Osprey is the highest-selling outdoor backpack brand in the United States, accounting for more than 60% of the global professional hiking bag market, the first in the industry, its ergonomic backpack design and quality have a long-standing reputation, in Outdoor Gearlab's latest selection of 12 "2018 Best Outdoor Backpacks", Osprey has 6 on the list, and the first two of the best women's backpacks are also covered by Osprey.
The harness system is the soul of a professional mountaineering bag, and it is here that Osprey is best known for developing four harness systems, each for different scenarios. "Comfortable carrying" is positioned for urban use and is widely used in entry-level urban commuting packages; The "Empty View Piggyback" is the main carrying system of the Osprey, which is breathable and weight-bearing at the same time. The "Airspeed Carry" was specially developed for cycling and focuses on breathability; The "AG Anti-Gravity Piggyback" focuses on breathability and large loads, and is usually only used in backpacks over 50 liters.
Osprey also advocates that backpacks should be customized in combination with the curve of the human body, and the concept of women's backpacks was first proposed in the industry, until today, Osprey is still one of the few brands of mountaineering bags divided into men and women, considering the difference in women's strength and skeleton, compared with men's bags, the curvature of women's shoulder straps is greater than that of men, its chest position is wider, and the upper filling density of the shoulder straps is more in line with the slender characteristics of women's shoulders and neck.
Ospery production line is mainly in South Korea and Vietnam, the domestic sales of products are produced in Vietnam, the quality control is not bad, the production is quite stable, the whole series of mountaineering bags provide a three-year warranty, lifelong free maintenance, which is rare in the industry. Although it may not look impressive, many of its designs have evolved over many years of practical experience: for example, the survival whistle integrated with the chest strap buckle is standard on the Osprey; Many products also come with a trekking pole suspension system for quick access on the go.
Osprey backpack is divided into three categories: urban, outdoor and cycling according to the use scenario and use, among which the outdoor category has more refined positioning such as rock climbing and hiking due to different types of sports, and its price is between 500-3500 yuan, which belongs to the middle and upper reaches of the professional mountaineering bag.
The Osprey Outdoor Series is the most functional, the most specialized, the most expensive, and the most varied, including more than half of Qsprey's products: the Atmos series, the Talon series, which is known for its lightness and dexterity, the Hikelite series, the Kestrel series, the Xenith series, and the Aether series. And each series is divided into men and women, such as the men's Kitty Hawk corresponding to the women's backpack is called "Harrier Eagle".
The most legendary Osprey is the Kestrel Kitty Hawk series, with its cost-effective and scientific functional partitioning, won the favor of countless travelers, once became synonymous with the mountaineering bag, the Kitty Hawk series of mountaineering bags are equipped with the "Empty View" backpack system, the support plate is a foam pad, the load-bearing capacity is strong, and the breathable mesh on the foam backplate can effectively enhance the breathability, and achieve a better balance between load-bearing and breathability.
The capacity of this mountaineering bag is 28L-68L, a total of 6 specifications, the price ranges from 899-1699 yuan, if it is only used for a single day round-trip, the capacity of 28L can meet the demand, and the need to stay overnight for short trips, it is recommended to choose 38L; For trips of more than 3 days, it is best to choose a capacity of more than 50L.
However, many people consider the mountaineering bag to pay more attention to its durability, in fact, it may not be used outdoors, in this regard, Osprey also has a related urban series of commuter bags to choose from, the shape of the traditional mountaineering bag inherent image, first of all, the color of the choice of types is very rich, the design also retains the comfortable, breathable and labor-saving backpack system and the internal science of the functional partition, but also specially added an independent notebook compartment, representative models have comet, momentum, daylight, etc., the price is mostly between 500-1000 yuan.
