Windrider 40
The preferred pack for backpacking in open, wet and wooded trails.
The Windrider 40 is the pack that super-efficient thru hikers and backpackers graduate down to when their kits are dialed, and the calories and fuel they need along the way are never too hard to find. Ideal for weekend or section hikes where frequent resupply points are available.
There’s a kind of classic image that comes to mind when you hear the word “hiking.” Dense green and brown forests with meandering rugged root-strewn trails lead to awe-inspiring hill and mountain panoramas, and rivers and streams lull tired explorers to sleep at the end or strenuous but rewarding days. These are the environments where the Windrider takes flight.
SPECS & DIMENSIONS
Materials:
-White: DCH50 (Main Body) & DCH150 (Bottom)
-Black: DCH150 (Main Body & Bottom)
Internal Volume:40L | 2400 cu in.
External Volume:9.8L | 600 cu in.
Weight:
-White: 1.87 lbs | 29.9 oz. | 848g
-Black: 2.02 lbs | 32.3 oz. | 916g
Load Capacity:Up to 40lbs
Back Width:10.5" | 26.7cm
Height (Fully Unrolled):30" | 72.6cm
Top Circumference:37.5" | 95.3cm
Bottom Circumference:33.5" | 85.1cm
Country of origin: Mexico
How to Choose a Pack Size:
Your torso length, not your height, determines your pack size. We recommend the following to determine yours:
Tilt your head slightly forward to locate the bony bump at the base of your neck. (This is your 7th cervical (or C7) vertebra).
Using a flexible tape measure, have someone measure starting at that spot and running down along the curve of your spine.
Place your hands on your hips so you can feel your iliac crest, which serves as the “shelf” of your pelvic girdle. (It’s the first hard thing you feel when you run your fingers down from the sides of your ribcage.) Position your hands so your thumbs are reaching behind you.
Have your friend finish measuring at the point where the tape crosses an imaginary line drawn between your thumbs. This distance is your torso length.
Small (15.0” - 17.0” torso)
Medium (17.0” - 19.0” torso)
Large (19.0” - 21.0” torso)
Tall (21.0”+ torso)
If your measurement falls right in between sizes (for example, if you have a 17.0” torso, so you are right on the line between a Small and a Medium), we suggest you choose the larger torso size.
Product image/s and texts: Hyperlite Mountain Gear