Osprey Talon 22 Men's Hiking Backpack

Osprey always makes feature-rich but reasonably lightweight products and this is no exception. It's accompanied my wife and I on many adventures and has consistently done a great job. Items remained organized and easy to access and I really have no complaints.But it is worth noting that if the bag isn't full of sufficiently rigid things, it's real floppy, so I wouldn't ever think of using it for, like, going to class or something.

Osprey has been recommended to me by many of my friends and fellow hikers over the years. But my old pack was OK and I didn't feel like buying 'Up' at Osprey's price point. But that old non-Osprey pack finally died (and at a critical time on a ten mile hike; I wasn't too upset. It had given me about ten years of good service). After some consultation with people more knowledgeable than myself, I decided to replace it with the Osprey Talon 22 (I bought the S-M since I am am 5'9 and 150 lbs.). Note, the S-M Talon 22 is not 22 liters but 20. The M-L Talon 22 is actually the full 22 liters of space.First of all, what struck me when I pulled it out of the box was the weight: my old Name Brand pack (remember those old commercials? ) was easily 3 times heavier while empty. The Talon 22 is light. I'm told its not the lightest pack out there but I am satisfied with it. I'm not an ultra-light hiker and this one is just right.Second, the fit was amazing (with the ability to customize the fit). With total freedom of movement. It is very well designed. It is also very, very comfortable. My first hike with the Talon 22, I packed 15 pounds of Stuff (including the 6.5 pounds of water in the Platypus hydration bag). Very, very comfortable. Very easy to climb and scramble over rocks with this pack.Third, its sleek and compact but able to hold a 3.0 liter hydration bag (mine is the Platypus, mentioned above. Mini-Review, with in a review: It doesn't taste like rubber like that other Name Brand!). And while I am not a novice hiker, I am no master. I was still using water bottles up until a year ago. But water bottles take up so much space. I have more space although my Talon is only a 20 liter pack compared to my old Name Brand pack that was 25 liters. I have now taken the Talon 22 on two hikes in one week: One 6 mile hike and one 19.5 mile hike. It was fantastic for both of them. I have talked with hikers who half fill the hydration bladder with water and the rest with ice cubes on hikes where they don't need the full 3 liters. This sounds like 'Genius!' to me and I can't wait to try that out.It also has a lot of little details like a place to easily store trekking poles, if trekking poles are "Your Thing". Some little pockets, like one suitable for a small mag-lite, on the backpack strap. Its also got a built in whistle on the chest strap.All that being said, no pack is perfect. But since no pack could be made that functioned in every scenario or mission, we shouldn't expect that. That won't stop Internet Wags and the entitled Veruca Salt Generation but all grown-ups know this already.This is not the pack for long, Through Hiking or overnights. Unless you are a major survivalist, ultra-light, SF operator or Crocodile Dundee. It's only 20-22 liters, depending on the size you buy. You can't carry everything like stoves and pots and solar panels and sat-phone dishes and machetes and rocket launchers. For us mere mortals, I can't imagine a better designed lightweight day-pack. And as good old Saint Han says, "I can imagine quite a bit."

This review is for the 2017 Spring Green model of the Talon 22. The Spring Green color is extremely bright. It actually appears like a neon green/neon yellow color that I would definitely consider "hi-viz". The Talon 22 has always been a comfortable daypack made versatile because of its volume (not too big, not too small), hydration pack compatibility, and the ability to adjust the torso length. I'm 165lbs and 6ft tall and and it fits me perfectly. And there's still plenty of adjustement left to make it fit taller and shorter people. This is absolutely my backpack of choice for day hikes and mountain biking.This is a newer (2017) and slightly updated design to the Talon daypack. I use to use the older 2015 version of this daypack and some of the differences I've noticed include....1. The large stretchy external pouch seems to be made of a sturdier (slightly less stretchy) fabric in the 2017 version. This is an improvement for me. The drawback is that this pocket is smaller than it was on the 2015 version.2. The stretchy straps that secure the hydration hose to the arm straps are now basically thick rubber bands in the 2017 version. They function well and I'm hoping they're just as durable as the stretchy fabric straps that were used in the 2015 version.3. The cord that functions with the "lidlock" now comes to an end inside the daypack. If I ever want to tighten down the lidlock, I have to unzip the bag and tighten the cord from the inside.4. The waist belt pockets now have a stretchy material on the top portion of the pocket and the bottom half is nylon. In my 2015 version, the bottom half was stretchy and the top half was nylon.5. The back panel uses a different pattern of foam.Overall, I feel as though this is a sturdier update to the Talon 22. My older Talon would snag easily on tree branches and the external stretch pouch had plenty of little snags in the fabric to prove it. I feel like this new stretchy material Osprey has used will hold up a little better.

Osprey is the best hiking bag with lifetime warranty!!

On the expensive side and would have been better with a hydration bladder. However, is a superb backpack with enough add ons for keeping most things!

lighter and more comfortable that my Deuter !

It's small so you should be ready when it's full after you've put a jacket bottle of water and some food in. The pockets/compartments are helpful in sorting battery banks and what have you. Do buy 30+ for an overnighter, this will not do unless you're hardly wearing anything and are hiking where it's hot

Ottimo zaino per il trakking. Comodo, capiente e versatile, si adatta al corpo e lo schienale offre un'ottima ventilazione. Leggero e robusto.