This pack features several external storage pockets, an internal hydration hanger for your water reservoir system, top-loading main storage compartment access, and moulded zipper pulls to make opening zippered compartments with sweaty, cold, or wet fingers easy.

MSRP: $89.95. Gregorypacks.com

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Built tough to sustain abuse from bushwhacking, canyoneering tight slots, or tool hauling (for you trail builders), it will take what you throw at it. This pack also comes with the standard Osprey feature of an adjustable torso length so you can dial in the right fit and an AirScape back panel to help keep your back dry.

Other features include a built-in rain cover, fixed top lid with external zippered pocket, under lid zippered mesh pocket, ice tool attachments, an external reservoir sleeve, zippered sleeping bag compartment, removable sleeping pad straps, zippered hipbelt pockets, side zipper access to the main compartment, a full-length vertical zippered side pocket, and more.

Check out a Kestrel or one of several other models of Osprey packs at the General Store on Division Street in Spokane.

MSRP: $180.99. Osprey.com

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The Pioneer 22 model (found on the brand’s central website) has a main compartment with a cord closure and lid to keep gear in place. And there’s a water bladder pouch, straps for trekking poles, stretchy external mesh pockets for water bottles and snacks, and an integrated rain cover. On the brand’s U.S. online retailer site, a comparable model is the kids’ Explorer 20, which includes a front pocket.

The pack is fully height adjustable, well ventilated, and has adjustable sternum and waist belt straps to fit little bodies snuggly.

SRP: $39.95-69.95. Us.jackwolfskin.com

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There’s also front bungee webbing that’s great for quickly stowing jackets and other layers, while the built-in hydration pouch and hanger is compatible with Gregory’s QuickDry 3D Hydro system (not included). The top-loading main compartment is a perfect volume for the amount of gear that prepared day hikers need to carry.

MSRP: $89.95. Gregorypacks.com

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Named after a rare goat-antelope found in the remote Eastern Himalayas, Mishmi Takin makes high performance outdoor gear for wet conditions. The Jampui mid hiking boots are a great choice for backpackers and long-distance hikers who want a tough, light boot that will hold up through difficult trails and off-trail hiking.

The boots are super light (15oz per boot), strong and supportive, and ultra breathable thanks to the eVent membrane that helps keep feet cool and dry. And there’s no sacrificing traction with the Vibram Megagrip, even in wet conditions.

MSRP: $174.93 (sale price: $149.93). Mishmitakin.com

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