Volume4.4 L
Weight360 g
Dimensions17 × 27 × 10 cm
Bottles2 × 650 ml
Topo Designs · Mountain Hydro Hip Pack
Two 650 ml bottles round your waist, and 4.4 litres for the rest.
The Mountain Hydro Hip Pack is the Topo Designs hiking bum bag: 4.4 litres of recycled nylon ripstop weighing 360 g, and two stretch pockets that each hold a 650 ml bike bottle, cinched by a drawcord. On the trail, the belt tightens at the side and the moulded back panel stays snug against you. On the bike or at the foot of a climb, water stays within reach and your hands stay free.
Hiking · Cycling · Climbing
Two bottles within reach, hands free.


What fits inside
4,4L
4.4 litres and two bottles: a day's walking without a backpack.
On each side, a stretch pocket takes a bike bottle of up to 650 ml and cinches with a drawcord. The main compartment and the accessory pocket close with a zip, and there's another zipped pocket on the side. On the front, a bungee cord and adjustable straps hold whatever won't fit inside.
- Two 650 ml bottles, one in each side pocket
- Keys and phone, in the zipped accessory pocket
- Something to snack on, in the main compartment
To scale
Barely taller than a phone standing upright, wider than an A4 sheet.
17.1 cm tall, 26.7 cm wide and 9.7 cm deep: deeper than the Waist Pack and its 6.3 cm.
- Hydro Hip Pack17.1 × 26.7 × 9.7 cm
- Phone15 × 7 cm
- A4 sheet29.7 × 21 cm
The details
A bungee cord on the front, a belt that tightens at the side, a moulded back panel.



Worn
Buckled round the waist on the trail, or slung across the back.
4 photos
The Mountain family
One litre for the essentials, or bigger to carry water.

Mountain Waist Pack 1L
1 L · 14 × 23 × 6 cm
The simple bum bag: two zipped pockets, round your waist or crossbody.
See the Mountain Waist Pack
Mini Quick Pack 1.7L
1.7 L · 14 × 24 × 5 cm
Flatter: a slip pocket inside, and a loop for a bike light.
See the Mini Quick Pack
Mountain Hydro Sling
1.7 L · 16.5 × 10 × 10 cm
A crossbody bottle carrier: a bottle of up to 950 ml, and a mesh pocket on the front.
See the Mountain Hydro Sling
Mountain Hydro Hip Pack
4.4 L · 360 g · 17 × 27 × 10 cm
For hiking: two bottle pockets for bottles of up to 650 ml, and a moulded back panel.
This bag
Photos to the same scale, by the longest dimension: 22.9, 24.1, 16.5 and 26.7 cm.
Topo Designs
A sewing machine in a Fort Collins basement, in 2008.
Jedd Rose buys a sewing machine and sews the first bags in his basement in Fort Collins, Colorado; Mark Hansen asks around for people who can make them.
The two founders wanted gear like the kit they grew up with: tough, practical, classic, the opposite of throwaway and overcomplicated. The same bag goes from the city to the trail.
Topo Designs guarantees its bags against defects in materials and workmanship for a reasonable lifetime, excluding normal wear, accidents and lack of care, and would rather repair than replace. For a bag bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- Two bottles, 4.4 litres and a moulded back panel for 360 g: enough for a day's hiking without a backpack.
- Worth knowing
- The pockets take bike bottles of up to 650 ml; for a bigger bottle, up to 950 ml, see the Mountain Hydro Sling.
- Who it's for
- Hikers and cyclists who want their water and essentials round their waist, with nothing on their back.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume4.4 L
- Weight360 g
- Dimensions17.1 × 26.7 × 9.7 cm (height × width × depth)
- Storagezipped main compartment, zipped accessory pocket, zipped side pocket, two stretch bottle pockets with drawcord (bike bottles of up to 650 ml)
- Attachmentsadjustable bungee cord on the front panel, adjustable straps, daisy chain on the front, loop on the side
- Carryround the waist; adjustable belt with side adjustment, moulded back panel, top grab handle
- Fabriclightweight recycled 200D nylon ripstop; recycled 210D nylon lining
- Made inVietnam, WRAP and Fair Wear certified production
- Topo Designs guaranteedefects in materials and workmanship, for a reasonable lifetime
- Topo Designs reference932429 (River Blue / Brown Oak: 932429450)
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Topo Designs data (topodesigns.com and topodesigns.eu, October 2026); dimensions converted from inches.
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the Mountain Hydro Hip Pack?
17.1 × 26.7 × 9.7 cm (height, width, depth) and 360 g empty, for 4.4 litres.
Which bottles fit in its pockets?
Standard bike bottles of up to 650 ml, one on each side, held by the drawcord on each pocket.
How do you wear the Mountain Hydro Hip Pack?
Round your waist: the belt adjusts and tightens at the side, and the moulded back panel stays against you. A grab handle on top lets you carry it by hand.
Is the Mountain Hydro Hip Pack waterproof?
No, it isn't made for rain: in steady rain, water eventually soaks through its recycled nylon fabric. Put your phone in a pouch.
Hydro Hip Pack or Waist Pack?
The Waist Pack, 1 litre and 6.3 cm deep, keeps your phone and keys. The Mountain Hydro Hip Pack, 4.4 litres and 9.7 cm deep, adds two 650 ml bottle pockets and a moulded back panel: it's the bum bag for a day's hiking.








