Farpoint 70

I am a big fan of Osprey backpacks. My sister laughs when I get yet another one... I must have 6 or 7 at this point.
I have just travelled around SE Asia with the Xena for a year and now around Morocco for two months with the Farpoint 70.

So, I really like the way it opens, makes it much easier to pack and unpack repeatedly. I like the way the harness feels when carried, and the way you can stow it away for airplane journeys. I also like the inoffensive charcoal colour. The (lockable) zippers work well, and the size is pretty good.

In the main bag, the thing that could be improved, in my opinion is adding a little flexibility, like an external pocket for stashing stuff at the last minute. The space where the daypack attaches (or even the side) would be great for one of those stretch-meshy stash pockets. Otherwise, there is zero flexibility (it either zips up or it doesn't, there is no room to squeeze something extra, or access something quickly). The other thing that would be nice would be to have an inbuilt rain cover.

My main gripe is with the daypack. I own so many smaller Osprey bags and this just doesn't live up to that at all. It feels like a cheap free-gift type backpack, with really limited functionality. It isn't made of the usual nice Osprey material but something clunkier, and the outside pockets are divided in two for no discernible reason, and will neither hold a small bottle of water or book nor stretch to accommodate anything at all. Just a small bit of fixed course net, attached in such a way that if you fill it, there is hardly any room left in the bag. The carry straps are also a bit of a joke. So disappointing compared with a regular daypack from Osprey. I thought I'd travel with it but I tried it out for a day while in Europe and thought: no way will this stand the test of travel for me. I ended up taking my Talon 22 (I also have the 34) instead, and am so happy I did. I would have just become totally frustrated with this poor excuse for a daypack with no helpful outside pockets. Expected much better from Osprey

I purchased this pack for travelling South East Asia and Australia, the main pack is a good size and it worked well, my only issues are with the detachable day pack. Firstly is a good size to carry the basics and it great to clip it to the main pack and carry in front of you, pocket wise it has a Velcro closing laptop sleeve and another zipped pocket for a tablet inside the main compartment and then a smaller zipped pocket on the outside, I think it could have done with an additional organisation pocket on the outside somewhere for documents like passport, Wallett etc and RFID safe, but the main problem I found was the mesh water bottle pockets being not stretchy, this meant that when you used the pockets it would reduce the internal pack capacity and if your pack was fully packed, you couldn't use the water bottle pockets

I recently upsized to the Farpoint 70 after finding the 40 a little too small for my needs. The 70 has a lot of room in the main pack and can be cinched down when carrying lighter loads. It is worth pointing out that the 2016 model has some changes, especially to the daypack. The daypack is now 13 litres and no longer has the waist strap, the earphone/hydration port or the ability to stow the shoulder straps behind the back pad which are shown in some reviews of the previous model. I was initially a little disappointed in this but after asking Osprey about it I can see the logic of a slightly smaller daypack to keep the weight balanced when attached to the main pack. The ability to stow the straps is perhaps the biggest loss, but it probably makes very little difference in use. It is good that Osprey has an ongoing development policy, and they do think things out very well.
There is one minor issue I have found with both Farpoints I have owned where the top back corners of the main pack get very scuffed quite quickly on airport luggage belts and I think the design could be further improved in those areas. Overall, still one of the best travel packs around.

la mejor mochila para viajar en el mercado , tiene todo , mucho mejor que la competencia.
Para mochileros y gente que viaja mucho esta mochila es la mejor

gracias osprey team

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

This backpack was brilliant. I used it a variety of times throughout last year, it lasted through 47 degree heat and monsoon seasons so it was definitely trustworthy. The bag did rip on the front which was an annoyance but does not alter the fact that this is a great bag. (This review was left for a previous version of this product)