The Lite Werks Each day Dose 55L is an ultralight rolltop backpack weighing 2lb 11 oz, excellent for carrying heavier hundreds, hauling multisport gear, or overseas journey, the place its further inside and exterior pockets assist hold your paperwork and maps organized and accessible. It’s made with abrasion-resistant and waterproof Extremely materials for further sturdiness and comes with a pre-bent aluminum body. Nonetheless, what units the Each day Dose other than different packs is its adjustability and flexibility, which permit it to suit a variety of torso varieties and carry all types of drugs, each inside and outdoors the pack.
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Along with having an adjustable torso size, the Each day Dose lets you modify the width between the shoulder straps and select from totally different hipbelt sizes, making certain a near-custom match. In the event you’ve had it making an attempt to suit into the mounted torso and hipbelt ranges supplied by different backpack producers otherwise you need a high-functioning pack for prolonged backpacking journeys, you’ll love the Each day Dose’s versatility and match.
- Weight: 45 oz
- Sort: Adjustable Torso Size
- Closure: Rolltop
- Inner Lined Quantity: 44L to high of body, 10L in extension collar with three rolls
- Open Storage: 4L in entrance pocket, 3L in facet pockets
- Pockets: 5 together with primary; hipbelt (1.5L) and shoulder strap 1L pockets obtainable as extras
- Seam-taped: No
- Load-lifters: Sure
- Torso Sizes: SM = 16″-19″; MD = 19″-22″;LG = 20″-24″.
- Hip belt Sizing: SM = 25″; MD = 31.5″; LG = 34.5″ XL = 39″ (measures size of froth padding, solely)
- Shoulder pad size: SM, MD, LG
- Bear Canister Compatibility: BV475 and the Garcia match horizontally on the backside of the backpack. The BV500 solely suits vertically.
- Backpack Supplies: The physique is manufactured from Ultra200x, and the Base is manufactured from Ultra400x. The shoulder straps and hip belts make the most of 420D pack material together with Evazote foam for sturdiness, together with nylon webbing.
- Accent Pockets (hipbelt pockets, shoulder strap pockets): 210D Ultragrid
- Introductory Worth: $398
- Professionals: Extremely adjustable match, sturdy waterproof cloth, further zippered pockets
- Cons: Compression straps aren’t lengthy sufficient to hold snowshoes.
Backpack storage and group
The Each day Dose is designed like a typical ultralight-style backpack, that includes a roll-top closure, entrance mesh pocket, and facet bottle pockets.
The rolltop closure closes on the high with snaps, permitting you to make the most of the entire further storage within the extension collar. The rolltop buckles on both sides may be buckled collectively, or the buckles may be secured to straps anchored to the daisy chains sewn alongside the entrance mesh pocket.
- The entrance mesh pocket is made with sturdy mesh and is great for storing free layers or meals. The perimeter of the pocket options low-profile daisy chains, permitting you to run an elastic wire over and via them to assist dry moist clothes if desired.
- The facet bottle pockets are angled, which makes it simpler to drag out or change bottles. The highest of the pockets options an elastic wire and rope lock for securing gadgets and stopping them from coming out.
- There’s an exterior pocket situated above the entrance mesh pocket, sized for maps, and can be utilized to hold permits or different paperwork. It has a water-proof zipper with a zipper storage for added sturdiness.
- There’s additionally an inside zippered pocket that’s good for storing valuables.
- The pack is hydration-ready, that includes a sturdy hook to hold a bladder and a central hydration port that exits between the shoulder straps.
- Hipbelt pockets may be added to the pack and maintain 1.5 L every. Shoulder strap pockets, 1L every, connect to the pack with daisy chains and plastic clips.
The amount of the backpack, as much as the highest of the body, is 44L with 11L of extra house within the extension collar (with three turns of the rolltop). You may compress the principle compartment utilizing the facet compression straps to put it to use as a day pack. I like utilizing the pack like this once I carry Tenkara fishing rods and wish a pack that’s suited to carrying lengthy, skinny protecting rod tubes, one thing many daypacks can’t do.
The founding father of Lite Werks is Dan Madden, of Madden Mountaineering fame, a well-liked backpack producer within the Seventies. Dan grew up within the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, which sparked a eager curiosity within the outdoor at an early age. Graduating with a level in Forestry from the College of Tennessee and a Grasp’s diploma in Experiential Training from the College of Colorado, he obtained began within the outside world by working as an teacher for the North Carolina and Colorado Outward Sure Colleges earlier than beginning Madden Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado in 1974.
Backpack Body, Suspension, And Adjustability
The Each day Dose 55 has a U-shaped inside body that drives the load into the hipbelt (the U is alongside the underside.) The pack options an adjustable torso size with a padded shoulder strap yoke that may slide up or down alongside the body. Sliding it up will increase the torso size, whereas sliding it down reduces it. The padded yoke is held in place with Velcro, which retains it safe whereas additionally making it easy to regulate and fine-tune.
When you have a large chest, the gap between the shoulder straps may be elevated by transferring them to further outer buckles on the again of the shoulder yoke. The angle of the load lifters can be adjusted by transferring the buckle that attaches them to the shoulder straps up or down alongside the strap. This can be a fairly uncommon characteristic discovered on packs designed to hold heavy hundreds, and likelihood is you received’t use it, however it’s emblematic of the pack’s adjustability.
The shoulder straps characteristic plastic {hardware} for clipping gear, reminiscent of an inReach Mini 2, along with hose keeper straps. Additionally they have daisy chains sewn to the entrance, making it simple to regulate the peak of the sternum strap and permitting you to connect accent pockets, offered by Lite Werks or a third-party vendor.
The hipbelt is out there in a number of lengths and is replaceable. It’s held in place with Velcro behind a skinny lumbar pad, and it may be adjusted up or down roughly an inch for additional customization of match. The rear of the hipbelt is hooked up to the pack with load management straps designed to drag bigger hundreds nearer to your hips. The skin of the hipbelt options two tiers of daisy chains for attaching pockets or different equipment. Lite Werk’s hipbelt pockets are nice: along with a zippered “primary compartment,” they’ve a second zippered pocket in entrance that’s nice for holding trash or smaller gadgets.
The shoulder straps are S-shaped and will likely be comfy for women and men. Equally, the hipbelt options two tiers of adjustability with a sturdy heart buckle, making it adaptable for each males’s and ladies’s hips. Each the shoulder pads and hip belt are vast and well-padded, that includes a wicking softshell-like cloth for added consolation.
Compression and Attachments
The Each day Dose 55L presents quite a few choices for carrying cumbersome gear on the surface of the pack. All of Lite Werk’s compression, Y-strap, and add-on straps are made with nylon webbing (I approve) and never static wire.
There are two everlasting compression straps on each side of the pack above the facet bottle pockets.
As well as, there are:
- Two ice axe loops (made with webbing) and shaft holders (made with static wire)
- Low-profile daisy chains alongside the perimeters of the entrance stretch mesh pocket.
- 3 webbing loops on the backside of the entrance stretch mesh pocket
- 5 webbing loops (2 rear/3 entrance) on the underside of the pack
- 8 webbing loops on the base of the extension collar (4 entrance/4 rear)
Each pack features a Y-strap and two extra accent straps with gatekeeper buckles which you can connect to the pack. For instance, you could possibly lash a tent physique to the underside of the pack or over the entrance mesh pocket in case you don’t have house to hold it contained in the pack.
Advice
The Lite Werks Each day Dose 55L is a light-weight backpack made with sturdy Extremely materials. Though it’s not waterproof attributable to its untaped seams, it’s constructed with waterproof Extremely cloth that received’t soak up water and weigh you down. Whereas necessary, the hallmark of this pack isn’t the supplies it’s manufactured from, however the lengths that Lite Werks goes to make sure a wonderful match, with adjustable torso size, a large shoulder width possibility, S-shaped shoulder straps, a dual-strap hip belt, and cargo lifter attachment level adjustment. There’s an actual void available in the market for a fairly inexpensive backpack with these choices.
As well as, the Each day Dose 55L is supplied with quite a few options, together with further pockets and attachment factors, which additional differentiate it and permit customers to tailor it to their particular wants, from grueling day hikes to multisport expedition journeys and all the pieces in between, from Scout 50 milers to thru-hikes requiring heavy water carries. I feel the match and flexibility of the Each day Dose are unsurpassed, and it’s a wonderful, purposeful backpack in case you’re available in the market for a light-weight backpack with a body made out of fashionable supplies.
Disclosure: Lite Werks donated a backpack for evaluation.