Farpoint 55

What would be overkill and how, exactly? I travel with a 28-liter hiking backpack because I haven't yet found a travel backpack which would be even half as comfortable. I have also taken 2 trips to Japan which would be very similar to what this dude is planning with 2 different backpacks. The hiking

This is a terrible bag to use as a hold bag. Unless you had a way of securing the handles, I could see these getting trapped within the conveyor belt system, which is probably what happened, I traveled on Ryanair to Pisa from Stansted return. I used an Osprey Farpoint backpack. Even though there is

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

What's your bag of choice for backpacking that involves a lot of trekking? I'm going to be doing a year of backpacking next year and will be going through cities, but also doing multi day hikes in certain regions throughout the year. I was looking bags like the Tortuga 40L and the Cotopaxi 35L, and

IF you 'fully pack' the 40L (Farpoint) AND 'fully pack' the 15L "day pack," AND THEN connect the two together (as designed), I find the combination to be much "thicker" than optimal. ("Thicker" as in "extends behind your back farther.") For a relatively short jaunt across a terminal - or in some oth

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

You have any midsize backpacks you recommend? I have Farpoint 55 and the daypack is too small and the main backpack feels too big sometimes. I have an atmos 65 which I use for longer trips and it’s not the best to carry when hiking shorter hikes (5-10 miles) Edit: would be great if you also tell us