 Please find my review and pics of the Osprey Exos 46 here
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 Interesting hydration 'pack' you have there!
Was looking at getting the Exos myself but it lost out to a slightly smaller Deuter mainly on cost grounds. Am happy with the Dueter BTW!
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 I picked up a 46 a couple of months ago, it's been a revelation compared to my previous packs. I'm not so keen on all the straps so I'll probably end up removing a few eventually, after I've found out which ones are actually useful or not.
I love the pole loop idea, being able to put them away or get them out on the move is a real bonus. The side pocket access is great too, again being able to grab a drink or a camera on the move is really useful.
I've only bagged a handful of weekends since I've got it but I have a feeling it's going to be a great investment.
I'm still toying with the idea of a ULA but I want to see what Colin Ibbotson's Tramplite packs are like when they go into production.
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I'm not so keen on all the straps so I'll probably end up removing a few eventually, after I've found out which ones are actually useful or not. Yes I know what you mean, for example the two straps at the bottom of the pack, I never use as all my gear fits inside the pack. At the moment I just velcro strap them tidy but I ought to get rid at some stage.
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How do I quote previous posts on here ? I don't seem to have the option ? The straps on the bottom will probably be the first to go for me too, I haven't carried anything on a pack down there since I was a kid and thought that was where the mat had to go  I think the majority of the straps just need shortening a touch, the side compression straps on mine have about a foot of excess even with a full load. I loving the pack so far though
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I've had one for a year or so, like others have said it's a bit over-specced in the strap department and also there's a ridiculous amount of slack/spare on some of them which promptly got cut off. Other than that the only issue I've found is that once or twice when I've done a big move (like jumping down off a rock) the hip belt has sprung unclipped, but I guess that's what you get with the light-weight clip. Other than that it's brilliant and very light. edit: Haha, I use the same 'hydration pack' too - a Source Convertube and a couple of bottles.
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 I've lugged my Osprey Exos 46 for over 4000 miles (or call it 6500 kilometres in new money), in all sorts of countries, along all sorts of trails, and it hasn't always been treated nicely. Baggage mishandlers have wrestled with it, and I've actually travelled by modes of transport where the 'terms and conditions' actually promise that your pack will get damaged! It's sometimes been loaded in excess of the recommended 15 kilos, so at times it's been stressed beyond what it was actually designed for. As it's only just given up the ghost within the last week, when I rounded off a short trip in Iceland, I've been well pleased with it. (For the record, one of the shoulder straps can't be relied upon to carry much of a load without failing completely, but the rest of the pack is just a bit scuffed and soiled.) Anyhow, I'm so impressed that I have another one ready to go. Plus points for me are that it is lightweight, but at the same time a fully-featured pack. I need a pack with a mesh back and airspace, so those ultra-light frameless sacks just aren't going to work for me.
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 Paddy, what an excellent endorsement - and it comes in green now!
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 FFS, Mike, that's completely uncalled for 
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 I've deleted Mike's comment. Use the ignore member option if you really don't want to see someone's posts. And there's no need to be abusive on the forum.
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 it's a source convertube bedders. a great thing when coupled with bags and filters.
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