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Lightest backpacks: 32 models measured

Every one of the backpacks in the RidgeNote register with a manufacturer-published figure, placed on the distribution. 43 of 75 publish no usable weight and are listed but not ranked. 11 other products on this shelf are not backpacks and are listed below, unranked. Figures are manufacturer-listed and dated on each product page; nothing here is weighed by us.

Measured guides for this shelf

The spread

Weight · 32 of 75 published
2.5 oz
lightest
1.01 lb
25th
1.80 lb
median
2.65 lb
75th
4.70 lb
heaviest
Price · 75 of 75 published
$45.00
cheapest
$149.95
25th
$229.99
median
$315.00
75th
$525.00
priciest
Volume · 39 rated
15 L
min
25 L
25th
30 L
median
36 L
75th
75 L
max

Lightest at each price

The least you can carry for what you are willing to spend — the frontier, not a favourite.

All 32 backpacks, lightest first

#ModelWeightvs medianPrice$/oz
1Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Daypack2.5 oz-91%$49.95$19.67
2Zpacks Front Utility Pack Accessory2.9 oz-90%$79.95$27.98
3Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Daypack3.9 oz-87%$69.95$18.03
4Hyperlite Mountain Gear Stuff Pack 304.7 oz-84%$140.00$29.84
5Hyperlite Mountain Gear Pemi 1512.4 oz-57%$250.00$20.13
6SealLine Skylake™ Dry Daypack - Heather Blue13.4 oz-54%$149.95$11.19
7Hyperlite Mountain Gear Summit 3015.8 oz-45%$210.00$13.29
8Hyperlite Mountain Gear Contour 351.01 lb-44%$350.00$21.62
9Hyperlite Mountain Gear Elevate 221.11 lb-39%$265.00$14.97
10Hyperlite Mountain Gear Aero 281.12 lb-38%$350.00$19.61
11Hyperlite Mountain Gear Daybreak 221.20 lb-33%$240.00$12.51
12Hyperlite Mountain Gear Vertex 321.40 lb-22%$350.00$15.60
13Hyperlite Mountain Gear Waypoint 351.47 lb-19%$380.00$16.18
14Sea to Summit Big River Dry Backpack1.49 lb-17%$139.95$5.88
15Gossamer Gear Vagabond Jet1.53 lb-15%$130.00$5.31
16Hyperlite Mountain Gear Aspect 321.71 lb-5%$370.00$13.55
17Big Agnes Sweetwater UL 28L - S | M1.90 lb+5%$229.95$7.56
18Gossamer Gear Gorilla 501.95 lb+8%$275.00$8.81
19Big Agnes Causeway 28L - Asphalt2.00 lb+11%$199.95$6.25
20Hyperlite Mountain Gear Prism 402.16 lb+20%$450.00$13.00
21ULA Equipment Circuit SV2.34 lb+30%$299.99$8.00
22ULA Equipment Circuit2.41 lb+33%$299.99$7.79
23Hyperlite Mountain Gear Headwall 552.61 lb+44%$475.00$11.39
24Naturehike Rock 2.0 Hiking Backpack 45L2.65 lb+47%$99.99$2.36
25Hyperlite Mountain Gear Halka 552.72 lb+51%$450.00$10.34
26Hyperlite Mountain Gear Crux 402.76 lb+53%$500.00$11.34
27Osprey Exos 482.77 lb+53%$264.95$5.99
28Big Agnes Sweetwater UL 43L - SM3.00 lb+66%$279.95$5.83
29Kelty Asher 553.00 lb+66%$169.95$3.54
30Hyperlite Mountain Gear Halka 703.14 lb+74%$525.00$10.44
31Osprey Atmos AG 65 Backpack4.61 lb+156%$321.14$4.35
32Gregory Baltoro 654.70 lb+160%$277.46$3.69

Also on this shelf, not ranked

Ice-axe loops, pole holsters, wallets, belts and pads share the backpacks shelf. Listed, not ranked.

How this is measured

Weights and prices are the manufacturer's published figures as recorded in the RidgeNote register, each with its source and the date it was read on the product page. Percentiles count only models with a published figure; ties count neither way. Price is the verified current price where one exists, otherwise the maker's list price. The ranked list is backpacks: Ice-axe loops, pole holsters, wallets, belts and pads share the backpacks shelf. Listed, not ranked.The register is re-read on a schedule, so this page reflects the catalogue as of its last build. As an Amazon Associate, RidgeNote earns from qualifying purchases.