If you’re looking for a lightweight pack for the summer you’ll be hard pushed to beat the Marmot Kompressor Verve 26.
It focusses on using the lightest but most durable materials possible, with an unladen weight of 770g, and Marmot reckon you can actually get enough gear for a two- to four-day outing into the pack.
Whatever you do put into it is very easily accessed thanks to the generous-sized, multi-directional zipper on the main compartment, which makes both packing and accessing your gear a cinch. Inside this there’s a hydration sleeve and port and a zipped mesh pocket for valuables (there’s also a second zipped pocket in the lid).
There’s yet more storage space on the outside in the form of two side water bottle pockets and a large external stash pocket.
The preformed shape of the pack and directional foam channelling on the back panel and shoulder straps allows for maximum air flow when being used, and in use the Kompressor feels both light yet stable.
The only thing I wasn’t sure about was the removable webbing waist belt which is very rudimentary and doesn’t give a lot of support with heavier loads, but I guess this is the kind of trade off you have to make if you want a superlight pack.
Whatever you do put into it is very easily accessed thanks to the generous-sized, multi-directional zipper on the main compartment, which makes both packing and accessing your gear a cinch. Inside this there’s a hydration sleeve and port and a zipped mesh pocket for valuables (there’s also a second zipped pocket in the lid).
There’s yet more storage space on the outside in the form of two side water bottle pockets and a large external stash pocket.
The preformed shape of the pack and directional foam channelling on the back panel and shoulder straps allows for maximum air flow when being used, and in use the Kompressor feels both light yet stable.
The only thing I wasn’t sure about was the removable webbing waist belt which is very rudimentary and doesn’t give a lot of support with heavier loads, but I guess this is the kind of trade off you have to make if you want a superlight pack.
Other than that the Verve 26 is a superb day or possibly even multi-day pack.
