Customer Reviews Osprey Atmos AG 50

I've used one of these for a few years, as it's become one of the more popular all around packs out on the trails. The suspension is nice and really feels like it's hugging your back. I appreciate the fully padded hip belt, which hasn't been skimped down to some lightly padded webbing like on the Exos and Levity. I also really like the clean design, with minimal stitching on the outside of the pack exposed to wear. However it's not perfect and I think a few improvements need to be made before I can recommend or would buy another. First - the built-in 'FlapJacket' on top is super annoying. I never hike with a top lid, and dislike having to also undo (and redo) the buckles every time I need to get into the pack. It should be a fully removable option instead. Second, I'd much prefer to save a little weight than have the sleeping bag compartment opening on the bottom of the pack. The fact that it has such a tight fitting zipper flap and no zipper pulls makes it more of a pain to get in and out of than it's worth. This is a recurring problem on other Osprey packs I own. Lastly, zipping up the hip belt pockets is a two-handed affair. Not sure what can be done about it, they're really nice sized and useful pockets, but the zips won't shut with one tug, you have to use your other hand to reach across and hold the back of it while you zip it up.

I was improperly sized and bought a large (i'm 5'7, 30 waist and 38 chest), big mistake. I went on a week long backpacking trip on the Georgia AT and carried all my stuff very well, I didn't think the large was uncomfortable until a past thru hiker started freaking out. Turns out the bag was waaaaay to big for me and I was carrying all the weight on my shoulders (so thats why I was so slow, hmph). When I got back I wrote the company and got a response within the day saying that they were sorry that I was sized wrong (not their fault) and that if I packed the box up and shipped it back (with a comp'ed return tag), they'd send me a new one in a medium. That was back in June, just haven't had the chance to write up. Other than the great customer service, the pack was great! Good ventilation on the mesh insured I was never sweaty on my back, the way the frame is though made it a bit difficult to load when synched up. It held up great, straps were nice, the hip belts pockets could be better but eh. The water bottle holder saved me from having to take my pack off so many times because of the way it is diagonal to the pack. THE BIGGEST CON: no sleeping pad straps on the 50, but they're there on the 65, whats up with that Osprey? The video is more or less to show you what it looks like and what went into the pack.

I bought this pack for a 2 week trip to Switzerland. I carried it everyday as a daypack for my family with jackets, rainwear, water, snacks 2 cameras, several lenses (guessing 25-30#) I'm 5'9 and on the short side of 50. AG Anti gravity-Osprey didn't beat this basic physics concept but I have to say carrying this pack all day was not bad at all. I've carried several different packs and this one has a lot going for it. The waist belt takes some getting used to, it doesn't stay open, you'll learn to anticipate this when putting it on. The top flap for you minimalist (Osprey installed a top flap when the top compartment is removed) was a hinderance to say the least thisreally tried my patience, it always seemed to be in the way but a long way from a deal breaker. I too used this pack as a carry-on for the entire trip Columbia MO to Zurich I believe Osprey nailed the load suspension, it carries well and adjustability is off the charts. I was able to carry this comfortably for technical day hikes in the Alps with a tight fit to the opposite for walks in the city. This is worth the money!

I took the Atmos 50 on a two day 30 mi hike. The weight including the pack was 31 lbs. After 5 hours I noticed that my shoulders were hurting, so I adjust the pack and tightened up the hip suspension, putting more weight on my hips. The next morning I noticed pain and bruising on my hip which became less when I released the hip belt by 1 inch. Now the shoulder pain came back. I was a bit disappointed, I had the impression that the AG suspension system would be more comfortable. Not sure if I am going to keep it or return it.

Overall I am fairly happy with this pack. However, there are virtually no attachment points to lash anything to the sides of the pack. This is a major flaw, IMO.

The problem with this backpack, is I don't think the person that designed it planned on ever wearing it. I read on a review site called Outdoor Gear Lab that this new version of the Atmos 50 had more padding in the shoulder straps at certain areas (true) and that the base area of the waist belt had been widened so the bag would fit a wider range of folks (I think this statement is false). I am not a giant guy, but like the previous version, the base doesn't fit all that well. It needs to be wider. Another reviewer here on the Osprey site mentioned the zippers on the waist belt taking two hands to zip and unzip. Totally true. A cheaper Mystery Ranch bag has zippers that can be opened and closed one-handed, yet this more expensive bag does not have that same attention to detail or quality. Why the cheap zippers? Why no rain cover? Why the negative online reviews about the warranty not being honored past one repair, unlike the old Review Outdoor Gear video(s) online suggests? The way the waist belt folds in while not on your body works well for shipping, would work better if the bag fit more like the Aether. I have gotten many Baltoro bag waist belts damaged on arrival due to how the belt doesn't fold in, so I prefer Ospreys. If you want a wider base at the hip belt area and a some-what better overall backpack, I would suggest the Aether. I am also not happy with any of the colors. Maybe why Osprey markets mainly to women on Instagram. Outdoor Gear Review videos claim the waist belt pockets are almost unusable. I don't agree. You're just not going to carry your huge phone in the pockets. I think Osprey needs to come up with something similar to a Gregory Baltoro or Arc'teryx Altra / Bora waist belt design. I need a comfortable backpack I can carry all day, every day. Actually, for all these suggestions, I could use a sponsorship.

I bought this backpack to find an optimum size and fit to go for overnight hikes while walking at a good speed to get a good workout. I've got the Aether 70l which is an overall great pack for multiple nights. For one night though a bit too big. Below 40 turned out to be too minimalistic for me, so 50 seems just right and the suspention system is fantastic if you want to move fast and you become really hot. What really is disappointing about this pack is the differences in features from 50 to 60 litres? Why would Osprey chose to do that? With a pack this size and load capacity you still have the same requirements for carrying an isolation sleeping pad when it's cold and you'd want the access to your stuff from the side zippers. I don't understand why you'd think customers using this bag with 50l have different needs than customers carrying 65l in this particular aspect. I'm actually thinking about returning this pack just because of that.

Disclaimer: I don't own this pack, but I did wear the 50L version loaded with 20 pounds around the REI store for a long time testing it out. It was a pretty comfortable pack and fit pretty well. I liked the amount of space, the pockets, and the flexibility it offered. I almost bought it. Why didn't I? Simply because it didn't have sleeping mat straps on the outside bottom. I have no idea why, and I found it very interesting that the 65L version, and most other Osprey packs do offer this, but for some reason they decided not to put any on the 50L version. Anyways, if that's not a big deal to you, go for it, I think you'll like the pack. For me, it was a deal-breaker, especially with 50L being on the smaller side for a long weekender type of pack where you don't want the sleeping mat taking up significant space. Please add sleeping mat straps!

Looks great. Has all the bells and whistles minus a rain cover. A bit hefty. I am slim so when I adjusted the hip belt It was as far in as it could and just felt like it needed to be tighter. The hip belt is so bulky that when walking up stairs for example it wouldn't allow me to take a big step up without it restricting my forward leg motion. the crease in the hip belt were the black fabric meets the grey mesh was digging into my hip the whole 45 mile hike. It was not a comfortable pack that I was hoping for.

This is my very first Osprey and I wanted to like it a lot but after several trips, there were some issues that I couldn't live with. I'm 5'5" athletic built (Triathlete, Wrestler, MMA, etc), ended up getting a small which is only 47L. Pros: Light weight, tough material, cool style, overall great quality bag. Cons: No sleeping bag strap(they should explain why), the hip straps tends to flex in all the time, you have to really work at prying it open. Anti Gravity hip area kept pushing my pants down. If you're a minimalist this bag would be great. Having 2 or 3liters more would've been perfect for my size and what I needed to bring. 47L really forces you to think and adjust your gears. I had to re-buy several items to meet this bag's request. If you need more volume, get the Atmos 65, that has more room and two sleeping pad straps in front of the sleeping bag compartment. Or get the Aether 60, that too has pad straps. Or you can jerry rig it like me and use the ice pick loop and attach strap buckles to it.

If you are deaf or not bothered by a squeak every step you take on your hikes and backpacking trips then this is the pack for you! It's unbelievable after hundreds of miles with this pack how much it still squeaks. I'm selling mine for cheap and switching brands after Osprey's customer service offered me no solution to the problem.

I have owned 5 Osprey backpacks. Most are great in concept but poor in execution and my assessment is that they are not field tested under load. Why won't Osprey add more padding for back support across there range? The atmos 50 is no different. Great backpack for travel in hot climes carrying for less than 1hr per day. For hiking this is pack is a very poor choice. The mesh around the hip belt compresses (rather than keeping the pack away from the hip area) and the hard inner back and hip-belt structure presses against the hips. I have tried this pack for multiple day ultralight hikes and experienced swelling and bruising and other reviews suggest similar experiences. This pack is now heavily discounted in Australia. As a consumer these issues cannot predicted in store or online and only after the product is used when it is too late to be returned and hard earned money wasted. Next hiking pack I will be investing in Lowe Alpine and not a novelty untested pack with design flaws. Ultimately more landfill for the planet rather than serious outdoor gear which will be used for years and possibly decades because the design works.

Be sure to get properly sized from a competent Osprey dealer or you will be stuck with a painful pack. There's little-to-no overlap with this pack if you're in between sizes or if the dealer you go to has no clue how to measure you. The dealer out went to just slapped in Osprey size chart on me and said you're between medium and large I would pick a large. The Torso length was 2 inches too long and the hip straps barely fit. I used it for a couple weeks before I found out how bad of a fit I had now I cannot return it back to the store. I just wish I had something that fits.

Really terrible product for the money. I got this as a gift from my friend before my first hiking trip. There was a small tear in the floor of the bag that by the end of our 3 day trip had completely torn. I held it together with duct tape until we got to the ferry where I threw my stuff into a trash bag. Really made my trip difficult, won't be buying one of these again.