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20–30 L hiking packs

27 models from 6 brands in this size band. The median weighs 900 g2.0 lb at 24 L, or 37 g per litre. Prices run $12 to $350 (12 more are priced in another currency and left out of that range — nothing here is converted). 5 of the 6 with all three dimensions known come in under 115 cm linear — see the airline limits for which carriers that actually satisfies.

Lightest per litre firsti

All 27, ranked by grams per litre.

Aero 28
Hiking
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Aero 28
Vol28L
Weight505g1.1lb
H×W×D77×2730×11
g/L18
$350
Elevate 22
Hiking
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Elevate 22
Vol22L
Weight502g1.1lb
H×W×D80×2531×10
g/L23
$265
Daybreak 22
Hiking
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Daybreak 22
Vol22L
Weight567g1.3lb
H×W×D51×2820×11
g/L26
$240
Norix 27
Hiking
Tatonka
Norix 27
Vol27L
Weight1.10kg2.4lb
H×W×D—
g/L41
€150
≈ $174

Other hiking packs

All hiking packs168 30–40 L3040–60 L33Over 60 L31

Volume is the figure the brand publishes, not one we measured or inferred; bags that state no volume are not in this band or any other. Bands are exclusive at the top, so a 30 L pack is in 30–40 L and not in 20–30 L.

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