![]() This is our go-to pack for our 9-year-old son. The Gregory Icarus 40 is a great backpacking pack for tweens and older kids. The only thing that’s not our favorite is that we wish it were taller instead of being as wide as it is. ![]() Here are some of the great features in the Gregory kids backpacking backpack: Built in custom rainfly, front stretch pocket, easy to adjust (center pull) hip belt), tons of straps to make the pack bigger or smaller, hydration compatible, generous water bottle pockets, and a mesh back panel for lots of air ventilation. Our favorite feature of this pack is that it can be loaded from the top of the front, which gives you an easy way to access and find things in the pack without unloading the entire thing. He’s been doing training hikes weeking while wearing it for a few months and we still love it. We got the 70L version so that he could take it on long hikes, but also love that it can cinch down pretty small for smaller hikes as well. This backpacking backpack for teens is packed just as full of features as a Gregory adult pack, and is incredibly versatile. ![]() After TONS of research, we got him the Gregory Wander 70. We wanted a pack that had full adult features, but that would still fit his smaller and slender frame well. This summer our 14 year old son is going on a 50 mile backpacking trip with his scout group, so we searched really hard to find him a good backpacking backpack that would work well for his trip (since we 100% know that good gear makes a difference). How do I know if my kids backpacking backpack fits correctly? Look for a backpacking backpack where the torso can be adjusted by making the straps higher or lower. Adjustable Torso HeightsĪ good backpacking pack is fitted to the exact length and size of your torso to get a proper fit. Even better, it’s great to buy a backpack that has both an external water bottle holder and a place to put a hydration pack, since kids often drink more out of a hydration pack than a bottle on the trail. Make sure that the backpack you are buying will fit your child’s water bottle (s ome are annoyingly small and others are so big that all bottles fall out). When kids are backpacking, or really on any hike, hydration is KEY! All good backpacking backpacks will have an external water bottle holder on them. This is a fantastic feature in both a regular hiking backpack and a backpacking backpack. When a backpack chest strap is worn properly, it allows a child’s pack to fit to their body better and bounce around less. The purpose of a chest strap is to stabilize the backpacking straps from side to side and prevent rubbing and unnecessary pack movement. A chest strap should hit your child, right in the middle of their rib cage.
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