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

Weighing in at 562g (20oz), this is one of the lightest daypacks we’ve tested when it comes to hiking, though there are lighter climbing packs around. Cotopaxi has kept the gram count down with clever ...

Sustainable travel and outdoor brand Cotopaxi constructs its clothes from colorful recycled fabric offcuts and guarantees its gear for a lifetime of reasonable use (there’s a repair program as ...