Stratos 24

Wanted a smallish pack for a day on the hills and maybe the occasional TAB.

Fit: Filled it to the brim with 16kg of rice for a test run (more yomping with shuffles) and no complaints so handles weight well. M\L is a tad tall for me at 5’10 but I’m ok with it. Sternum strap makes the shoulder straps fit nicely without being constrictive.

AirSpeed System: I love storming up the hills generating lots of heat but when wearing my previous TNF pack or 5.11 military one it always seems to leave me wet. Mesh trampoline type structure lets my top layer breathe to its full potential and has made a vast difference to me. People spend a lot on technical shells so why waste money by trapping it.

Features: 24L is the perfect capacity for what I wanted and choice of materials mean it’s nice and light. Glove friendly zip pulls are handy in a storm, really handy; love they are used on every pocket unlike other bags out there that mix and match. Most straps tidy up well however do wish they included elastic loops to tidy loose ends. Pack cover (in fashion at the moment) is not something I tend to use, but credit where it's due nice addition and deploys well.

Final Thoughts: Love this pack and would choose AirSpeed design again should I need another size. Only looses a star as I'm a neatness freak and wanted to tidy up straps more.

(This review was left for a previous version of this product.)

I purchased an earlier revision of this pack that developed a fault on the top pocket zipper (a combination of general wear and tear and mishandling on my part).

I thought the pack was beyond repair but after contacting Osprey service via the webform and exchanging some digital photos via email I sent the pack back for repair the quoted modest cost. More remarkably on inspecting the pack the service centre technicians were able to repair the zipper at no charge.

I'm very pleased to be reunited with my pack which has always been light and very comfortable (I am 186cm tall and tall pack).

Such customer service is very rare in our throwaway world.

(This review was left for a previous version of this product.)

Have been using this pack for 3 months. My first impression of the pack was very positive, it has all the features that I wanted in a technical day such as axe loop, hydration port, hiking pole loops etc. After 2 months of intermittent use, I discovered a tear in the bottom fabric between the rain cover and the main compartment which was surprise as I didn't place any sharp objects such as shovel but only headlamps, notebooks camera and such. I really hope the next design of this pack can replace that fabric with a more rugged piece. Love this pack despite its minor flaws!

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Penso sia un ottimo prodotto

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This is the most comfortable under 30 liters backpack that I ever had. I love the suspension system. The suspenders are really really wide and well padded so the bag is really comfortable even without the hipbelt. The mesh backpanel is also absolutly fantastic. It mold your back to every mouvements you do.
The only little problem is that the weight pull you back a little bit. But it's manageable on that small volume.

(This review was left for a previous version of this product.)