Description · 3700 cubic inch capacity
· Side pockets for water bottles, wands, tent poles
· Ski and ice axe loops
· Front pocket
· StraightJacket compression
Summary: Great backpack for its low initial weight ratio to high carrying capacity, especially considering how tough AND comfortable it is. It does squeak, and if adding silicone to headrail ends does not end squeak, ship it to Osprey who can deal with it.
Customer Service: Excellent.
Similar Products Used: Gregory packs.
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Summary: I got this very lightly used on e-bay, could not tell anyone had worn it outside. I love this pack. I am 6'2" and 176 lbs. I use this for day trips into the back country in winter with tele skis (mostly vertical hiking for turns on steeper terrain), and less in the summer for 1 or 2 backpacking trips. It fits like a glove (I have the large size) even on my long torso. It is very light and is big enough for 4-day trips backpacking and small and light enough for daylong trips into winter country when gear space requirements are greater than a simple day pack. This thing won some award in some magazine at one point, and for good reason. Enjoy!
Customer Service: not used.
Similar Products Used: Lowe Contour IV
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Summary: Used the Aether 60 on several AT day hikes and a 4 day hike in the Grand Tetons. Carried <35# very comfortably. I used the Excessory Solo, but I liked the internal capacity and the exterior pockets and lash points. I have a size medium and could have used a little larger hipbelt.
Customer Service: Haven't used it.
Similar Products Used: Jansport Adirondack
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Reviewed by: (Unregistered User)
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Backpacker
, from Cambridge, MA
Price Paid:
$210.00
at Hilton's Tent City (
Summary: Have only used this pack for a 4-day through-hike so far, but based on only that I'd have to give it high marks. Max weight was 30lbs, not a ton but I'm an ultralight wannabe. Didn't even have to clean it off after the trip. My only complaint is that the hipbelt (size Medium) was a little big for my thin waist (31"), but that's nitpicking, it didn't cause me any issues.
Similar Products Used: None, this is my first pack.
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Reviewed by: bladerunner01(Unregistered User)
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Backpacker
, from Lawrenceville Georgia USA
Price Paid:
$66.00
at Osprey Clinic
Summary: I get 5+ days out of the medium Aether60. Lightweight, tough, lots of features. Who could ask for more. I've beaten this pack silly, and the only wear to show is a pull in one side of the mesh pocket, and that was because I continually shoved a 32 0z nalgene where only a 16oz should go.
Can't beat the quality of this one.
Customer Service: Bought through REI via clinic. REI is awesome.
Similar Products Used: Gregory, Arcteryx etc.
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