Osprey Packs Porter 65 Backpack - 3900cu in

I have had this bag for about a year and it is awesome! I have traveled throughout the states and went to Bali with it for three weeks. It has great side compartments, convenient and well built handles for switching how you carry it. Furthermore, it handled the sometimes "rough handling" of the airports like a champ. Last, the backpack feature can be especially nice if you have a lot of gear and need your hands.

Just purchased The Osprey Porter 65 this morning and hope it will meet my expectations.. Thanks to the very friendly staff all info. I was requesting was answered. Will write review at later time.. Thank you..

Make it be understood that these two Ospery Porter Packs(65-90) are NOT made for long distance hiking but for carrying gear from vehicle/Helicopter to the room. The shoulder harness and shoulder strap make it alot easier then dragging your bags up a flight stairs or on small wheels through the sand. I like the option of carrying my bag/gear on my shoulders or on the back, If need be strapped to my guide frame which is ment for long distance packing gear or game.... I am very happy with with my Porter 90 and when I feel I need a smaller gear/clothing hauler I will be looking at the Porter 65. I have other (Back)packs with detachable day packs that will take me into the sticks or canyons for days..

The reason for returning the Porter 65 was because it was a little to small for my needs and have re-orded for The Porter 90 which is some what larger and hope it(P-90) will meet my requirements. Thanks again to(ALL)the staff members for their outstanding services... Very nice pack (P-65),Well made and would recommend it to anyone looking for this size of pack... TLR

Unfortunately, there appear to be fewer and fewer travel backpacks around these days. Everyone appears to be selling more specialized bags these days, which is a shame, since most folks really just need a general, dependable, duffel-like bag with a large place to store enough clothes for at least a week without washing, plus a few extra pockets to make common items easy to get to. The Osprey 65 does this very well. I wouldn't want a smaller or larger bag; this one is about perfect. The backpack straps are easy to get to and the snaps have been pretty reliable. Time will tell, but I think it will prove to be a winner.

The Porter 65 was just alittle to small for my needs so I will try the The Porter 90. What I like about these packs is there are no loose ends straps hanging all over the unit. Nice looking pack and looked well built. Will try again. Thanks to the staff you've all been very helpful and understanding. That will keep me coming back as I up grade my packing gear.. Thank you

Break a (Buckle/Strap Snaps)"NOT ON PURPOSE" and company is willing replace the whole pack, (Not just the snap or buckle)..Can't beat that deal and the company is close to my homeland....

This backpack/travel bag is the greatest. Plenty of room for all of your belongings, light and easy to carry. I used it for a 10 day trip to Europe and was amazed at its versatility and utility. Also, it has plenty of extra pockets for those things that need to be tucked away. It is comfortable and easy to carry, whether using as a backpack, carry-all or suitcase.

I bought this pretty much for urban excursions.. The occasional trips I take to San Francisco, where a good bag would be useful since I always have to take the BART and walk some. This bag is great. It shouldn't be confused for a mountaineering backpack, but if you wanted to use duffel anyways, this thing is so versatile and will fit your needs well. The "straight jacket compression" is a necessity for this particular bag's design and actually wraps the bag quite nicely; makes it a bit slimmer and cooler looking and I think the Porter 65 could pass for carry on if not absolutely filled. I probably had this thing 75% filled, and with the nice, aforementioned compression system and the backpack straps, it worked great walking several blocks through the city. I did use it on another trip with the bag nearly filled to capacity and it was some what uncomfortable to carry on the back for too long (I’m 5'11' 200lbs) but then again that was quite a bit of weight and I’m kinda out of shape and I’m not used to carrying a heavy backpack, maybe it was just me; 3900 cu-in can amount to quite a bit of weight though. Material is absolutely solid, held up great when I checked it on a flight (tucked in the backpack straps in the great, zippered hideaway on the back) and when it got kinda wet from the rain (I don't think it is waterproof though). This bag is great too if you don't quite need a mountaineering backpack. I want to reiterate for those needing the features of a mountaineering backpack that it is still fundamentally a duffel bag, i.e. it has one major opening and then some small little pockets here and there, and the straps, although pretty adjustable, are not sized to torso like mountaineering backpacks. My only concern at this point is the buckles... the straps require two each to attach at top and bottom when taken out of the hideaway and the main bag straps for the straight jacket compression require them. Theoretically if they broke, you'd be kinda screwed...but they are pretty sturdy looking and I would assume that Osprey would have designed the bag with this in mind. And I didn't utilize the hip belt that much, but it seems satisfactory. I almost went for the Porter 90 but I wanted the possibility of using it as a carry on. And the smaller, 45 would be awesome for the small trips but eh.. I bought the 65 and it’s pretty darn handy. To help you decide on the size you need, I'd compare the specified dimensions of each model (check out the Osprey website if you can't find them here) to a standard carry on (check out your favorite airlines carry on restrictions/dimensions or TSA's) to get an idea of what you need.