OspreyTalon 44L Men's Hiking Backpack with Hipbelt, Stealth Black, L/XL

Trekked in the Swiss alps for a month. Held up well

I took it to Tour du Mont Blanc. Weight was important to me and Talon 44 excelled in that, and yet still provided enough space for stuff required for 10 days of staying in huts.

Camino De Santiago; well designed and built, and practical.

It’s perfect

I bought the Talon 44 in large to walk the Camino Frances. I have since also walked the Portuguese Camino twice and it has held up great! I have more Caminos planned including a run to Patagonia and have no doubt it'll do fine. A sternum clip recently broke and have had excellent customer service getting in repaired.. In fact, they sent me extra waste buckles just on request to carry as spares should I need them. No problem placing in the overhead when the airways. I've used the 22l Talon on local romps of our 14ners in the area. A very satisfied customer.....

The media could not be loaded. I've been reading reviews of this pack to see what others have said and one complaint I noticed was that this pack didn't seem durable to the reviewer.So let me tell you my experience. I bought my first Osprey pack about sixteen years ago. It was a simple computer bag that cost about $100 at the time. I only bought it because I needed a new backpack, I was the only customer in the store, and the only employee, a young saleswoman, raved about it and I felt bad about leaving without buying anything.I thought it was probably a dog based on the limp fabric and lack of apparent durability, but boy was I mistaken. I've never misjudged a product more. That backpack accompanied me daily around town and around the country for nearly ten years, always stuffed, always heavy. One of the shoulder straps started ripping at about the eight year mark, but Osprey repaired it for free (not a good looking repair, but effective). I passed that pack on to my son when I got an Osprey bike backpack with a laptop sleeve about seven years ago and it's still going strong.Ospreys last and last. We just received a solid forty liter Thule backpack built from much higher denier fabric than Osprey uses. My wife and I are kind of laughing saying to each other that we hope this built-like-a-tank Thule backpack lasts as well as our thin-fabric Ospreys have.My wife has a forty liter Osprey that has been on multiple week-long trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, plus a number of month-long trips overseas, and it looks almost as new today as it did when it was purchased eight years ago.No manufacturer does backpacks better.This is a great backpack. It comes with Osprey's Airscape system which provides ventilation to your back. It has a lightweight and flexible, yet supportive, frame--Osprey calls it LiveWire—to transfer weight to the hip belt. The back panel to which the shoulder straps attach is adjustable for varying torso lengths. An ice axe bungee and hiking pole straps are integrated. There's an external pocket for a water bladder in the rear. The pack can adjust to carry more with a floating lid and removable sleeping bag straps at the bottom. Pockets include an easy-access zippered pocket on the lid of the pack, one on each side of the hip belt, a pocket on the left shoulder strap that could hold glasses or a cellular phone, a big mesh carry-almost-anything pocket on the front of the pack and two water bottle pockets (one on each side).This is a great technical pack, but it can be used for just about any purpose. It's a little big for carry-on luggage officially, but my wife has carried her forty liter Osprey onto flights lots of times, and even has used it as her one handbag--though not fully loaded.

This is an excellent bag if you're going backpacking for multiple days. It has plenty of storage in the stuff sack and a large front pocket and top compartment for quick access, spacious pockets on the waist straps, and a space for a reservoir in the back. There is access to the stuff sack from the bottom or the top. It's very durable, and I'm thinking it will last several years. This is a tall bag...I haven't tried it at the airport yet, but It might be too tall if they actually measure your bag.I really like how light this bag is...even when stuffed, it fits comfortably and doesn't feel very heavy. The support is very good, and there are plenty of cinch straps to compress the bag if you don't have too much in it. If it weren't for the height, I would say this pack would work for short day hikes too, but it's probably too large for that. It's good for multi-day trips, or even a backpacking road trip somewhere.

The media could not be loaded. Not the largest Osprey pack by a long shot, which is a lot of what I like about this pack: smaller, more minimal, and yet still has a lot of the key Osprey features.Video shows a walkthough of the bag. These guys always make packs I like, and this one is no exception.Comfortable and well made.

Confortable, espaciosa, y buena calidad, aunque no es la más ligera. Le resto un punto porque no me convence el sistema para colgar la vejiga de agua.

Very pleased with this pack, I’ve got a 3 now. And this is my medium go to everyday Munro pack. Big enough for all my kit as a lone hiker, full winter kit, and could probably fit overnight kit if you like ultralight hiking. Got tonnes of handy features & pockets, but the best for me are; water bladder bag fits outside the bag and behind the back strap spine (easy to refill), side pockets accessible whilst wearing backpack, pole & ice axe stowage, belt loop pocket, easy access stretchy front pouch, it just has everything. Great size, waterproof, best backpack so far & reasonably priced compared to others.

Not cheap but Osprey products are high quality. Arrived very promptly, well packaged and with no damages.Has room for an aquafier that can be away from the main pocket of the rucksack. Many pockets for your gear .. the top pocket can be removed should you wish.This backpack is light enough to go in a large suitcase when travelling abroad (the main reason I bought the Talon 44).RECOMMENDED.

Absolutely love this bag if does everything you need and more.