Osprey

5 guides tagged Osprey

Comparison

Osprey Talon 22 vs Deuter Speed Lite 21: Which Daypack?

Two 20-liter-class daypacks, one with a load-bearing hipbelt and an adjustable torso at about $175, the other at 1 lb 2 oz listed for about $64. The Talon is the better pack; the Speed Lite is the better buy for roughly half of day hikers. Here is the line between them.

Read the guide →~9 min read

Buyer's Guide

The Best Kid Carriers for Hiking (2026)

The carrier is the piece of gear that decides whether hiking survives parenthood. We ranked the four framed kid carriers worth the $198 to $315 they cost, from Osprey's flagship Poco Premium to the entry Poco SLT, around the two specs parents consistently miss: torso adjustability for the adult, and the listed maximum load that quietly sets the clock on the whole era.

Read the guide →~14 min read

Review

Osprey Talon 22 Review (2026)

The Talon 22 is the pack every other daypack gets measured against: a listed 22-liter panel loader with Osprey's AirScape backpanel, a real hipbelt, and two decades of trail reputation behind it. Here is where it earns its price, where a cheaper or more hydration-focused pack beats it, and who should actually buy one.

Read the guide →~8 min read

Buyer's Guide

The Best Backpacking Packs (2026)

The pack is the one piece of gear that touches everything else: it carries your shelter, your sleep system, your food, and your mistakes. We ranked the 2026 field of 60 to 65 liter haulers by the thing that actually decides a good trip, how a loaded pack carries at mile ten, from the suspended-mesh benchmark most fitters reach for first to the $90 entry pack that gets beginners onto the trail at all.

Read the guide →~14 min read

Buyer's Guide

The Best Daypacks for Hiking (2026)

Six daypacks, 18 to 26 liters, listed weights from 1 lb 2 oz to about 2.3 lb, live prices from $64 to $175. The Osprey Talon 22 is our pick because it is the cheapest pack with a real hipbelt; the rest of the guide says who should buy something else and why.

Read the guide →~13 min read

Our top-rated hiking gear

Whatever you decide, this is the gear we recommend: verified, compared, and ranked. Live price check on each.

Osprey Talon 22

Daypack

Osprey Talon 22

22 L · ~$160

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Merrell Moab 3 Mid WP

Hiking Boot

Merrell Moab 3 Mid WP

waterproof mid · ~$150

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Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2

Ultralight Tent

Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2

3 lb listed · ~$550

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Kelty Cosmic Down 20

Sleeping Bag

Kelty Cosmic Down 20

550-fill listed · ~$190

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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT

Sleeping Pad

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT

R 4.5 listed · ~$175

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Sawyer Squeeze

Water Filter

Sawyer Squeeze

~3 oz listed · ~$45

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