{"id":3191,"date":"2015-02-05T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:52:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:52:17","slug":"gear-review-osprey-atmos-65-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-osprey-atmos-65-ag","title":{"rendered":"Gear Review: Osprey Atmos AG 65"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all backpacks feel unique the moment you put them on. With most, it takes many miles to know what you think of this piece of gear that becomes like a part of your body for several hours a day.<\/p>\n

The new Osprey Atmos 65 AG<\/a> for men, though, felt different the instant I buckled it on (and I say that as someone who has tested dozens of backpacks over the past 20 years). While I\u2019m still eager to use it on a backpacking trip, I wanted to give it a preliminary test drive, so I carried the Atmos 65 AG on a four-day family ski trip to a backcountry yurt in Idaho\u2019s Boise Mountains in January.<\/p>\n

Wearing the pack loaded to about 30 pounds, I skied two trips from trailhead to yurt and back, on two miles of groomed trail with about 700 vertical feet of ascent and descent. On one of those trips, I carried my skis and my son\u2019s skis in the Atmos\u2019 side compression straps for about a mile; on the other trip, I also pulled a gear sled (which had its own hipbelt and was not attached directly to the pack) that weighed about 25 pounds.<\/p>\n

\"Osprey<\/p>\n

The pack\u2019s lightweight mesh suspension wrapped around my hips and torso less like a pack on my back than like a sock on my foot. The open-mesh, trampoline-style back pad, hipbelt, and peripheral-wire frame are integrated such that the suspension truly hugs your torso from shoulder blades to hips. The hipbelt even has built-in tension that closes the belt around your hips as if it were spring-loaded. The result is a fit that feels like the pack has been stitched to your back. Though full, the Atmos \u00a0never shifted or threw me off balance, even when I skied downhill through heavy, mashed-potato snow dragging a loaded gear sled behind me\u2014conditions more difficult than typically encountered when backpacking on trails.<\/p>\n

True to the Atmos\u2014and women\u2019s Aura\u2014pedigree, the frame is built for loads of 40 to 50 pounds, with shoulder straps made of soft, open-mesh foam, rigidity to keep the hipbelt from folding over, and air flow behind the trampoline back pad. And the Fit on the Fly hook-and-loop adjustment allows several inches of play for customizing the hipbelt\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

\"Osprey<\/p>\n

Features and organization are backpacker-friendly, including a removable two-pocket lid and a sewn-in nylon cover that buckles over the main compartment to protect contents when the lid\u2019s off. Stretch-mesh side pockets hold liter bottles, and a front stuff-it pocket of the same material swallows a wet rainfly. Two deep, roomy front pockets provide quick access to items like a jacket and rain cover, and hipbelt pockets fit snacks or a GPS. As a photographer who often grabs his camera while hiking, I like the trekking poles holder on the left shoulder strap so I can free both hands without having to drop my poles. The pack also sports standard features like a zipper-accessed sleeping bag compartment and ice-axe attachments.<\/p>\n

The Atmos and Aura take a new approach to fit and comfort in big packs while remaining very functional. Osprey also offers a men\u2019s Atmos AG 50<\/a> (4 lbs. for medium); women will find the Aura AG 65<\/a> (4 lbs. 2 oz. for medium) and Aura AG 50<\/a> (3 lbs. 12 oz. for medium). All Atmos and Aura packs come in three sizes with fixed suspensions.<\/p>\n

Shop the\u00a0Osprey Atmos AG 65<\/a> at REI.com.<\/p>\n

The Osprey Atmos AG 65 is a 2015 Backpacker Magazine Editors’ Choice Award Winner. Watch Backpacker’s video review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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