HIKPRO 20L Backpack Review
The $16 HIKPRO 20L Backpack is a great value for a light daypack. Best, it delivers in-field performance at a fraction of the cost & weight of most daypacks from well-known brands.
Ultralight gear savant Alan Dixon (AKA Adventure Alan) grew up in Northern California and spent his formative years mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada. He carried his first backpack into the Yosemite backcountry at the age of five. In the ensuing years, he’s hiked, climbed, and adventured all over North America, South America, Europe, and many other places.
Somewhere along the way, he became a part of the early ultralight backpacking movement. Alan co-founded BackpackingLight, is the co-author of Lightweight Backpacking and Camping: A Field Guide to Wilderness Equipment, as well as numerous reviews and technical articles.
A jack of all trades, Alan is a writer, photographer, and hiking guide. He is also a nationally competitive masters triathlete and competed in an Olympic qualifier for kayaking in 2008.
Over the past two decades, Alan focused much of his outdoor passion on high routes, canyoneering, mountaineering, and pack rafting. Alongside his partner, Don Wilson, Alan pioneered the Wind River High Route, the South Sierra High Route (an extension of the more famous Sierra High Route), and an extended version of the Escalante Overland Route.
Alan took a step back from website management in 2023, but is still involved in Adventure Alan & Co as a gear editor and technical advisor. Alan lives with his wife, Alison, in Berkeley, CA.
The $16 HIKPRO 20L Backpack is a great value for a light daypack. Best, it delivers in-field performance at a fraction of the cost & weight of most daypacks from well-known brands.
It may seem simple, but there’s a lot of tips and tricks here to make your life easier lot on the trail. Packing your properly, will keep you comfortable and balanced, keep your gear dry, and most important, it will keep you uber efficient on the trail.
The following data supports our “Best Backpacking Sleeping Bags & Camping Quilts 2020” It provides a solid basis for our sleeping bag & quilt ratings.
The following data/analysis supports our “Best Sleeping Pad for Backpacking 2020 | Complete Guide.” It provides a solid, data-driven basis for pur pad rankings.
Whether you are a beginning or experienced backpacker or hiker, Adventure Alan is about helping you become a better, more efficient & happier backpacker. To this I bring 50 years experience of backpacking all over the world (20 years ultralight backpacking), professional guiding in extreme places like Alaska.
Whether you are a beginning or experienced backpacker or hiker, Adventure Alan is about helping you become a better, more efficient & happier backpacker. To this I bring 50 years experience of backpacking all over the world (20 years ultralight backpacking), professional guiding in extreme places like Alaska.
The Finger Lakes Gorges should not be missed. And don’t let their popularity dissuade you from hiking and exploring these gems. Like Yosemite or the slot canyons of Utah, these gorges are held in high regard for a reason so hike them!
For much of the US hammock tent camping is fantastic & arguably the best way to sleep in the backcountry. This is true anywhere with trees—nearly all of the eastern US & much of the Mountain West.
The Hammock Gear Wanderlust Complete Kit for Hammock Tent Camping raises the bar for an ultralight, low cost, easy to use, complete hammock kit. It has the some of the best thought out features and easy to use components/hardware we’ve seen…
At a scant 1.8 pounds the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Dirigo 2 Tent is a serious contender for the title of “strongest, lightest and most storm-worthy backpacking tent” on the market.
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