Osprey Women's Talon 33

It's light. Juuuuust big enough for overnight or a few days if you go ultralight.

This is for the men's version. Mine fits 5.8, should go shorter > taller, so there you go ladies.

Great daypack. Great ski/board pack. No complaints. Got all yer belzNwhistles without extra weight (key clip, full pockets, compression, bottle sides, that kinda thing.) Comfortable as any pack I've owned w day loads. Ventilation solid but not superior.

I can't speak to this backpacking (really no reason not to use my 38L Vapor Trail. Stiffer and a deal cushier, only a poundish more..) Did bring home a few loads of 30lb groceries though. Sooooo:

It's not an overnight pack. You will need good pack skills and stiffening. Built-in stiffening is pretty fragile. For most this means you take your sleeping pad and roll it out in the empty to make a "hole." Then you pack the load correctly in yonder hole and should be fine. If you are kinda new to this the reason you want stiffness is it takes load off the shoulders and puts it on the hips. Wimpy little daypack hip belt here, but it still matters.)

You can get by without rolling a pad inside as I did w/ the groceries, but I'm pretty good at this. Are you? Lots of places n straps to lash up extra stuff on the outside. You could conceivably carry 50lbs. Would NOT recommend it, but maybe you're bugging out.

Final important note: I'm pretty fat and always have been. You will need a spacer if you are too. Esp for ladies who are even wider in the hips. Presumably the ladies version has more belt, but rest assured(Ish) Osprey will help you out if you need the spacer. I just sent an email. No charge.

Background

S tons. Years in the backcountry. >>> a year sleeping in the backcountry. All of the CO trail. All of Virginia and more on the AT. Outward Bound sacrificial leader. Snowboarded and hiked most of the continent. Capable if not expert hunter.