>>2747217I've had a HPG Umlindi bag for about 3 years now, my only complaint is that the compression strap which goes around the water bottle sleeve should have had a guide on the top of the sleeve to prevent it from sliding around when you're jamming a bottle into it while it's on your back.
>>2748519Second for kuhl, I have a set of their renegade pants that I wear for pretty much everything that isn't bushwacking through himalayan blackberries.
>>2748653You'll get a lot more use cases out of a headlamp in my opinion. I fell for the overengineered muh lumens muh aluminum meme until I actually got caught out hiking in the dark and had to put it on. A big headlamp works fine for the previous use cases I had like night fishing but when you're climbing around on rocks trying to get off a mountain you want something light that will stay where it is on your head, not something top-heavy. In case you were wondering, the Nitecore HC65 also has a critical flaw where it will slowly drain the battery if you leave it in the light. Fucking retard engineers.
I think the biggest decision for flashlights is battery powered (Batteries can be bought pretty much everywhere and if you're backpacking it's probably more convenient) and rechargeable (Don't have to pay for batteries but once it's dead you need an outlet or a power bank to get it working)
I ended up getting a Nitecore NU25 rechargeable headlamp and I haven't had any complaints yet.
