I am going to be interested in seeing those when they're finally released though I'm wary of the pricing.
Nothing in the updated Exos or Eja that makes me want to switch out my Exos 38 for one of them.
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I am going to be interested in seeing those when they're finally released though I'm wary of the pricing.
Nothing in the updated Exos or Eja that makes me want to switch out my Exos 38 for one of them.
Interesting difference from the claimed weight. Always thought Osprey were pretty accurate with their weight claims.
Arne L.
Thru Hiker
Superiour Wilderness Designs just accounced the full suspension Superiour 40.
I have (too much
) experience with SWD and their packs are fully customizable and very good.
I have (too much
) experience with SWD and their packs are fully customizable and very good.
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
The Granite Gear Crown2 38L is now available. It's not especially light when fully featured but can be used with/without lid, framesheet and hip belt. Strap cutting can bring the weight down by quite bit too.
theoctagon
Thru Hiker
el manana
Thru Hiker
Osprey Levity/Lumina vs. Exos/Eja: What will you sacrifice for 12 oz?
(thats 336 grams to people who don't know what a Quarter Pounder with cheese is)
(thats 336 grams to people who don't know what a Quarter Pounder with cheese is)
Interesting read. Don't think my current Exos will be replaced (if it ever gets replaced which is looking unlikely) with either of these though.
Really don't like that you can't remove the brain on the Levity/Lumina, don't like the lack of stretch on the external pockets or the getting rid of the (admittedly small) mesh strap pockets especially since Osprey straps tend not to be easy attaching after market pouches/pockets to. Not that worried about the lack of hip belt pockets as I'm not really used to using them much since my packs either don't have them or like on the Exos they're a bit small.
It looks like they've made the new Exos/Eja minutely heavier.
It looks like they've made the new Exos/Eja minutely heavier.
NEEpps
Section Hiker
At a £220 price tag (double the Exos), only 240g lighter that the Exos 48, and probably not as comfy, not sure it's going to be a big seller.
Clare
Thru Hiker
Damned with faint praise. It's too expensive for almost no benefits. I don't like the non-stretchy front pocket, don't like the double entry side pocket, don't like the price. Hopefully, with the introduction of the new Exos, the old style Exos will now be sold off really cheap and I'll get a 58 to slice the tiny pockets off and add better ones.
If I had that money for a pack I'd be buying one of the things I keep lusting over instead of that.
Time to see if I can find a cheap unused old stock Exos 48.
Clare
Thru Hiker
My German boyfriend, who had never hiked, wandered into a reputable outdoor shop in Berlin and was advised to buy a 2.5 kilo monster for a massive amount of money, well over £200 if I remember right. The waist belt clips alone weigh almost as much as our tent. He gamely carried it for a month through the Pyrenees but it's no longer part of his life. I found it quite shocking actually, that he got such bad advise from people working in an outdoor shop. It's a little bit sadistic.
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
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