Osprey Momentum 34 SKU: #7727765

Virgil G

from Bay Area

This is absolutely excellent! It is the most versatile, best organized backpack on the market, period. It fits a 15" MacBook Pro on either side of the inner compartment. It fits a change of clothes, a large DSLR (lens separate), a pair of sandals, iPad, Neutrogena SP75, water, energy bars, keys, iPhone (on strap pocket for easy access), wallet (other strap pocket), and there is still more room if one unzips the extension. The fit and finish are great as well, yellow is my favorite for visibility; I have seen it in silver and it looks nice as well. The other commuter series, the Metron, is nice as well, but this has by far more pockets and higher versatility. You cannot go wrong with this one if hauling stuff on airplane trips, commuter biking (like I do), or just intra-city MUNI. It is also warranted for life! Osprey, you rock!

Brands I'd also recommend: Saucony, Brooks, Pearl Izumi, Eddie Bauer

Anonymous

from Kalispell,Montana

This pack is great, really well built, and you get what you pay for, and for the price I was expecting good quality, this is my first pack from Osprey, I couldn't be happier. Buy this pack, you wont regret it. Plus with Ospreys warranty for a lifetime of repair, this pack will last as long as you do. I bought this pack to use for daily commuting by bike in the summer, so it needed to be big enough to store my books, laptop for class, and an extra set of clothes for the gym, or ride home. It does it all, if you manage your space you can really get a lot into this pack. In addition I also used it for a couple day hike trips, and out on the lake, it held up like a champ, used the hip belt a little and it helps keep the pack snug. I gave the pack a four star for comfort, only because of this, I loaded the pack a little heavy, 35lbs, which is a bit outside of its carrying capacity according to the scale on Osprey's site, and took it for about a mile walk just through town. Without the aid of a decent hip belt the weight became pretty uncomfortable, but that's a lot of weight for a this pack, the back panel gets hot against your back also, wish it had the ventilation system that some of their day packs have. I also was anticipating a trip to Peru, and thought it would make a great carry on bag, which after measuring it in person, it would be perfect with room to spare, especially since the straps all can be zipped away. Pros: Compressible/expandable, this is great for when I decide to use the pack for hiking or out door use and don't need as much space (for books and laptops etc.). Rain fly compresses nicely stays out of the way, haven't tested it yet, but have no doubt it will work well, the material that the pack is made out of is nearly water resistant enough. "U-Lock" pocket is great for large water bottles, and other misc. items. I used this pocket for my 48 oz nalgene, it's perfect. Lidloc works excellent. Lots of pockets that fit all my gadgets, and tools. The biggest feature that I was most surprised by was the side handle, I use it all the time for throwing my pack around or getting it in and out of the car. Cons: There isn't anything bad about this pack, only things that I would like to have on it or think they could improve upon. Hip belt is useless in my opinion, could do with out it. Cellphone pocket wont store my phone without pushing buttons on it but that's just specific to my phone, they advertise that it can hold an iPhone, and I have my doubts about that, also when you store a phone that's rigid like that in a shoulder strap that bends it kind of got uncomfortable and I don't know how much I like it (however, the key pocket is perfect). Water bottle pockets are pretty small, fit small water bottles maybe, I forget these pockets are even there because I never use them. I feel like there are too many straps and belts, maybe because I don't use the hip belt and it just gets in the way. Would like to see an addition in one of the three different openings that were created for an hydration bladder? There is a place to zip your straps into, you could put one there if you wanted, or in the laptop section. If you get creative, you can make it work though.

Clygirl

Blows away my TNF box shot. Better shoulder pads that can be tucked away (use top/side handles); shell better than most; water bottle can be held in the front pocket; 2 organizer pockets for books/files/computer; no dangling hip belt because can tuck away if not in use; tucked away raincover...I can go on. Great computer or weekend pack. Love it. Make sure to size as would larger packs, i.e, if your med/large in larger packs...size is same here. Larger size means larger/longer back panel.