It’s not that easy to find a daypack that caters for more or less any activity at any time of year, but the Talon 22 manages it, with features that include an ice tool attachment loop, easy and effective helmet storage with the ‘Lidlock’ system, the innovative ‘Stow-on-the-Go’ trekking pole attachment system which allows you to stow your poles without removing the pack and a large hydration compartment.
The 22-litre main compartment will carry pretty much all you need for a day on the hill even in winter, and there’s a generous stretch outer panel that will take extra gear plus stretch side pockets on each side.
Osprey have updated the carrying system to make it even more comfortable with a new ‘AirScape’ backpanel with improved air chimneys, a new ‘BioStretch’ harness with updated contact mesh and a new ‘BioStretch’ hipbelt with zippered mesh pockets – this gives a lightweight yet supportive carrying system (pack weight is just 680g).
I liked the fact that the main compartment is very easily accessed by a three-quarter length zip, and there is additional storage space inside in a zippered mesh pocket as well as a zippered pocket in the lid.
So, great design, light weight, year-round versatility and good looks all in one pack – hard to beat really.
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