By Jordan Bowman
TheTrek.co
February 1, 2015
“Lighter is better.”
It’s a mantra adopted by thousands of hikers in pursuit of the perfect ultralight backpack, one that offers comfortable support, bountiful space, and durability that will last thousands of miles on the toughest terrain.
Yet there’s one big problem: in order to meet all of those needs, a backpack must have more padding, more fabric, tougher materials, and, subsequently, more weight. As a pack’s weight gets lighter, at least one of the above categories has to be sacrificed.