Volume32 L
Weight856 g
Dimensions53 × 30 × 28 cm
Laptop15 inches
Patagonia · Refugio Daypack 32L
Refugio Daypack 32L: the Patagonia backpack for Fridays, from the office to the weekend train.
The Refugio Daypack 32L is a 32-litre Patagonia backpack, the largest in the series: a roomy, well-organised interior, plenty of pockets, and enough space for all your gear or a weekend's essentials. Friday, 6 pm: the laptop is against your back, a change of clothes in the main compartment, and you head straight for the station. It keeps the padded 15-inch sleeve, the breathable back ready for a hydration reservoir and the two bottle pockets.
Office · Weekend · Day hike
Friday at the office, Saturday somewhere else, without going home first.


What fits inside
32L
A weekend backpack, organised like an office bag.
In the main compartment, two sets of pockets keep the small things in their place. On the front, two large pockets keep the essentials within easy reach.
- A weekend's things in the main compartment
- The small things in the internal pockets
- A bottle in each side pocket
The straps
Cinched when half empty, or an extra fleece on the front.
Two compression straps on each side: they pull the pack in when it isn't full, or clip across the front to hold something bulky.


Laptop
The laptop on its own, under a zipped flap.
The padded compartment is separate from the rest of the pack, against your back; a flap closed with a zip gives it a little more protection from damp.
15 inches
Separate padded compartment for laptops up to 15 inches.




Colours
Three colours: sand, black or mauve grey.
Weathered Stone
A pale sand, olive base and blue-grey straps: the brightest of the three, the colour of a dry path.
Black
Black from base to straps: despite its volume, it still looks like an office bag.
May Grey
A grey leaning towards mauve, royal blue straps: understated from a distance, livelier up close.
Will it fit?
48 cm
back length, the same on the Refugio 26L, 30L and 32L
The "Refugio Fit": a 48 cm (19 in) back length, one size that fits most adults. The 32L is taller than the 26L and 30L (53 cm against 46), not longer in the back. No hip belt: packed for a weekend, all the weight stays on your shoulders.
Measure your back before you choose.
Measure your back from your C7 vertebra (the bony bump at the base of your neck) down your spine to the top of your hip bones, and compare with the length shown.
Too short or too long? You have 30 days to send it back.
The range
26, 30 or 32 litres?

Refugio Daypack 26L
26 litres · 666 g · 46 × 30 × 19 cm
A full day in one pack: the office, the bike ride, the trail.
See the Refugio Daypack 26L
Refugio Daypack 30L
30 litres · 763 g · 46 × 30 × 23 cm
More room, say for a pair of shoes on top of your things.
See the Refugio Daypack 30L
Refugio Daypack 32L
32 litres · 856 g · 53 × 30 × 28 cm
More pockets, and enough room for a weekend's essentials.
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Photos at the same scale: 46, 46 and 53 cm high.
In the rain
Light rain, for the length of the commute.
Light rain
Water-repellent fabric
PU coating and a durable water repellent (DWR) finish: water beads up, then eventually gets through at the seams and zips.
This bag
Shower
Laminated fabric
Fabric covered with a TPU film (a flexible plastic) that stands up to the weather. The seams aren't taped.
Proper rain
Rain cover
A removable cover goes over the whole bag. Without it, the coated fabric eventually lets water through.
For a full day in the rain, use a rain cover or a dry bag inside: it isn't waterproof.
Patagonia
A brand that guarantees what it makes, and repairs it.
“We guarantee everything we make”: repair, replacement or refund if a product doesn't satisfy you (Ironclad Guarantee). Your claim goes through Eiken, and we pass it on to Patagonia.
Its products are designed to be repaired: the Worn Wear programme, and more than 100 repair guides written with iFixit.
Founded in Ventura, California. A certified B Corp and founding member of 1% for the Planet; since 2022, Earth has been its only shareholder.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- The only Refugio that also does weekends: the room of a small travel bag, the organisation of an office bag, and straps for the fleece that no longer fits inside.
- Worth knowing
- 856 g empty, 190 g more than the 26L, and no hip belt: packed for a weekend, all the weight stays on your shoulders.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who leaves the office on Friday evening for the weekend, with a laptop and a change of clothes.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume32 L
- Weight856 g
- Dimensions53 × 30 × 28 cm
- Laptop15 inches, separate padded compartment with zipped flap
- Back length48 cm (19 in)
- Hydrationhook and exit port for a hydration reservoir tube
- Storagetwo sets of internal pockets, two large front pockets, two bottle pockets
- Compressiontwo straps on each side, which also clip across the front
- Fabric100% recycled 400D polyester, PU coating, DWR finish made without intentionally added PFAS
- Liningrecycled 200D polyester, PU coating
- Back and shoulder strapsbreathable recycled polyester mesh
- Certificationsbluesign® (fabric, back, straps, pockets); Fair Trade Certified™ sewn
- Made inVietnam
- Patagonia style number47885
Specifications: Patagonia data; dimensions converted from inches.
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the Refugio 32L?
53 × 30 × 28 cm (height, width, depth) and 856 g empty: 7 cm taller and 5 cm deeper than the Refugio 30L, with the same back length and the same 15-inch sleeve.
Is the Refugio 32L waterproof?
It's water-repellent, not waterproof: the coated, treated fabric makes light rain bead up. For a full day in the rain, take a rain cover.
Does the Refugio 32L fit in the cabin on easyJet, Ryanair or Air France?
Not when full: its 28 cm depth is 3 cm over the cabin bag limit on easyJet (56 × 45 × 25 cm) and Air France (55 × 35 × 25 cm), and 8 cm over Ryanair's (Priority, 55 × 40 × 20 cm). Height and width are fine. Its compression straps pull it in when it isn't full, but no compressed dimensions are published: check your airline before you fly (size limits checked in October 2026).
Is the Refugio 32L comfortable loaded for a weekend?
The volume is there: enough room for a weekend's essentials. But it has no hip belt, and once it's loaded, all the weight stays on your shoulders; to walk for hours with a weekend pack, the Terravia Pack 36L has a hip belt with hip belt pockets.




