Osprey Farpoint 40 Travel Backpack

I gave this bag 5 stars because it fits very well and is airline carry on compliant.

I loaded this bag with about 30lbs of clothes and photography gear on a 2 week trip to the Philippines. It fit very well with and rested nicely on my hips with the help of the hip support.

The main compartment of this bag unzips completely which makes it easy to pack and utilize every inch of the bag. The outermost compartment unzips partially to allow more of pocket for things that need to be accessed quickly like a laptop or paperwork.

The zippers on the bag also have loops to put a lock in to keep it safe. I was able to loop all 4 zippers with one lock.

The shoulder straps fit very well and are padded nicely to insure good support on the shoulders. It's a very comfortable fit once properly fitted to your body.

I highly recommend this bag to anyone looking for a bag that's very well designed for travel and is airline carry-on compliant.

Osprey also has a lifetime warranty on their product so that's also assuring that you're buying a quality product.

I used this as my daypack on a recent climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Held up extremely well and all of the pockets and compartments was very useful. Would use this again as a daypack in many circumstances.

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I used this in combination with some packing cubes (which I also recommend) on a trip from the states to Italy. This was my first time traveling internationally. I was so glad to use this as my primary bag--whether on the plane or on the train. I did not envy people with roll-aboards because I was confident I could carry this on my back and it would dutifully fit into an overhead bin (even under the seat!) on both plane and train. I bought the small size of this for wife in another color. She similarly loved hers. I have absolutely no complaints.

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I hate checking luggage, but airlines have gotten really tough about limiting the size of carry-on bags. So, when I planned a recent 3 week trip to Europe, I knew that my roll-on bag wasn't going to cut it. This backpack is perfectly sized to fit every major airline's limits.

Really well designed. Tough but lightweight. Lots of pockets, intelligently placed, with sturdy zippers that are protected by storm flaps. Two really sturdy padded handles that are not going to fail when you need them. Comfortable back straps that hide nicely when not in use.

I should mention that I am not some college student kicking around Europe. I'm a retired ex-lawyer who stays in real hotels and B&Bs. This is by far, the best travel luggage I have ever used.

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I bought this for a recent conference to replace my old luggage. I was dead-set on not checking any bags. Between this bag and a small laptop bag, I was able to take enough clothing for a week-long conference, along with an extra pair of dress shoes, a pair of running shoes, and all my technology (iPad, laptop, chargers, mouse, cables, headphones, etc) and still stay within carry-on requirements.

The bag is convertible you can use it as a backpack, or zip-up the back straps and attach a shoulder strap to carry it like a gym bag, and it has big comfy handles on the top and side for carrying by hand. Very nice.

Filled to the brim and compressed using the handy internal and external straps, the bag easily fit within the carry-on dimensions on the United flight I had. I have no doubts it would fit within the carry-on requirements of most airlines based on my research. It might not fit well into the overhead bins on some smaller planes, but I was still able to carry it to the gate. If I hadn't filled it to capacity, I probably could have shoved it into the overhead bins on the small plane.

Overall this is a comfortable bag for the business traveler it doesn't look like a hiker/adventurer bag, and its features are definitely more travel-friendly. I also used it as my primary bag during the conference, and though it's not the most fashionable choice, it looks much more business-appropriate than most high-end backpacks. Considering the Osprey quality and no-strings lifetime warranty, it is value-priced in my opinion as well. I'm quite pleased.