Farpoint 40

The “bag review” nerds love sh*tting on Osprey when they can. I watched a review on the Daylite 26+6 today and they said to “try these substitutes.” They were 2-3.5x the price! I actually needed a smaller bag than my Farpoint 40 and went with the Daylite 26+6 in black. There’s probably a great $250

10 years on the road with my wife, living out of two Osprey Farpoint 40L carry-ons. One each. This year, after a decade of wear and tear, we replaced them, with the exact same backpacks. That probably says everything. Traveling this way teaches you a simple rule: if something new comes in, something

Packing list first, then the bag. The Osprey Farpoint 40 is the safe answer. The bag needs to fit you, fit your gear and fit on the plane. Here’s my 4 season kit. Note the layering possible. It will all fit in a 32 liter overhead sized backpack. Pack for a week and laundry happens. Hand wash basics

You can’t carry on anything larger than 40-45 liters and even then it needs to have the right proportions. I don’t need a bag that big. I just did two weeks with a 32 liter overhead bag and a 6.5 liter personal item. I can actually pull it off with a 25 liter for warm destinations. Something like an

Osprey Farpoint 40 with an adjustable torso length and load transferring harness for overhead carry on maximum loads. Patagonia Black Hole 32 for 7kg limits and general use. Perfect for “pack for a week and laundry happens” approach. Gossamer Gear Loris 25 for ultralight minimalist kits. It has a fo

I have the Osprey 40L Farpoint and I love it. I don't like to check a bag ever so I use it to travel and to hike. It's been my main bag for multiple long hut treks in Nepal, Peru, Iceland, Patagonia and for Kilimanjaro. It's a solid bag. Sometimes I pair it with an Osprey 15L bag if I need some more

Wait, are you traveling with a carryon or just a tiny personal item bag?Doing laundry every night or even worrying about nearest laundromat when traveling random countries sounds super stressful. My 1 bag carry-on fits 1 week's worth of clothing easily. Checkout the Osprey Farpoint 40 it's max carry

You’ll likely be fine on Delta, but watch your weight once you start flying other carriers because some international and low budget airlines actually weigh people’s carryon suitcases and if it’s overweight you will be checking it. *hasn’t happened to me bc I exclusively use an Osprey Farpoint 40 as

Osprey Farpoint 40. When I bought mine they had 2 sizes and no female version. The store fit me with the larger size because of my torso length and it fit like a glove immediately. Don’t travel as much anymore but still the bag that comes with me when I do carry on. The Osprey Daylite 26+6 is my go

A duffel bag is a miserable thing to carry and very few are carry on compliant. One camera and two lenses really aren’t a big deal with an overhead sized bag. You didn’t mention the season. Summer is easy. A backpack with a load transferring frame will handle the weight better. The Osprey Farpoint 4