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User Review: Osprey Atmos 65

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April 19, 2009

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Design: Top-loading
Size: 65(4200 cubic inches-size Large)
Number of Pockets: 7
Max. Load Carried: 45-50 lbs??
Height of Owner: 5'11"
Price Paid: $137

Well, 50 years of age recently hit me in the face. I have been doing a bit of day hiking for the last few years, but I haven't seriously backpacked for about 30 years. It was time to get back to it! But where to start with all the new packs and technologies?

I started my research online and liked what I read on the Atmos 65. I tried on on at a local shop and I was hooked! I just needed to get it for a price I wanted to pay. Scored it at Moab Sports as a 2008 closeout.

I just returned from an overnight trip on the AT. Yesterday I humped about 45-50 pounds with it (I was packing about 10-15 liters of water for my sisters I was meeting on the trail). In spite of my get gassed on the way up the mountain, the pack hauled it without any discomfort!

Today with a substantially lighter load, 8 miles never felt so effortless. Absolutely no problem! I am truly impressed with its comfort and ergonomics. Yeah, I've read some grousing about how its shape minimizes some of its usable space, but packed properly, this puppy can really haul!

I can't wait to try it for an extended weekend trip. Hope all my experiences with it will be this pleasurable!

Comments

I have now owned this pack for a little over 4 years and my appreciation of it has not changed one iota! I have used it for 3 long distance weekend backpacking trips over 40+ miles each and it has remained a great hauler; comfortable, capable, and rugged. When I'm getting prepped for my annual November Birthday Backpacking trip, I'll load a weekend's worth of gear in it and put in a 15-17 mile one day hike just to get the feel back. So, I've put at least a couple hundred miles on it and I'm still very pleased.

Old Eagle Scout 9 days ago

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