Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi Batac 16L
The Batac is the lightest and cheapest pack in this catalog: 11 oz for 16 L at $70, made from deadstock fabric left over from other manufacturers' runs, which is why no two are quite the same colour. It packs down to almost nothing.
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Specifications
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Pros
- ✓11 oz is the lightest pack in this entire catalog, less than a third of most daypacks.
- ✓$70 is the cheapest entry point of any pack here.
- ✓Deadstock fabric genuinely diverts material that would otherwise be waste, rather than being a recycled-content claim.
- ✓Packs down small enough to live inside a larger pack as a summit bag.
- ✓The colourway lottery is a feature for buyers who want something not mass-produced.
- ✓Simple construction means very little to break.
- ✓Doubles as a travel daypack without looking like technical gear.
- ✓Cotopaxi's Del Día programme has a genuine sustainability record behind it.
Cons
- ✗No support structure at all -- the load sits directly against the back.
- ✗16 L is too small for a full day's winter kit.
- ✗No hipbelt, so everything rides on the shoulders.
- ✗No maximum load figure is published, and the construction implies a low one.
- ✗Fabric weight varies between 75D and 210D depending on what deadstock was available.
- ✗Not a technical hiking pack despite being sold as one.
- ✗No rain cover and the fabric is not waterproof.
- ✗Colour and fabric cannot be chosen, which some buyers dislike.
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