We tested the best daypacks of 2025 with options for every budget. Top picks include Osprey, Cotopaxi, and more.

If you’re looking for a day pack, the Osprey Talon 55 isn’t it. (We’d recommend the smaller Osprey Talon Pro/ Tempest Pro instead.) It’s officially too big for airline hand luggage too.

$165 The Osprey Raven 10 and Osprey Raptor 10 are ... have to swap everything out if you decide to use a different pack for the day or it’s time to throw it in the laundry.

Here's my full Osprey Antigravity 64 UNLTD Backpack ... Hiking for five hours straight in the Antigravity on a hot sunny day, I was less aware of the pack on my back than I’d usually be when ...