Simms has come out with a whole bunch of really good new packs this year, and one of our favorites is the Headwaters Day Pack. Like its big brother the Headwaters Backpack, it’s a really well-designed pack, purpose-built for fishing.
The feature list is long – rod holders, sunglass pocket, gear organizers, rain cover, hydration bladder fittings…the list goes on.
We say it’s really comfortable, with easy access to the gear that you use most in a day on the river. We like the Day Pack because it’s the perfect size for your typical day of walk-around fishing, like, say, a day on the Upper Dean. It’s not too big to fish in comfortably.
If you’re carrying a bunch of sensitive equipment like camera gear, a true dry pack like the Dry Creek Day Pack is a better choice. But if you’re carrying mostly fishing gear and the only items that truly need to stay dry are your point-and-shoot camera and (please, no) your cell phone, the combination of easy access, organization and moderate water protection from the rain cover will work just great.
Hi Guys,
After my experience with the Dry Creek Day Pack on week 5 at Alaska West where the strap pulled off at the bottom connection with no real persuasion , don’t buy until Simms do a product redesign. Contacted them through their website to comment/advise but second disappointment is I’ve not even had an acknowledgement, let alone a response. There is no reinforcement of bag material in the area of the connection and with a only single row of stitching this is an immediate stress point. A pity as the bag worked well otherwise so I did not take up the shop offer of an immediate replacement item as the problem would repeat.
Dave Cooper