Coreal 35L Lightweight Foldable Travel Hiking Backpack

I have to give a shout out to this company. We bought two of these backpacks for traveling to Europe. They are very light-weight and foldable. I was amazed at how many pockets I found in this backpack. The top two pockets in the top flap are great for those things that you need quickly while traveling--headphones, first aid kit, sunglasses, medications, etc. For those wondering about how waterproof they are, I have to say that we had them on in heavy rain. When we returned to the hotel , there was no water in the backpack whatsoever. The outside seemed a little damp but not the inside. Once we finished our vacation, I packed it full of all the stuff we bought. It was stretched tight. I was a little worried about the seams because it seems lightweight. I carried it from plane to plane and easily stuffed it in the overhead compartment. I did not find a single seam with any signs of wear. It looked like new when I unpacked it at home. I will use it again for my next trip.

I was really surprised in the high quality of this bag. It does have a few strings and wonky seams inside the top pocket, but overall, this is much more durable and comfortable to wear than I was expecting with its inexpensive price tag. I hiked all over the rain forests in Costa Rica for 2 weeks using this, and it held up wonderfully. I never had any chafing or felt it was uncomfortable to carry, even when it and I were soaking wet. (It's not water proof, but that was assumed.) I did not carry anything extremely heavy, but it was a great bag to carry along lunches, water bottles, shoes, extra clothes, cameras and equipment, notebooks, etc. - whatever needed to come with us that day. It packs up to a little ball when it was time to stick it in the suitcase for home. It has a few pockets and compartments that also came in quite handy. I am very happy with my purchase and will use this on my upcoming travels as well!

For $20 bucks this cant be beat as an ultra-light bag option. I wouldn't man handle it or put more than 20 pounds in it due to the lightweight material. All the stitching seemed adequate and the zippers aren't chintzy, which is nice. The main compartment is smartly designed and allows you to utilize the full space of the pack. The interior sleeve fits a 2L hydro bladder, and I was able to fit a hammock, MSR pocket rocket+ fuel, a Stanley Adventure 2 person cookset, sleeping bag, 2 days worth of food, and a tarp all within the main compartment. The outside side elastic pockets are perfect for those 1 liter water bottles, and the front elastic works well for shoving random stuff into.Overall i'd recommend this bag for someone looking for a two or three day lightweight bag and doesn't want to spend a whole lot of money.

I got this backpack to take on a week long research trip through Yellowstone, it was the perfect size much bigger than I assumed by the price. I packed 5 days worth of clothes/ toiletries, a pair of shoes, 2 books, 2 flashlights, phone charger and such, and 2 2L water bottles all in this pack. It itself is very light and seems almost flimsy but I hiked with it all through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone and it held up wonderfully with no problem! I haven't folded it up into the little pouch thing but it is a perfect short camping trip/ day pack. The only criticisms I have are the lack of a waist strap and the lack of any sort of shoulder strap padding of any kind. If you have more than a few pounds of stuff in it after a while the shoulder straps do kind of roll up and hurt a bit. I luckily didn't need to carry that much stuff when out hiking so it wasn't a problem for me this trip except when I had to carry all my stuff from camp to camp. Along with that it does have a chest strap which is super handy and helpful but it has no waist strap which kind of sucked when we were hiking up and down mountains, the bottom of the pack would move back and forth when climbing and hiking. Other than that it was a great backpack, large enough for a week out, Lightweight, Waterproof, LOVE the straps to hold in the water bottles, and LOVE all the pockets, affordable, just no shoulder strap padding and no waist strap.

This was a gift for a friend who loves to hike and loves the color blue. It's a very pretty shade. The bag itself is very lightweight and folds down to practically nothing for storage when it is not in use. It's also a very good size for all heights and sizes with adjustable straps to fit everyone. The main compartment is one open area to allow plenty of room for all the essentials, including larger items such as towels or blankets and has a drawstring to keep it closed before the top is flipped down and secured. There are also nice side pockets to easily carry water bottles.Overall, this is very attractive, lightweight, functional and great for day excursions and I definitely recommend it.

I ordered two of these of a Costa Rica trip. While they're spacious, have nice pockets, & fairly water resistant, mine ripped one day 1. It wasn't even full or being manhandled. I picked it up and RIP. The whole top. The other ones fabric felt thinner, I couldn't believe it didn't rip as well, though all of the straps look like they're about to. Also, not comfortable to wear. My back was killing me after just walking through airport security. We afjustey straps all week with no luck. Poor quality, cheap, i should've known better. Reviews are misleading- do not get this for an excursion.