessories/gloves/ice-grip-glove

My day sack is a 35l Decathlon ultra light sack, but I doubt they still make it as they change designs every year....

I liked my Talon,but it gave me a sweaty back in Summer. I use a Deuter airback 30l for Summer and a Macpac which carries axes better for winter.I really like the Deuter,despite it in theory,being heavier,I think is just carries better. The Talon is also huge as well and almost too big as a Summer daypack IMO,it also was a wee bit fragile for rock,and the light weight made it hard to get axes secure in the winter.
Gloves; I have cold hands and wear a big pair of Black Diamond glissade gloves with a pair of Dashstiens in my bag,people discount them because they are cheap. In Summer a pair of light Rab,leather palmed, gloves as rock eats fleece gloves.

http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/mens-gloves/glissade-BD801728_cfg.html#cgid=snow-gloves&start=1 Gloves

http://rab.equipment/uk/shop/men/accessories
Light,leather palmed gloves.

Rucksac.
http://www.deutergb.co.uk/products/hiking/act-trail-30/

I'm really tempted by the [url= http://www.alpineluddites.com/test-products/pinnacle-rucksack ]Alpine Luddites Pinnacle rucsac[/url] - a new version of the original karrimor rucsac... pricey though
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PODSAC would be ( and is ) my choice of Daysack..

Handily enough bought up ( sadly) by Plannet X

https://www.podsacs.com/i/q/CCPA50/pod-alpine-50-back-pack

I prefer simpler rucksacks to complicated fiddly ones. Those Lowe Alpine ones look nice.

Depending on what you need it for then an Alpkit Gourdon might be fine. But you'd need to pack it fairly carefully.

I don't find hydration bladders much use for walking/running either, prefer to stick with bottles/flask.

some nice ones in the sale at BPL

http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/clearance/UC137-UC142.html

http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/clearance/UC143-144.html

http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/clearance/UC111-2.html

I like lightweight 'alpine' style sacks, my current one is

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