Farpoint 55

For flying, like the Osprey Farpoint (or Fairview - which my wife has). Shoulder straps, load lifters, and hip belts make them comfortable to carry across an airport or around town, and they have a zippered cover that keeps the harness bits under wraps when / if you simply want to carry the bags by

Check out Osprey farpoint/fairview 40L. It’s a travel backpack so it also has a clamshell opening that’s easy to get stuff in/out of like a suitcase. The backpack straps are actually really comfortable so you can walk with your pack fully loaded for longer distances, up stairs, etc. It’s very resili

This is all about overhead sized bags. Load transfer and under seat bags aren’t happening. Reduce the weight as much as possible! Get a pack with a load transferring harness that comes in various torso lengths or adjustable torso length for a proper fit. That will put 80% of the weight on your hips.

You could look at the Deuter Trans Alpine series, I have used a regular size for many years. The regular size is here also 28l, so similar to the Osprey Escapist. There is also a larger (taller) 32l version. But that is aimed at tall riders, so with long back, at least 1.85 m height. Considering tha

Only thing they have is cool colors. The fabric is really nice. Back panels are not ventilated so you will sweat a lot. Shoulder straps aren’t very good. They pack way too big for carry on unless you can figure out some kind of compression system. Straps aren’t fully stowable and there’s no adjustab

Osprey farpoint 40 if they still have it. The Farpoint 55 or 60 is sick as well, basically the same as the Farpoint 40 but includes a detachable 15/20L daypack. Converts into a duffel but also has all the straps and supports of a proper backpacking bag. Have used it for backcountry camping several t

It has all the ergonomics of a potato sack with straps. Get a proper backpack with a load transferring harness. Osprey Farpoint 40 or 55 REI Trail 40 ULA Camino Cotopaxi Allpa 50 Spreadsheet of backpacks with load transferring harnesses by U/fjnk https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H7PVLGCWw-Z-cq_MW

It was simply not nearly as comfortable and practical as a proper hiking backpack would be. The design also meant that the electronics I carry were the farthest from my back (I had the Farpoint 55 with a dayback) which is the opposite of how a backpack should be loaded. The straps also made it diffi

I had the Osprey Farpoint 55 for a year or two until I sold it. The longer I used it the less its design seemed to make sense: The daypack always ended up being very heavy while being farthest away from your back. At that point the straps did not support its weigh very well. The main compartment was

Travel backpack carryon limitations are generally around 40 liters (21.5”x14”x9”). They are usually shorter and always wider than hiking backpacks. For instance a Mystery Ranch Coulee 30 liter hiking backpack is too long even in such a small liter size to carryon an airplane and would have to be che