Just wanting to get people to look at some packs that don't get attention out here. Osprey Exos 46 video link of the Osprey Black Diamond Infinity 50 Outside Magazine Gear of the year award winner Granite Gear Escape AC 60 For going the distance Mountain Hardwear Koa 35 A comfortable light weight Kelty Locus 40 Minimalist pack Deuter Spectro AC 32 A rough terrain pack you can jog with Arc-teryx Arrakis 65 A beast of a pack JanSport Salish A nice daypack The North Face TreeHugger Mountain Hardwear Fluid 10 A Pack for moving fast...trail runners
I have been looking for a good pack for a while now. Going to USA in a few weeks and would like pick up a backpack, tent and som other supplies.. (saving some money buying this in america..) I am not a very experienced backpacker, but learning as I go. Want a pack for 1-2 nights, you got any recomandations Jon?? ( I know you have done some camping over the years..) I really like this on http://www.rei.com/product/795621, but is this to big/small? Also looking at this tent http://www.rei.com/product/797213
The Osprey Exos looks quite interesting - but not sure how compatible it would be with British weather somehow
+1 for the Osprey, tried quite a few bags on the last few days with store weights..Osprey always felt right..
I've used a Vaude Tofana 28 for a couple of years which is really comfy and easily adjusted. For anything smaller it's MaxP all the way
I used a Osprey Exos 46 for the last two years- great pack, carries well and is pretty light considering it's fully framed- lots of nice little features as well- like the small elastic pocket on the shoulder strap (nice size for a small gps)- the hip belt has two roomy mesh pockets- nice for camera, sunscreen, bug dope, snacks- stuff you want to access quickly, the trekking pole holder really works well when your not using your poles, the side mesh pockets are roomy- easily holding 1 liter bottles and then some the frame does a good job of transferring weight, it is also probably the coolest (cool as in not sweating in the back) pack you'll use the capacity of the 46 seems to be well beyond a lot of other packs in that range- I've used mine for trips up to 8 days (that's packing on the minimal side of the scale, but not totally spartan either) the one down side of the pack is they are sized by torso length (S,M,L) and the hip belt is "appropriately" sized- if your waist doesn't conform to what they think the size should be your out of luck as the waist belts are fixed and can't be changed- definitely a pack you want to try out first before hitting the buy button- I-it worked for me and was a perfect fit, my wife had to look at another pack
