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Osprey Exos 46 Pack
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Osprey Exos 46 Pack

Item # 780219

$179.00

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Sophisticated in design, the Osprey Exos 46 backpack offers comfort and super light weight without a sacrifice in ventilation. Use it for thru-hikes to weekend hikes.

  • Modified Airspeed suspension features an aluminum frame for support and a breathable mesh backpanel with side ventilation for cool comfort
  • Anchored in the lumbar area, the suspension system provides uniform pressure without annoying hot spots
  • Features gender-specific BioStretch™ fixed shoulder harness and hipbelt; mesh-covered, slotted foam saves weight and enhances breathability
  • ErgoPull hipbelt closure relieves hipbone pressure by spreading the tension along both the top and the bottom of the belt, not in a single line along the middle
  • Innovative Stow-on-the-Go™trekking pole attachment allows you to stow and remove poles without removing pack
  • Top-loading design features a floating lid pocket; another pocket under the lid further extends your gear storage options
  • Features 2 vertical zippered front pockets, a stretch-woven front pocket, side mesh pockets and zippered mesh pockets on hipbelt
  • Hydration-compatible design with drinking tube portholes; reservoir (sold separately) fits in cavity behind mesh backpanel
  • Comes with superlight 7mm side compression webbing straps; route the straps over or under side pockets
  • Thin tool loop and bungee tie-off lets you strap on an ice tool
  • Use the minimalist cord tie-off points to add a bungee cord for lashing on extra gear
  • Includes adjustable sternum strap and integrated sleeping pad straps

    Spec chart based on size Medium. Specifications for size Small and Large torso / waist and hips / base volume / weight are as follows:
  • Small: <18.5 in. / <31 in. / 2,600 cu. in. (43 liters) / 2 lbs. 3 oz. (1.01 kg)
  • Large: >20 in. / >33 in. / 3,000 cu. in. (49 liters) / 2 lbs. 7 oz. (1.1 kg)

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Item 780219

Osprey Exos 46 Pack Specs

Specification

Description

GenderUnisex
Frame typeInternal
Backpack styleUltralight backpack
Approximate volume2,800 cubic inches
Approximate volume - metric46 liters
Average weight2 lbs. 5 oz.
Average weight - metric1.05 kilograms
Adjustable torsoNo
Fits torso18 - 20.5 inches
Fits waist/hips30 - 34 inches
MaterialNylon
Frame materialAluminum
Number of stays1 peripheral hoop
Number of pockets8 + main compartment
Access / LoadingTop
Sleeping bag compartmentNo

Osprey Exos 46 Pack Customer Reviews

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Osprey Exos 46 Pack
 
4.6

(based on 5 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to load (5)
  • Lightweight (5)
  • Comfortable (4)
  • Highly adjustable (3)
  • Large capacity (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Light loads (5)
    • Extended hikes (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (3)

    Reviewed by 5 customers

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    Mar

    11

    2009

    (18 of 18 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great Pack.

    By oggypop

    from Bowling Green, KY

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Clever Design
    • Comfortable
    • Easy To Load
    • Highly Adjustable
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Small Hip Buckle

    Best Uses

    • Extended Hikes
    • Light Loads
    • UltraLite backpacking
    • Wet Weather

    Comments about Osprey Exos 46 Pack:

    I've used this pack on 40 miles of trail thus far. Initially, I was sceptically as to it's load capacity and the comfort it could offer. After 2 separate weekend tests in freezing temps and in mid-70's early spring warmth ... I am fully convinced this is the perfect pack for lightweight backpackers who still cherish the comforts of good suspension and room for a few extra luxury items. The pack is well designed with ample storage. I found that it held everything I needed very efficiently (both for cold weather and warm).

    Cons: Hip buckle seems weak and hip suspension loosens slowly while fast-packing (4mph). Also, the mesh side-pockets are very snug to the pack making it tricky to add and remove a platy-bottle (I doubt a traditional plastic bottle would function well in the mesh pockets).

    This pack seems to have been designed by a backpacker as it has all the luxuries of packs twice it's weight but sheds all the hefty extras. I highly recommend this pack to gear-conscious, conservative backpackers who love to pack long - fast days with minimal weight.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    Jul

    8

    2009

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    This frame rocks !

    By MrGreen

    from Minneapolis

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Easy To Load
    • Good Padding
    • Highly Adjustable
    • Large Capacity
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • You're going to buy it

    Best Uses

    • Day Hikes
    • Extended Hikes
    • Heavy Loads
    • Light Loads

    Comments about Osprey Exos 46 Pack:

    I've owned five other packs before I bought the Exos 46 and I could of saved a lot of money and frustration had this been made fifteen years ago.

    If you are an intelligent packer you could make it a week with this pack. That being said this is not the pack you should be buying if you plan on traveling around Europe on a train. Grab something in the 60-80L pack department for those trips. This is a serious piece of backpacking equipment.

    I LOVE THIS PACK !!!

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    Jun

    23

    2009

    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Bravo!

    By joezilla

    from Visalia, CA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Easy To Load
    • Large Capacity
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Extended Hikes
      • Light Loads

      Comments about Osprey Exos 46 Pack:

      Bravo to Osprey for making an almost perfect pack. I have taken it on two 3-day hikes in Sequoia National Park (which means a bear canister) and it has easily held all of my equipment with room to spare. The main compartment holds my bag, cannister, filter, stove, and spare clothing. The additional pockets make organizing the rest of your gear a breeze and finding your stuff even easier.
      In addition, the suspension system on this pack makes carrying all this stuff easy on the body. I have never used a pack as comfortable as this and I have been backpacking for over 20 years.
      Best money I've ever spent.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      7

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Everything old is new again

      By Glenn

      from Southwest Ohio

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Load
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Bad Padding
      • Restricts Movement

      Best Uses

      • Light Loads

      Comments about Osprey Exos 46 Pack:

      I've used this pack on some 3 - 5 mile dayhikes with a 20 - 25 pound load, and I've used its larger (but otherwise identical) sibling, the Exos 58, on a one-night, 10 mile trip. I ended up giving both packs to a friend who wanted to try them; I hope he has better luck than I did.

      The packbag itself is very nicely done, with 3 outside pockets plus a lid; the "inside-outside" compression strap allows you to run them inside the side pocket, or across the top of the side pocket as you prefer. I always found it very handy to use the long front pocket for storing my tent and tent poles; it was perfect for a Big Agnes Fly Creek or Seedhouse solo tent; not so much for a Copper Spur 1. I didn't have to open my main pack to set up camp in the rain.

      So why didn't I like it? Because, as I soon figured out, this isn't an internal frame pack. It's a high-tech makeover of an external frame pack, but it's still an external frame pack, with all the limitations of that design. As a result, you still get a slight bounce in the load as you walk, and it tends to move opposite the way you turn (unlike an internal frame, that moves with you.) The suspension didn't impress me. The shoulder straps were fine, and it does have load lifters. However, the hip belt does not wrap all the way around you; instead, there is a section of hipbelt sewn to each side of the frame. The mesh back panel (the "trampoline") is supposed to provide the rest of the wrap.

      That doesn't work any better now than it did when I put webbing straps on each side of my old American Camper external-frame pack in 1980. Despite the load lifters, I could never get the Exos "hipbelt" to support a 20 - 25 pound load adequately. No matter how tightly I pulled the belt, after a mile or so, the load settled onto my shoulders and stayed there; my shoulders always were sore after I carried the pack. I thought it might be that the hipbelt was just a little too lightly constructed. So, I tried an Atmos 50 on a 3 mile hike; it has the same general design, but thicker, stiffer shoulder straps and hipbelt material. It didn't make any difference, the load still ended up on my shoulders. (Also consistent with my e-frame days: those "split" belts never carried a load as well as the full-wrap belts I eventually discovered on a succession of Camp Trails packs.)

      Let me be clear: I'm not trashing the quality of the Exos pack (or the Atmos, for that matter.) It is a high-quality, well-made, creatively re-designed external frame pack, and it does have a lot going for it. However, you have to clearly understand that you're getting an external frame pack; you can't expect it to perform like an internal-frame pack.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Aug

      3

      2009

       
      5.0

      Excellent Pack

      By Travuw

      from Seattle, WA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Easy To Load
      • Highly Adjustable
      • Large Capacity
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Delicate

      Best Uses

      • Day Hikes
      • Extended Hikes
      • Light Loads
      • Wet Weather

      Comments about Osprey Exos 46 Pack:

      I bought this pack only a week ago and tested it this weekend on about a 10 mile hike on Mt. Rainier. The pack sits well and provides good back ventilation. Previous packs always had me holding the side straps with my hands, but this one sits so firmly that my hands were always free and my posture was much better.

      The pack is lightweight and deceptively voluminous. I was able to stash a ton of stuff with plenty of room to spare. Lots of different compartments with well thought-out access. The mesh bottle holders on the sides are a bit too far back and high for me to reach without taking off the pack, but that might be my own fault for getting a small instead of a larger size. The front hip pockets are great for chapstick and other knicknacks.

      I worry a bit about the exterior material ripping or getting scuffed up if I set the pack down carelessly, but after this trip, there was no damage at all.

      My experience so far has been great. This is one of those items that if you treat it well, you'll have it for 10-20 years. I don't regret my purchase at all.

      • Gift:
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      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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