Osprey Packs Atmos 65 Pack - 3800-4200 cu in

its a great pack after you get you're fit down, but until you get rid of the titanium frame dig can be a bit painfull... no major complaints and it even stands up to aggressive deer!

I've used this pack for a year and a half and it's done everything I've asked of it and more. First off the tech specs are wrong: the pack does have gear loops and ice axe loops, just look at the picture! There is a "shove it" pocket that could hold a shovel. I've overloaded this pack and it always had a little room for more. One liter platy bottles fit just right in the side pockets. I've wrapped a 3/4 ridgerest around a thermarest for winter camping and the back straps were long enough. I use the sleeping bag compartment to hold my two man tent. I shove my sleeping bag deep into the main pack bag. Everything else goes around the hydration sleeve. Rain gear goes outside in the right zipper pocket. Filter and mug in the left one(with room to spare in both). The top lid always has room for that one more thing. Snacks and camera in the belt pockets. I do agree that zipper work is a two handed job. When you get to camp ditch everything and this is the best working hydration pack ever!Remember this is basiclly an ulta lite "frame" pack. If you ditch your bulky, heavy gear and pack right this pack will see you anywhere.

I've used this pack for a year and a half and it's done everything I've asked of it and more. First off the tech specs are wrong: the pack does have gear loops and ice axe loops, just look at the picture! There is a "shove it" pocket that could hold a shovel. I've overloaded this pack and it always had a little room for more. One liter platy bottles fit just right in the side pockets. I've wrapped a 3/4 ridgerest around a thermarest for winter camping and the back straps were long enough. I use the sleeping bag compartment to hold my two man tent. I shove my sleeping bag deep into the main pack bag. Everything else goes around the hydration sleeve. Rain gear goes outside in the right zipper pocket. Filter and mug in the left one(with room to spare in both). The top lid always has room for that one more thing. Snacks and camera in the belt pockets. I do agree that zipper work is a two handed job. When you get to camp ditch everything and this is the best working hydration pack ever!Remember this is basiclly an ulta lite "frame" pack. If you ditch your bulky, heavy gear and pack right this pack will see you anywhere.

i got this pack as a gift and recently took it on a trip. during the hike i noticed that the titanium frame at the top of the bag was digging into the back of my shoulders. it wasn't extreme pain but a considerable problem. i have heard other complaints about this as well. osprey did good at removing the weight on this bag but all they weight they removed was in the padding...

Picked this pack up last week for a weekend trip. Overall it was a good pack, but not ideal. The frame protrusion into the pack makes for a cool and sweat-free back, but makes it a little more difficult to pack gear. I was carrying around 50 pounds and I think this was just out of the comfort range of this pack, as my shoulders were feeling it by the end of the trip. Once at camp and a few pounds were shed the pack was awesome for day hikes in the area.

The overall design is great and well thought out. The ventilated harness system worked great on my recent snowshoe trip to help keep my back from sweating. Very light with many versatile design features. The only complaint that I have is the length and location of the straps for your sleeping pad. The two points at which the straps are sewn are so close together, and the straps are just barely long enough, that is difficult to secure a full length ridge rest to the bottom of the pack. Although I suppose I could just buy a longer set of straps. Otherwise I have not yet found any other negatives.

This pack has two very redeeming features, one serious design flaw and several small pros and cons. The strong points are that it is just over three pounds and very comfortable when fully loaded. Some of this comfort is from the air flow mesh (airspeed) against your back. This air flow area also creates a great place to store a hydration pack or rain gear. Unfortunately, the airspeed frame protrudes into the main compartment and reduces the diameter by half at the middle of the pack (from 14 to 7 inches). You need to be very creative when packing, especially if you need to fit in a bear canister. I would hate to try packing up quick in a storm. Also, if you do manage to fit all your stuff around the airspeed frame it makes the two outside pockets so flat they become unusable. Not to mention trying to get water bottles into the two outside stretch pockets. Pockets on the hip belts are a nice feature but require two hands to operate. Also, the hip belts do not hang open when you pick up the pack so it requires four hands to put the pack on your back. Several small attachment/adjustment features on the pack are clever and useful. The two things you want most in a pack is lightweight and comfort. The Atmos 65 fills this bill. I think I will keep this pack and use if for long day hikes where packing efficiently is not an issue.

Great pack with great features! It just didn't fit. Tried large (in store) and then tried medium. Shape and curves of backrest makes it very size specific.

A perfect fit! I am 5'11' 185lbs. with a mid size torso. The large Atmos 65 is the most comfortable pack I have put on. I loaded down with 40lbs. or 18 kilos and trekked my way through downtown Manhattan for a good 2 hours. Airspeed system added some much needed relief from sweat and really made the pack feel snug. Never felt off balance or over-burdened. Recommend not packing a bladder in the pack or the airspeed pocket, it will increase sweat. Recommend Rick Steeves’ pack cubes for org. 3 large ones fit perfect in pack.