Green Garden Best Running Backpack With Vest Harness 2024 – GWC Mag gwcmagApril 14, 2024080 views Lightweight, Full-Size Running Vest Backpack Hybrids Securely store a full day’s worth of gear, layers, hydration, and food by wearing a vest harness trail running backpack that minimizes bounce-and-sway. Our preferred assortment exists at the intersection of daypacks and running vests, offering a locked-in torso fit without sacrificing capacity, comfort, or functionality. Running Backpack Characteristics Secure vest harness fit 10-25L main compartment capacity Plentiful external storage, front-mounted bottle pockets A running backpack is not strictly for runners! They’re also perfect for long distance speed hikers and peak baggers on self-supported, fast-moving, all-day adventures that require a full backcountry kit, multiple layers, and a day’s worth of food. If you transition between jogging flats and hiking steeps, a running backpack may be for you! This selection of running packs represents our current preferences on a rapidly growing, relatively new genre of gear. Many of these packs we’ve used and recommend, while others were selected based on word-of-mouth, meta-study, user-review, and/or familiarity with brands and similar models. We will continue testing this year and update accordingly. If you have experience with a running pack in this guide, please let us know in the comments! While you’re here, consider more options in our guide to multi-day fastpacks, backpacking packs, ultralight daypacks, and EDC backpacks. You make Adventure Alan & Co possible. When purchasing through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. Here’s why you can trust us.