Sojourn 80

The quality and ease of use of this wheeled backpack is outstanding. Good looking, really spacious, easily wheeled - could not be more pleased with my purchase.

After travelling 5 months in Oceania, South East Asia, Sri Lanka... I have to admit that I did the right choice! The sojourn 80 can contain a lot. It is easy to drive it even on quite rough roads - I just put it one time on my back ( hopefully because it was 25 kg!). Moreover, when you have to open your bag every day, not to say several times a day, it is a perdect solution thanks to the full opening and the 4 separate pockets. It is true that when loaded as I did, it is sometimes not stable... The thing I would add/improve for a future model is a light integrated " raincoat"/ protection.
We are a family and definitly, Sojourn 80, despite the price, is an awesome bag. From the time I use the Sojourn, I see Osprey bags everywhere! Thanks but please Osprey, keep the spirit of the travel, proposing the best solutions but not luxuous ones!

My experience so far of the Sojourn 80 (bought July 2016) for European and Asian travel is that I can't fault it. There are two things that I have just accepted from my old Osprey wheeler/backpack when you check them in for airline travel: they are going to get mashed a bit, and when they are heavily loaded, they can be a bit cumbersome to wheel and carry. I have no problem with either. The fact that my first Osprey lasted a decade and is now being used (not gently) by my son, says it all. It has been scratched, dented, but nothing has actually broken other than one of the front clips into which you can tuck the tightening straps. The Sojourn 80 has so far been a bit bruised, but is otherwise fine. As for their instability - I have always assumed that, unlike traditional carry-only rucksacks, the temptation is to cram in as much as you can - these bags carry a lot. So I rest it flat, not upright, and sit down to strap on the bag with the harness. My experience is that, when they are less packed, they are perfectly stable, on wheels or on my back. No excuse to buy a new one, for a while, it seems. Though they have become a bit pricey.

This was the only bag I could find that had several pockets so I could organize my luggage items. This was an important criteria for me.

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

I bought this bag for a holiday to Portugal. It's easy to get organised with the various interior and exterior pockets. The zips are sturdy and the reinforced sides of the bag keep your belongings protected. The compression straps are effective and useful. The bag is easy to pack because the front unzips on three sides.
The handle mechanism is smooth and the wheels roll well, making the bag a joy to pull around. The rucksack straps are easy to access and put away again and although the bag is a bit unwieldy to carry using them, they're a very useful addition for lugging the bag up and down stairs or very bumpy ground.
I strapped my Syncro 20 to the front of my Sojourn 80 using the daisy chain loops on the front of the Sojourn 80 to gain some extra capacity for my flight. It stayed securely attached and worked very well. However, the baggage handlers appear to have either chucked my luggage down the tarmac or gone 12 rounds with it in a boxing ring. My Sojourn 80 suffered gouges in the plastic at the bottom of the bag and scuffs to the fabric. It must've put up a good fight. I can still use the bag in spite of the damage. My poor Syncro 20 wasn'the so lucky and is completely trashed.
The Sojourn 80 is a quality bag. I'm happy with my purchase. A lesser bag would have been rendered useless by the treatment meted out by the baggage handlers but my Sojourn has lived to fight another day with nothing more than cosmetic damage. My husband's case (not an Osprey) suffered a collapsed wheel and was a nightmare for the entire trip. He wishes he'd bought a Sojourn 80 instead.

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