RE: Day-packs?
MPI. They make a really nice day pack. It has more cubic inch space than any others I could find at the time I bought it. The only complaint would be no padding on the straps but it rides down on your hips more like a fanny pack. It is saddle cloth and has straps on the outside to roll up clothes and carry on it. They have a web site and when I bought mine they gave me a guy in New York to call who sells them and he had a great price.