Stratos 34L

I’ve used the Stratos 34L on several Caminos over the last 10 years. I purchased mine in 2015. The style has slightly changed, but it is an awesome pack! Never had a problem with it as a carry-on either.The other pack I have used on Caminos is the Osprey Hikelite 32L. It’s also a great pack, but the

I love my Osprey Stratos 34. It's a bit big in the summer but when I start getting into layers and maybe microspikes it's perfect. Definitely try it on though: some people find them too narrow. It's not just about volume. Again, especially when layers and any metallic gear get into the picture, a go

I think you're asking too much here. Although one of my friends uses a Kelty Redwing (36?) this way. He says it's tough to get all his multi day stuff secured though. I actually don't own a travel backpack per se. You see the Farpoint 40 recommended a lot. Despite that, it has a just-ok harness (but

Try getting your packing list for just the hike into your Sirrus now. Does it fit? If so, don't read the rest of this comment. 😂 I don't think you want a Farpoint 40. And, I don't think you want to take your Sirrus with you. I think you want a large hiking pack you can carry on. This is a bit tricky

I was able to carry the Stratos 34 onto the plane with no problem. I had a small backpack that stuffed into a little pouch. I would take my travel CPAP, battery and some other items out of the Stratos to make it look smaller. I was never questioned about the size. I wasn't even asked to gate check o

Are you doing any backpacking now? I get that you bought everybody backpacking packs but I wasn't clear if you're using them that way? I love my Osprey Stratos 34 for day hiking. I get that you don't get along with them; maybe you're really looking for something along the lines of the Zulu 30. If th

How big is that in liters? Anyway, I have two candidates for you. The Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack - it doesn't meet a lot of your bullet points but I have one, I love it, and I think that in terms of actual function it would be great. And the Osprey Metron 34, which is a lot closer to your bull

IMO the best method by far is a camera cube placed inside a bag of your choice. I shoot mostly medium format and needed a setup that could carry a camera and one or two spare lenses. I’ve tried many camera bags, some costed over $500. I found that all camera bags honestly suck. They are usually ridd

Btw I totally had a brainwave and took out my sleeping bag and used that as a cushion in the duffel bag! Oh and btw I used an IKEA bag but not the blue one there is another one which fits our backpack way better (the blue one has too much room in it) it's called GÖRSNYGG. Look it up in IKEA fits the

Osprey should have some notes on what torso length they'll fit. That's one of the differences. The other is that the straps on the Sirrus most likely have a more pronounced curve. Honestly that's not supposed to make that much of a difference for men. So I think you should figure out your torso leng