Backpack Straps Explained - Hiking Tips

What are all the straps on a backpack used for? Today we will go through the most common straps on your hiking pack to find out their purpose. Some will be handy, some not so much, but by the end of the video you will hopefully have no more mystery backpack straps flying around!

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[Deepblackice]

Wow that’s super helpful! I always noticed so many straps on my pack but never knew what some was for…Hip belt is definitely most important for multi day hikes

[disartster]

"I need a manual to all of these straps" - said I to my partner when unboxing my first ever multi-day backpack a week ago. And here it is! Thank you, it was very useful to go over all of them even if I knew main ones from numerous fitting videos watched :))

[hillrunner]

Great information thank you for sharing, the information is so helpful made my backpack a lot more efficient with gear.

[francisday]

An extremely practical and informative video. Very helpful!👍
Thanks for making this.🙏

[BackpackingGuru]

The presentation and the explanation was top notch with a soothing voice. Keep it up.

[minkakemi]

Thank you so much!!!! I mean I don't use my backpack for hiking, it's just easier to carry it in and out of trains but I kept wondering what all of these straps were for

[zafiradaima]

Thanks so much! I just got my first backpacking pack and am working on how to load it. Knowing the use for each strap is very helpful. :)

[abijahdixon]

Thank you! Mine has pretty much all of these, but always frusrtated me kn how to use these, I figured how to use quite a few of them out, but the ones on the side to hold tall things always stumped me haha!

[Marie-Wien]

So very helpful. Thank you for explaining this. 😊

[sudeeprao]

Great explainer video ! Very very useful. The production quality is also fantastic!

[Jacksonlima_zerofronteiras]

Very helpful, I had no idea of what those daisy chains were there for. Thank you

[mushrifahmed]

The video is soo much better just because of the fact that you have such a sweet voice and calm way of speaking.

[SticksAandstonesBozo]

Man you are just full of info I’ve looked for, for so long. I’ve never found a clear explanation of just this before.

[FrenchMaureen]

This is the most helpful video I've come across, thank you so much!

[bluedogbluey]

this was really helpful thank you. I'm new to hiking and had just bought a backpack and was just looking at the straps. Good timing!

[jasonyzs]

thanks for the video. Exactly what I was looking for. Not only I know how to better use the straps on my existing backpack, but I now know what else is available so I can better choose my next backpack. 🙏🏻

[philrennie]

Great advice, I learned a lot, thank you! You come across really patient and kind too, I really appreciate that, especially when learning something.

Have a great day :)

[mafpw]

Great explanation. Even though I’ve been hiking a while, I still enjoyed the review.

[JohnS-erjh]

Fantastic video. Very informative. I had trouble finding info on the different strap and loop names on various backpacks (even many backpack company websites do not list this info on specification of their backpacks). I need to know the names, so I can search for the specific feature I wanted (which is a backpack with a lot of gear loops and daisy chains, and if possible the bungee/shock cord webbing). Thanks.

[nicewander]

This is what I'm looking for because I don't the purpose of some straps and loops in my backpack. Thank you for this.