The North Face Basin 36 Backpack

The North Face Basin 36 is a 36-liter internal-frame hiking pack aimed at day hikes through weekend, 1-2 night trips, built with a contact-padded back panel, load lifters, and a padded, pocketed hipbelt for load transfer on multi-hour carries. At 1070 g (about 29.7 g per liter of capacity), it's a general-purpose hiking pack rather than an ultralight one — the padding and structure add weight compared to frameless packs, but they buy more comfortable load-carrying at pack weights this size typically reaches. Organization is straightforward: a top-lid main compartment, one kangaroo/shove-it front pocket, two stretch-mesh side pockets, and hipbelt pockets for quick-access items, plus bungee loops for trekking poles and an integrated rain cover so no separate pack cover is needed. The body uses 210D recycled nylon ripstop with a PFC-free DWR finish and a 600D recycled polyester base — both sustainability-oriented material choices rather than the lightest-possible fabrics. This pack suits day hikers and weekend backpackers who want a comfortable, well-organized, unisex-fit pack for shorter trips, rather than thru-hikers optimizing for minimum base weight.