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Kestrel 48
Men's 48L multi-day trekking backpack with lid, side access and raincover
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With a proven legacy, the Kestrel 48 is a rugged, high performance backpack, designed to be a true outdoor workhorse.
Kestrel 48 is designed for medium duration backpacking trips, or adventures where you’re carrying a moderate amount of gear. This spacious pack provides room for plenty of gear for your multi-day adventures. Accessing this gear is easy through a large side-zip access point, stretching from the lid to the lower compression straps. This provides an easy way in to access your equipment or find exactly what you’re looking for. Kestrel 48 also feature upper lid access with a drawcord closure, alongside a lower sleeping bag compartment with a removable divider.
Weight: 1.6KG
Dimensions (CM): 75L / 34W / 32D
Fabric: 210D x 630D Nylon Dobby
With a proven legacy, the Kestrel 48 is a rugged, high performance backpack, designed to be a true outdoor workhorse.
Kestrel 48 is designed for medium duration backpacking trips, or adventures where you’re carrying a moderate amount of gear. This spacious pack provides room for plenty of gear for your multi-day adventures. Accessing this gear is easy through a large side-zip access point, stretching from the lid to the lower compression straps. This provides an easy way in to access your equipment or find exactly what you’re looking for. Kestrel 48 also feature upper lid access with a drawcord closure, alongside a lower sleeping bag compartment with a removable divider.
Kestrel’s backsystem has been designed for comfort and stability, featuring Osprey’s tried and tested AirScape backpanel and a sturdy hipbelt and harness design, these packs will comfortably carry a heavy load. An adjustable design allows you to personalise the height of the backpanel with ease, using a hook-and-loop torso panel.
Kestrel 48 features numerous locations to store your backpacking essentials, including nylon-reinforced water bottle pockets, dual zippered hipbelt pockets, a large front shove-it pocket, top lid pocket, under lid pocket with key-clip and external-access hydration sleeve.
Finally, Kestrel 48 comes equipped with all of the essentials for life on the trail; an integrated and detachable raincover, Osprey’s Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment, multiple compression straps, sleeping pad straps, ice-tool attachments and multiple lashing loops.
Whether tackling mountainous terrain, deep forests or winding trails, these packs set a definitive benchmark in backpacking comfort and performance.
Weight: 1.6 kg
Dimensions (CM): 75L / 34W / 32D
Fabric: 210D x 630D Nylon Dobby
Features
- Adjustable torso length
- Internal hydration sleeve
- Zip pocket in top lid
- Twin zippered hip belt pockets
- Top lid access
- Stretch front pocket
- Stow-on-the-Go™ trekking pole attachment
- Sternum strap with emergency whistle
- Removable sleeping pad straps
- Internal top load compression strap
- 15mm side compression straps
- Single zipped side pocket
- Stowable twin ice axe loops
- Single vertical zippered side access point
- Dual access mesh side pockets
- External Hydration access
- Front shove-it pocket
- Fully adjustable AirScape™ backpanel with foam ridges for comfort and fit
- Integrated & detachable raincover
- Sleeping bag base compartment with internal divider
- Twin zippered hipbelt pockets
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Super bag mit kleinen entäusdhungenHabe diesen Bag anhand verschiedener Bewertungen gekauft. Bin sehr zufrieden. Einzige Einschränkung ist das die Seiten-Freunden keine Taschen mehr sind wie in alten Versionen. So lässt sich schlechter Ordnung halten dandie seitenuugängendiekt ins Hauptfach gehen.
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excellentI'm a long-backed woman, so the women's rucksacks are too short for me. This is excellent, weight balances well on the hips. The storage is well thought out and pack really balanced - far enough off the back to give airflow but close enough not to unbalance you.
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Great BackpackGot the new version a few weeks ago. It appears more stable and with the different covers of the front and sidepockets more rugged. Compared to the previous version I tested in the local shops, its more comfortable with heavier loads (not yet tested on a longer tour). The small pockets on the hipbelt definitely close much easier and the additional acces to both side-pockets help. On the other side, the side pocket with the zipper seems to be just a bit smaller, at least my ferrata set doesn't fit as easy as when tested in the shop. Minor points are that, although there are now two loops for e.g. Icepicks, no upper elastics loops are included to fix them at the top. Neither are there any belt-loops to secure the lusciously long belts. I will see how to fix them myself.
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Ottimo zainoLo zaino è molto spazionso e allo stesso tempo abbastanza contenuto. Le varie tasche il divisorio interno permettono di organizzare bene il carico. La qualità dei materiali con cui è fatto è ottima e non ho riscontrato alcuna imperfezione di fabbricazione. Si addatta molto bene alla schiena.
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Awesome lightweight backpackThe quality of the materials and the features are remarkable. This backpack is also really versatile. As the back system does not represent a big part of the overall volume, you can reduce the size of the backpack a lot by using the compression straps, if you want to go small and lightweight. I used it as a carry on pack with many low cost European airlines and I didn't have any problems. But you still have plenty of room if you don't mind about the size and you want to carry as much as you can.
If you load it too much, I loaded up to 13kg. Is not as comfortable as other backpacks with more advance back system when you go for long walks/hike.But I guess that's not the aim of this pack.
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Nice lightweight 4-seasonBeen testing my Kestrel 48 on many different hikes. I'm living in northern Norway where both weather and terrain can be demanding, so I used a good deal of time to decide what backpack I wanted. The choice landed on the Kestrel, and it has never let me down on a trip yet.
The backpack gives a good comfort when walking, and it feels balanced. I like the detail with two pockets in the top lid (on the outside), since I usually end up having a mess in my other packs where it's only one. I haven't experienced any problems regarding heavy packing, although I see the possibility. I've carried my sleeping bag, tent and other heavy equipment but cannot say it has been a problem. The rain cover is big enough, but it failed me once during heavy rain (rain+strong wind), but the internal of the pack was dry although the outside was soaked. There's one thing I would like to change on this pack, and that's the color of the rain cover. It should be in at bright color so it is easy to see, but it is red so it's not so hard either. The materials are good and strong. I've used it at bit rough some times, but the only scratch I've got on it was a broken clip to one of the tightening straps.
So to summarize: Nice backpack who works winter and summer. You can easily carry your "must have" gear ++ in this pack, but if you need a lot more I suggest a bigger pack. I have used it on mountains and highland, and the rain cover can handle it. I've used it rough, and the materials are dealing with it. So all in all it is a nice pack!
Will definitely consider Osprey next time I need a new backpack.
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Comfortable all day longWhich is really all you can ask for from a rucksack. The hip loading works really well and the shoulder straps fit snugly, contoured in towards your sternum which I think helps avoid slipping/chaffing I have tolerated with other packs for too many years.
I really over-loaded this with bottles of water training for a summer hike in the Grand Canyon, and it coped very well - I could barely life it, but one on my back was just fine.
The snug back does generate/hold some sweat, but doesn't feel clammy I've not found a rucksack that sits away from the back which is actually comfortable, so this is a better compromise. for me anyway.
The pole holders are remarkably effective and don't get in the way.
Loaded normally, I am barely aware of it. The whole Grand Canyon trip, I never even gave my rucksack a 2nd thought - it just did it's job.
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