Osprey Packs Talon 11

any comments on this pack as opposed to the Haglofs Ace M? I'm seriously thinking of going in for a minimalist pack of this sort of capacity (in addition to my existing 24-litre daypack), and this one and the Haglofs Ace M are currently top of my list of possibles.

Cheers, and thanks for the great review,

 Andrew 

Posted: 07/05/2009 at 23:03

Posted: 08/05/2009 at 17:21

Well if 11 seems too big for anyone their website lists a talon 5.5 too?! Seems like it might be taking a good thing just a touch too far that one....

Posted: 08/05/2009 at 19:05

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 11:55

hmm. I'll look into it, thanks. Fitting a cycle helmet in might be nice, although mountain biking is more something I want to get into rather than something I actually do ATM.

Cheers,

Andrew 

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 12:47

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Posted: 10/05/2009 at 16:44

a very small pack is a very small pack. i don't think it matters a hoot what brand it is because you're never going to carry anything heavy in it and so it can't become uncomfortable.

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 16:54

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 17:04

Its interesting isn't it. In pure weight terms then you almost certainly don't need a fancy carry system for comfort at these sizes - and hence weights. ~5kg perhaps the typical load for an 11l one?

Something like the OMM last drop (10L) doesn't even bother with a waist belt. I've certainly rarely bothered with doing up the waist belt when using my 20l day sack to carry this sort of load. When I have its been for stability not support.

Where you'll win over a hypothetical  cheapo 11l day sack (do these even exist?) would be in the waist belt pockets, nice bladder pocket etc. Better outer fabric too probably.

To be honest I'd imagine that this isn't aimed at 'normal' users who'll mostly get a 22l one which weighs all of ~100g more They no doubt compress down rather well. Runners and the like need a nice stable thing.

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 19:45

Posted: 10/05/2009 at 20:50

I am looking at something like this myself or maybe the haglofs endurance (anyone tried/got one)  

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Posted: 11/05/2009 at 19:01