Osprey Farpoint 40 vs Osprey Exos 48

They do have a slightly smaller version that is closer to 38 Weir's and I Feel like this offers plenty of space for traveling for many weeks on end, a...

The size of the pack required is dependent on each individual's torso length. I'll leave a link in the description below to Osprey's guide and how to ...

Overall, I was pretty happy with everything I packed. In the future I would like to pack to the size of my mini MLC but use my Osprey Farpoint 40 for the comfort. Let me know if you have any questions. Happy (and safe) travels!

Back pain sufferer here - I use a frame (Osprey Exos) and a comfy sleeping pad (Xtherm). It’s worth the extra ounces to keep my back healthy.

I wanted to like this bag, and there are some things I do like, but the laptop compartment is a huge miss for me. I was looking for a pack to take with me to Borneo for 3 weeks. I managed to almost fit (but not) everything I wanted in to it, but it was like a stuffed sausage in the main compartment and a turtle overall. The small upper pocket worked well to hold my liquids, but what the heck could I put in the two sectioned laptop sleeve pocket? There are no small compartments, just a large zippered one and a large Velcro laptop one

There are a few different online retailers stocking the Exos 48. These are the best places I’ve found (price, availability, service):

pack was balanced and comfortable on my 5'11" body. There are features of a quality hiking backpack: a stable but lightweight frame, contoured shoulder harnesses featuring load lifter straps that prevent sagging away from your back, sternum strap and hip belt that perfectly transfers weight away from the shoulders. I had a comfortable, hands-free trek through an airport terminal, onto a monorail, up and down subway stairs and along a half mile of sidewalk to my hotel. I'll never drag along rolling carry-on luggage again

Both my boys complained about it rubbing them. Over the course of several days in the back country with heavy packs this left bruises. My review is based on my experience with these packs. I would not buy them again if I were going to do a similar trip

Zippers and pockets are well designed. Spot for my iPad. Bottle/can holders on the outside. Excellent, padded hip belt for distributing weight

Utility pouches on the waist belt and there are big open pockets along the side that would benefit from zippers. The side pouches were good, stowed a medium gatoraid And it did not fall out. I’d just be a little more comfortable if you could seal off those pockets.

Getting it on, I could not see the straps AT ALL. If I did not have a traveling companion I am not sure I would have gotten it on. I would have required a mirror. Once on the hip straps did their job and kept the weight off my shoulders

Of course, you've got quite a bit of weight. You've got straps passing through plastic buckles so they can kind of creak and squeak as you move. And t...

The smaller top pocket is perfect for your TSA liquid bag or throwing in the contents of your pants pockets before sending it through the x-ray machine. I do TSA Precheck so I don't have to take out my liquids, but leaving from other countries, liquids do have to come out so this pocket is handy. When leaving the US, put my wallet, cellphone and watch in the pocket so they're not in plain sight to temps any sticky fingers. The current model has more of a low key logo of just the bird and Osprey wording, not what the picture Amazon shows

In the new version, pockets on the belt were removed, pockets on the shoulders were removed, side and front pockets became less elastic and less capacious, the aluminum frame with reliable fasteners was replaced with a 4 mm wire frame with unreliable and low-quality plastic fasteners (one of them broke in the first campaign, and now either throw away the backpack, or do not know how to repair it), the new version has become higher and higher, the old one was lower and wider.