Osprey - Trekkingrugzakken - Ariel Plus 70 Black voor Dames - Maat M/L - Zwart

While I usually love Osprey, this pack has one of the worst designed shoulder straps. I believe the updated the design on these straps but wow, what an incredible downgrade. The straps roll outwards and so it doesn’t sit well and flush to your shoulders which cause serious hotspots and discomfort. When this pack is fully loaded and you’re out for multiple days- beware. As a prior owner of several of their packs from day packs to 65l, this has been the worst one. Will try to return.

Fabulous bag for the most part! I tried every possible adjustment but the shoulder straps bow outwards so you get the thin edge angled into your shoulders. I’ve seen many others say the same on the other Osprey ‘fit on the fly’ straps, so I now know it’s not just me and it’s not a fitting issue. Has anyone else had this issue? FYI, I found the hip straps perfect and really well designed to take the weight.

Just used this pack for the first time for a 4 day / 3 night hike of the Thorsborne Trail, starting weight around 18kg (carrying extra with 2 kids). Pack was very comfortable, no problems breaking in at all. Weight distribution to the hips was perfect once I got the adjustments correct for my fit / size. Front opening and bottom access were both handy, more than I expected. The left hip pocket fit in my smart phone, which is not a small one. Only criticism would be that the water bottle in the side mesh pockets couldn't reach while wearing the pack; but that seemed to be the case with all of us and our various packs. Good quality, heavy duty material. I highly recommend this pack.

Bought this pack for my daughter for a 4 day trip. It has a convertible day pack (love) and is adjustable to one's frame. Very pleased with the quality of this product.

I used this pack on my first ever backpacking trip, and though I have nothing else to compare it to, I thought it performed great. Given that I ended up with a pack weight of 42 pounds (!) it was pretty comfortable. I did have little trouble getting the strap adjustments correct, but I think that was probably user error and lack of experience. Overall, I loved the components of the pack and loved that the brain turns into a daypack, which was really convenient having to check my pack to fly to the trip destination.