Do any of these bags actually fit me?
I’m looking for a smaller daypack (something in the 15-18L region) - my current one is 25L which feels excessive when I’m only going out for a few hours. I ordered some, but now they’ve been delivered and I’ve tried them on I don’t think any of them fit properly.
The purple one is a Deuter Futura 25L SL. It fits fine - I’ve worn it for a 4 day 73km trek before and whilst I had a tiny bit of back ache by the end of day 4 (which was a 23km day), it’s not really an issue, but this is what I’m working off.
Next is the Rab Nitron 18L. I really like the pockets on the straps, but it feels like there’s just too much fabric on them with the gaping, and it doesn’t sit on my shoulders?
Then the Osprey Sportlite 15L. Again, too much fabric in the straps, and there’s a big gap between by shoulders and the bag.
Then the Osprey Hikelite 18L. Less of a gap on the shoulders, but the straps still aren’t sitting properly?
They’ve all got the same load in, with the exception of the Rab which doesn’t have big enough pockets for my second bottle. We don’t have REI in the U.K., so I can’t go there and get measured. I tried to measure myself before, but I definitely struggled to do it alone and ended up with something not quite right. I don’t mind keeping on with trial and error of buying online and seeing at home, but I don’t know what I need to be looking out for to get the shoulder straps to actually touch my shoulders. Or is it normal for them to fit like this? Thanks!