Osprey  Farpoint 55 Travel Pack - Men's

My original was much better circa 2018. The day pack now has hooks to loop through the main pack. Difficult to do by feel. The hoop on the shoulder strap is too high up so you are bending your arms a long way to reach the loop or need assistance. The internal frame is also attached to the bag with hoops. These are outside the zipped area that means they have to be detached before being zipped up. The daypack is not lockable. The day pack has a red toggle that previously in a daypack was to close the area where the computer was stored. This now appears to redundant. A retailer told me it was for a water bladder, but the daypack has no holes for a tube to go out through the bag? Straps have gone down to 15mm. All these changes now mean you have messed up my whole travel set up as I have extenders made to fit 20mm buckles. All in all I will be looking elsewhere going forward. Now feels cheaper.

Perfect choice for planes, trains, and hiking along. Great removable day pack.

The functionality of this backpack is hard to beat. While you don't get to 55L (in reality it is divided between the 2 components), the main unit is large enough to accommodate a 2-3 day business trip and the "baby" backpack is an excellent complement if you want to take short trips in town or hiking. The laptop section is in the baby, FYI. Quality is good (early assessment) but like everything else, the true resilience and good or bad workmanship doesn't show up for about 6 months (that's why REI sends these invitations early... ;)). Seems like good value for the price and less expensive compared with other brands.

I bought this for our new travel lifestyle based on reviews of similar travels. Unfortunately, this is a terrible backpack for travel. There isn't any organization and no quick access. Dumping everything into the main backpack is fine, since I use packing cubes, but there aren't any front pockets for storing and accessing IDs, cords, etc. (except a useless small one on the daypack), The daypack doesn't open up very far and has no organizational tools, so it's your laptop and the tiny bit it can carry just dumped in. You can't get to your laptop without pulling everything out, and there's no way to secure anything, so it's just a matter of time before you lose something critical. If you're planning on using this for heavy travel, don't. There are better options.

I’m very particular about my kit, and this is a very welcome addition to my travel options. The day pack is a great addition and I’ve used the combination on 10 flights since taking delivery two weeks ago. The main backpack is super comfortable to wear and holds lots of kit due to the flexible size and compression straps. I would recommend this bag for frequent travellers when a trolley bag is cumbersome or too heavy.