 I've been sat planning trips (after a lack of boots last year called most things off) and I've hit a stubmling block in my logic. So you've got your big 70+ litre pack, you've made camp for a few days due to good circular walks or attractions and you want to go about without being too encumbered. So do you use your big pack and just keep it mostly empty for use during the day, or do you use a second pack, something that can be packed down?
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.JPG) Hello take a lightweight daypack? e.g. Golite Ion or Exped drypack (though I do have a 72l lightweight pack which compresses well and can function as a daypack)
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 Hi Moorland Gentleman Personally i would pack up everything and take it with me. Never make camp for a few days,move on the next day to pastures new,you never know whats around the next corner. 
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 The only time i usually have a 'base' is when car camping. I prefer to stay in a different place each night so carry everything with me. It helps not carrying a big, heavy, 70L pack. 
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Never make camp for a few days,move on the next day to pastures new,you never know whats around the next corner. I agree with you, I was thinking two or three nights in the same place as a maximu. Mostly I was thiking of a litlle while on Islay, there's only two campsites and I'm not experienced enough yet to wild-camp Hello take a lightweight daypack? e.g. Golite Ion or Exped drypack (though I do have a 72l lightweight pack which compresses well and can function as a daypack)
Ahh, that's the sort of thing I was after, an extra 300g doesn't sound too much at this stage.
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I did what Mole suggests and took my valuables in a very small daypack. I got a exped drypack. It is light and packs very small in my 70L bag.
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 I've carried a spare light daysack on some trips (often foreign ones), and may do again depending on the trip and my main pack. I first got one of the original KIMM sacks for the job, and also have used a fantastic thing called the Berghaus Blitz (convertible bumbag/rucksack, 250g) which also serves as hand luggage for the travelling. Alas, this product was discontinued years ago. Recently I've looked at the Golite Ion but I think the lightest 'feature-laden' pack around is the Terra Nova Laser 20 Elite, only 210g, if you can live with the colour. Or if you can live with a very simple 'bag with straps' then the Sea to Summit Ultra-sil Daypack is a mere 68g and packs to the size of a large tomato!
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REI makes a daypack/stuffsack, the Flash UL, that I take when I know I'll camp then peak bag or do side trips. I use it as a stuffsack for my clothes and then turn it right side out to use it as a daypack. The Flash UL is a minimalist day pack, i.e. no padding on the shoulder straps and only a drawstring & toggle top closure W/no top flap. You shouldn't carry more than 5 kg. or 12 lbs. W/ the Flash UL. It has a waist belt and a sternum strap. There is an internal pocket for a hydration bladder W/a divided mesh pocket sewn to the bladder pocket. Also it has a small daisy chain webbing sewn down the middle of the pack's front. Th-th-that's it folks.
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Will you have walked somewhere with this 70l pack? It seems awfully big, and heavy, so perhaps consider taking much less stuff, in a smaller pack which can double up as a (large) day pack. Presumably, if you are static for a few days, you'll be on a campsite? So you don't need to carry too much food. If you are not planning to be on a campsite, you should not really be planning a base camp for 'a few days', since that conflicts with normal 'wildcamping' advice.
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If you want a day pack that can really be 'packed down' investigate the Sea to Summit Ultra Sil 20L daypack, weighs 68g and folds into a palm sized pack costs about £18. Its just the job for putting stuff in for a walk once your tent is pitched.
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2ppl have beaten me to the seatosummit sack. Anyone can carry a mere68g sack without noticing it. i reckon it will be the lightest solution around. Some golite sacks have a system where you can close up part of your large sack to make a daysack. Why not get one of those and use it for carrying gear to camp spot then in compressed form use it as a daysack.
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Golite Jam2 is a 50l pack that compresses down to about 20l as suggested by Time to Go and weighs about 600g.
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