Feature-laden women’s pack for multi-day hiking
Most rucksacks with as many features as the Big Agnes Sun Dog 45 are fussy, overengineered and heavy. But despite its host of practical details, this is a weight-conscious backpacking rucksack developed specially for women that is perfect for overnight wild camps or longer, lightweight multi-day walks. It offers features rarely found in this type of bag, notably a full-zip back panel that allows instant access to the interior, without needing to unfold the roll-top closure. It also has some of the roomiest hip belt pockets we’ve ever seen, plus capacious stretch mesh pockets on the side and front of the pack. There’s even a packable Trash Can to take your trail rubbish home with you. A moulded back panel, female-specific contoured shoulder straps, chunky padded hip belt and unique Hoist Compression system all ensure that it’s a very comfortable carry too. In short, if you’re looking for a versatile pack for overnighters or longer hikes, the Sun Dog 45 is the ideal choice
- 45L pack with adjustable fit designed for wild camp overnighters or lightweight multi-day adventures
- Contoured, anatomically curved back panel with body mapped foam and additional lumbar padding for a precise fit with ventilation, designed by women for women.
- Full-zip back panel provides duffel-style access to the pack interior
- Articulated Open Range Hip Belt threads behind the moulded back panel for positive load transfer to the lumbar, providing stability with flexibility
- Cut-to-fit hip belt provides a tight wrap on hips and eliminates gaps between body and pack
- Dual hip belt stabiliser straps allow the upper and lower section of the hip belt to be adjusted separately for a custom fit
- Premium curved, contoured female-specific shoulder straps featuring adjustable sternum strap and hydration hose keeper. Load lifter straps allow fine tuning of weight distribution
- Hoist Compression system that pulls pack weight inward and upward for positive load transfer, while raising the bottom panel up to secure the load
- Aluminium perimeter frame, shoulder straps, and hip belt function as a fully integrated suspension system that provides more balance on uneven terrain through a positive load transfer
- Top-loading access to interior with roll-top closure and two side webbing buckle closures that easily adjust with pack volume
- Internal 3L hydration bladder pocket with bladder hook, discreet tube exit port, and hose keeper clip on sternum strap
- Compartmentalised storage includes hydration bladder pocket, two stretch mesh
- side pockets, front quick-stash pocket, and front zip pocket with key keeper
- Trekking pole loops, ice axe loop, external daisy chain webbing and top grab handle
- Includes two 1.6L removable hip pockets and a 7L Trash Can for camp trash and collecting litter on the trail
| Total Weight | 1.28 kg |
| Volume | 45L |
| Torso Length | 41 - 46 cm |
| Hip Belt min max | 81 - 137cm |
| Dimensions | 81 x 25 x 22 cm |
| Top Opening | 43 cm |
| Maximum Load | 18.14 kg |
- Puncture and tear resistant material is made with GRS certified, recycled high-tenacity Mipan® regen robic nylon featuring a solution-dyed ripstop grid and UTS environmentally sustainable coating
- Heavy duty twill fabric
- Nylon taffeta lining
- Mesh pockets
Made with Recycled Materials - Made with Hyosung’s 100% recycled and GRS-certified Mipan® regen robic high-tenacity nylon containing a solution-dyed ripstop grid. Mipan® regen robic nylon is made from reclaimed waste, which saves valuable non-renewable resources from being removed from the earth
Big Agnes is a small, independent US outdoor brand out of Steamboat Springs, Colorado – a small ski-town that we’ve never visited but which we like to imagine is full of mountain-loving, trail-hiking outdoorsy types. That would make sense, since the company makes some of the best ultralight backpacking gear around, including the award-winning Copper Spur, Tiger Wall and Fly Creek tents. It is kit that has clearly been designed by a gang of folks who love sleeping in the dirt just as much as we do here at WildBounds.
Oh, and if you’re still wondering where the heck that name Big Agnes comes from, we did try to find out. Depending on who you talk to, it’s either an affectionate tribute to a legendary truck drivin’ mountain mama, or a 12,000 foot peak in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. We kinda like the first one better.
