Pretty good pack

By Jayson Momeyer Ranked #101 - Hydration Packs - Large September 18, 2010

I'll echo some comments from previous reviews first: good quality pack, seems very sturdy, but not heavy. Nice ventilation, and good amount of storage for a hydration pack. The little waist belt pockets are kinda gimmicky, I could see fitting a small point and shoot camera in there, or a knife/multi-tool, but not much else.

I agree that it's STUPID that osprey didn't include a detachable hose (so I had to go out an buy a splice for about 6$ and install it) but the bladder seems of good quality, and havent had any leakage problems yet (fingers crossed)

If you really cinch up the rain cover you can get it to stay but it is finicky, would have made sense to have a bit of a lip at the top, but the shoulder straps come right to the top, making it hard to keep in place.

All in all a good pack that I would buy again, but do yourself a favor and get a hose disconnect aftermarket.

ohh also I am 5'10" and I got the M/L but could have got the S/M... I think I'm kind of on the border in terms of height FYI

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