Garage Grown Gear Best Ultralight Pack
Windrider 40
SKU: 3-10140-1
DESIGNED FOR: All-purpose backpacking
GREAT FOR: Any on-trail or off-trail backcountry activity
WEIGHT: 29.9oz | 848g (Med/White), 32.4oz | 919g (Med/Black)
PRIMARY FEATURE SUMMARY
One of our three all-purpose backpacking models, this workhorse is designed for almost any backcountry activity, from on-trail hiking to the most demanding off-trail and all-season environments. Primary features include:
- Identical to Southwest/Junction but with mesh exterior pockets
- Two over the pocket compression straps for load security
- D-shaped flat bottom keeps pack upright while loading/unloading
- Roll-top closure with internal mesh sleeve & hydroport
- White pack is 50-denier DCH fabric, Black pack is 150-denier
WHY CHOOSE THE WINDRIDER 40?
WHY CHOOSE THE WINDRIDER 40?
ULTRALIGHT ORIGINAL
Our original backpacking pack with external mesh pockets provide ample room for gear without having to open your pack and dig
WATERPROOF MATERIALS
Pair with our Stuff Sacks for a buttoned up, nearly waterproof kit
EXTERNAL POCKETS
Three external mesh pockets -- Makes it easy to see what's in your pockets and allows gear to dry faster
FEATURES
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SPECS & DIMENSIONS
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MaterialsWhite: DCH50 (Main Body) & DCH150 (Bottom)
Black: DCH150 (Main Body & Bottom) - Internal Volume40L
- External Volume9.8L
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WeightWhite: 29.9oz | 848g
Black: 32.4oz | 919g
*Average weight based on size Medium - Load CapacityUp to 40lbs
- Back Width10.5" | 26.7cm
- Height (Fully Unrolled)30.0" | 76.2cm
- Top Circumference37.5" | 95.3cm
- Bottom Circumference33.5" | 85.1cm
- Made InMexico
WHY CHOOSE THE WINDRIDER 40?
ULTRALIGHT ORIGINAL
Our original backpacking pack with external mesh pockets provide ample room for gear without having to open your pack and dig
WATERPROOF MATERIALS
Pair with our Stuff Sacks for a buttoned up, nearly waterproof kit
EXTERNAL POCKETS
Three external mesh pockets -- Makes it easy to see what's in your pockets and allows gear to dry faster
Features
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Product Reviews and Questions
5 Stars
Awesome material, style and use of straps.
Cons are no load lifters and low abrasion resistance
Still in love after 5 (6?) years together ❤️
Best purchase of my LIFE. Wish this could be shrunken down to a 20 L size for day trips. (Can it?) Everything is right where I need it, the hipbelt pockets are roomy and reachable - and I can also reach my side pockets. (I’m 5’ tall and have short arms!), I can fit a whole-*** bear can in it (don’t like it on the top of the pack) and it is COMFORTABLE.
Just buy it if you’re on the fence 👍
It is expensive, but it is SO worth it. I am rough on my gear and have had zero issues. Except for where a chipmunk chewed a hole in on of my hipbelt pockets.
Also - paired with a Nylofume liner, my down quilts have stayed dry in some of the worst thunderstorms I had no business hiking in :)
Windrider
Very Useful & Good!
Good!
I bought it after seeing many Japanese campers and hikers using it.
It was a good product that lived up to the reviews.
I use it for camping, so I'd like to be more creative with my packing.
5 Stars
I have this same pack in the white version. Hiked the pct and Colorado trail with it and loved it so much that I bought it again. Went with the black because I wanted the thicker material. 3000 miles on the first pack that is still usable but maybe not as water proof as it once was. Excited to see how many miles I can get out of this pack.