Do you need a 10 liter or 30 liter? Will a frameless pack be comfortable enough or do you want to pay full freight for true load lifters? Does your backpack need to be waterproof? I took a look at ...

Kyle Siegel, the man behind Raide, was on a personal quest to create a better backpack for modern ski touring ... to the existing LF40–albeit significantly more compact in its 30-liter volume, and ...