In reply to TobyA:
> Osprey does go in for lots of widgets and straps, but oddly I tend to find all of them rather useful and they are clever designs...
> Osprey packs are a bit 'techno' and hence easy to mock if you have more classic tastes (!) in pack design, but the Osprey bags I have, all have been excellent, …..
Exactly Toby. I used to mock Osprey packs on looks alone, they *look* strappy and widgety but having used a Variant 28 which is more like 35l it's probably the best pack I have. I have around 20 packs of different sizes, some absurdly simple and light, some not. The Variant is probably the most versatile, the best constructed and the most comfortable.
That Osprey come in three back sizes is great, because I needed a long back and most packs, particularly in the smaller volumes, are simply too short to fit properly.