Osprey  Farpoint 65 Wheeled Travel Pack - Men's

Been adventure traveling for decades and an am professional international fieldworker. Purchased this pack for the hybrid rolling/backpack ability, but it was a real compromise when it came to space. Learned long ago (for me, YMMV) to never take a standard suitcase for on the move international trips, and a backpack has its many advantages over a suitcase, but drawbacks for extended international travel when not needing to pack everywhere, while rolling bags can be tough with vertical and rough hauling when off the beaten path but otherwise choice if one can keep it and the weight off body, so wanted to try this pack and see what shook out. Was on the fence about capacity here, but some reviews based on extended international trips gave me hope that it might fit the bill. Just got back from a three-week trip through Hawaii, Japan and South Korea by air, land and sea. Lots of stops and moving from place to place frequently and from island to island, town to town and mountain to mountain including busy cities like Tokyo, along Japanese shores, Northern and Southern Alps, Mount Fuji and several places in between. Pros - (1) Excellent wheels on rough roads and paths as well as busy terminals; (2) Organization was a real treat - loved the pockets and pouches (not too many/few) and in all the right places; (3) Bomber construction - Durability was impressive and the bag shows minimal wear for all of its miles with ideal zippers that put up with a lot of stress from being packed out to the absolute max; (4) Ease of Use - In and out of buses, trains, rental cars, boats and planes, the bag was the easiest to hall out of six peoples' (even one with a carry on), so no faults in any of these respects. Cons (1) Space to size ratio is whack. One of six people traveled with large carry-ons and we found that the contents of this bag when absolutely stuffed to the gills would have almost entirely fit in the carry on; though the external dimensions required checking. A good portion of otherwise useable space is dedicated to the frame and backpack conversion hardware stowed in the hollow zippered back. Cutting that backpack feature out would allow for more of the overall dimensions to contribute to internal stowage space. (2) Small personal gripe – the handle is strong/capable, but with a single bar, made for stacking/hauling any extra bags on top a no go when rolling through terminals, docks and train stations and helping others with gear and odd bags. A double bar handle is handy in being able to wrap a couple of handbag or laptop straps around and worth the consideration if one makes a habit of placing a smaller bag on top of a rolling luggage on the go. Did an experimental swap on the trip and found that while a smaller sized female was able to fit the same number/type of items with space to spare, an average-size male's same items took up max space. Example packing list for reference: This was a trip that involved high heat and humidity for all but a few nights, so all clothing was hot weather and relatively small/lightweight/quick dry (ie one pair of pants, four pairs of Patagonia shorts, three ExOfficio shirts, three Aloha shirts, four pairs of Smartwool low-cut running socks, a few pairs of ExOfficio underwear, Chacos, hygiene kit, small first aid kit, Arc’teryx Atom LT Hoody, beanie, ball cap, swim trunks, one bottle of sunscreen, one pack of baby wipes, and a few small incidentals). Added a couple pounds of keepsakes (mostly maps/paperwork) along the way and was maxed out. Wore running shoes on travel days and packed Chacos in the bag to save space. Everything else was hauled in a 29 liter daypack that ended up doing a meritorious job of filling in the gaps. Overall weight: pack alone, according to Osprey, weighs 6.174lbs. For reference, even when packed to the max with little space to spare, the pack weighed in at 27 pounds. Great if one needs to pack it on their back or worried about airline limits, but goes to illustrate the limited capacity. Can get something in similar dimensions (27.56h x 16.14w x 13.39d in. at 6.174lbs.) that can haul at least 20-30 liters more gear. For example, the Osprey Farpoint 80 lacks the backpack straps, but is within fractions of inches at 80 liters and lighter (28.35h x 16.93w x 14.17d in. at 5.468 lbs.). The Osprey Shuttle comes in at 30h x 16w x 14d in. at 8.16lbs., but with 100L. So, bottom line is this is a great pack, but if you don't absolutely need the backpack option, I'd strongly recommend skipping this bag and going with one of Osprey’s (or other brands’) more spacious wheeled options for something that must be relegated to checked baggage. Alternatively, if looking to go similar space-wise, can find many options in other forms that include some larger-sized carry-ons. Along those lines, everyone's luggage was lost by the airline for three days early in the trip and for this amount of gear, a carry on would have solved a lot of problems in that situation. Again, in every other respect than the limited space for overall size that could have been achieved with smaller dimensions (or same size for much more capacity), I thoroughly loved this pack’s build quality, organization, and rolling ability. If a shorter duration trip with relatively light packing and/or a smaller female with smaller folded/rolled clothing items, this bag has some real advantages if absolutely needing the hybrid option, but even then it is a compromise. This is the largest/only option I could find at the time that could be wheeled and backpacked, but I'd hold out and hope that Osprey can come up with something similar (rolling/backpack-able) at least in the 85-100 liter range.

Been adventure traveling for decades and an am professional international fieldworker. Purchased this pack for the hybrid rolling/backpack ability, but it was a real compromise when it came to space. Learned long ago (for me, YMMV) to never take a standard suitcase for on the move international trips, and a backpack has its many advantages over a suitcase, but drawbacks for extended international travel when not needing to pack everywhere, while rolling bags can be tough with vertical and rough hauling when off the beaten path but otherwise choice if one can keep it and the weight off body, so wanted to try this pack and see what shook out. Was on the fence about capacity here, but some reviews based on extended international trips gave me hope that it might fit the bill. Just got back from a three-week trip through Hawaii, Japan and South Korea by air, land and sea. Lots of stops and moving from place to place frequently and from island to island, town to town and mountain to mountain including busy cities like Tokyo, along Japanese shores, Northern and Southern Alps, Mount Fuji and several places in between. Pros - (1) Excellent wheels on rough roads and paths as well as busy terminals; (2) Organization was a real treat - loved the pockets and pouches (not too many/few) and in all the right places; (3) Bomber construction - Durability was impressive and the bag shows minimal wear for all of its miles with ideal zippers that put up with a lot of stress from being packed out to the absolute max; (4) Ease of Use - In and out of buses, trains, rental cars, boats and planes, the bag was the easiest to hall out of six peoples' (even one with a carry on), so no faults in any of these respects. Cons (1) Space to size ratio is whack. One of six people traveled with large carry-ons and we found that the contents of this bag when absolutely stuffed to the gills would have almost entirely fit in the carry on; though the external dimensions required checking. A good portion of otherwise useable space is dedicated to the frame and backpack conversion hardware stowed in the hollow zippered back. Cutting that backpack feature out would allow for more of the overall dimensions to contribute to internal stowage space. (2) Small personal gripe – the handle is strong/capable, but with a single bar, made for stacking/hauling any extra bags on top a no go when rolling through terminals, docks and train stations and helping others with gear and odd bags. A double bar handle is handy in being able to wrap a couple of handbag or laptop straps around and worth the consideration if one makes a habit of placing a smaller bag on top of a rolling luggage on the go. Did an experimental swap on the trip and found that while a smaller sized female was able to fit the same number/type of items with space to spare, an average-size male's same items took up max space. Example packing list for reference: This was a trip that involved high heat and humidity for all but a few nights, so all clothing was hot weather and relatively small/lightweight/quick dry (ie one pair of pants, four pairs of Patagonia shorts, three ExOfficio shirts, three Aloha shirts, four pairs of Smartwool low-cut running socks, a few pairs of ExOfficio underwear, Chacos, hygiene kit, small first aid kit, Arc’teryx Atom LT Hoody, beanie, ball cap, swim trunks, one bottle of sunscreen, one pack of baby wipes, and a few small incidentals). Added a couple pounds of keepsakes (mostly maps/paperwork) along the way and was maxed out. Wore running shoes on travel days and packed Chacos in the bag to save space. Everything else was hauled in a 29 liter daypack that ended up doing a meritorious job of filling in the gaps. Overall weight: pack alone, according to Osprey, weighs 6.174lbs. For reference, even when packed to the max with little space to spare, the pack weighed in at 27 pounds. Great if one needs to pack it on their back or worried about airline limits, but goes to illustrate the limited capacity. Can get something in similar dimensions (27.56h x 16.14w x 13.39d in. at 6.174lbs.) that can haul at least 20-30 liters more gear. For example, the Osprey Farpoint 80 lacks the backpack straps, but is within fractions of inches at 80 liters and lighter (28.35h x 16.93w x 14.17d in. at 5.468 lbs.). The Osprey Shuttle comes in at 30h x 16w x 14d in. at 8.16lbs., but with 100L. So, bottom line is this is a great pack, but if you don't absolutely need the backpack option, I'd strongly recommend skipping this bag and going with one of Osprey’s (or other brands’) more spacious wheeled options for something that must be relegated to checked baggage. Alternatively, if looking to go similar space-wise, can find many options in other forms that include some larger-sized carry-ons. Along those lines, everyone's luggage was lost by the airline for three days early in the trip and for this amount of gear, a carry on would have solved a lot of problems in that situation. Again, in every other respect than the limited space for overall size that could have been achieved with smaller dimensions (or same size for much more capacity), I thoroughly loved this pack’s build quality, organization, and rolling ability. If a shorter duration trip with relatively light packing and/or a smaller female with smaller folded/rolled clothing items, this bag has some real advantages if absolutely needing the hybrid option, but even then it is a compromise. This is the largest/only option I could find at the time that could be wheeled and backpacked, but I'd hold out and hope that Osprey can come up with something similar (rolling/backpack-able) at least in the 85-100 liter range.