Osprey  Stratos 36 Pack - Men's

My newest small backpack, has failed me, after less then a month. some stitches are open, one of the cord puller fell, to sum it up: poor craftmenship. Beside all that, there are some design flaws that made me write this review: 1. the zippers, aee fine toothed and it is hard to turn the backpack to the front ond open/close them with one hand only, the same goes for both hipbelt pockets... not good! 2.the water bottels pockets, are not big enough, nor designed well. when the pack is full it is very hard to get a nelgene 1.5 liter bottle ib them.. 3. the lower compartment is a bit too small.. atleast for me.. would return it in a heaetbeat!

Bought this as a daypack with a the intent of using it on summer 14er hikes. Has functioned well on three so far. Holds a few layers for a large male and has space for essentials. Fits like a glove to my back as I move. The gear point on the back is awesome. I wish the front pole straps had a cinch at the top to better secure poles. I also feel like the pad straps are pointless as I'll never be able to fit my sleeping back in this with other gear.

New version - NOT as good as the predecessor versions. Osprey changed the side pockets, which now have a difficult time accommodating a Nalgene 1 liter bottle. More importantly, they changed the way the frame height and shoulder straps adjust. They discarded the perfectly functional velcro scheme, which was infinitely adjustable (within the overall limit) and substituted a mickey mouse tabular scheme. This reduces the overall height adjustment available (so if you're 5'11" or more, be careful) and changes the feel of the pack on your shoulders. This change, as well as the side pockets, are detrimental to the overall utility and feel of the pack. Fortunately, I have a few other legacy Osprey 34 and 36 packs, so I'll live, but this is a disappointment.

Purchased this as a newb who has been using an older pack that was killing my shoulders. I loaded snacks, layers, 3 litre bladder, 1 litre bottle, knife, whistle, power banks... All the same stuff in my old bag and it was like the weight wasn't even there. I'm 5'9" and 250 pounds, and this fits me well. I'd prefer a different arrangement of the pockets, with perhaps an internally zippable pouch for keys/wallet, and the zippers I'm the little hip pouches are not functional when you're wearing the lack, it's impossible to close without taking the pack off. Otherwise I couldn't be happier with this purchase.. longevity remains to be see. :)

The pack’s suspension is a standout — I carried almost 40 pounds in it without problem. It’s built to maximize vertical storage, which is great for carrying. Good storage, great airflow and durable materials. Can’t recommend enough.

Initial impression is positive. Working towards an acceptable backpack for the Camino.

Took this on the Camino de Santiago trek in northern spain. Held up beautifully and is well designed for storing all sorts of gear. Highly recommend for serious hikers.

I purchased a new Osprey Men's Stratos 36 Pack since my old was had a lot of wear and tear and the belt zippers failed. I knew about Osprey guarantee, but couldn't wait the 8 to 12 weeks to have my old pack repaired. The new Stratos 36 has a couple of nice features one of which is the large pocket in on the back of the main compartment. My old Stratos had two pockets on top that were smaller. The main compartment on the new Stratos was only top loading, so you have to dig through everything to get to the stuff on the bottom. The old one had a large zipper that completely opened the main compartment. A feature I really liked - no digging. No matter how I adjust the new Stratos I find I can't get it to fit as nice as the old. So I sent the old Stratos 36 off to Osprey to get it repaired. I received a couple of messages that they couldn't totally repair it and offers of a new pack. Since I already had a new pack I wasn't happy with, I asked they repair the old one as much as possible and return it. Today it arrive and to my surprise NOTHING was done to it.

While the pack is great in many ways, the plastic panel in the back to adjust the height of the pack jabs into my shoulder blades.