Customer Reviews Osprey 36 L Fairview Wheels

My wife and I bought matching Osprey bags for our 11 day trip to Italy (followed by 2 nights in NYC). These bags were fantastic for Europe because of their durable 2-wheel design. We had ample room for multiple outfits, shoes, swimming gear, and essential toiletries. Externally, the loops allowed us to secure neck pillows, and the mesh pockets held our Grayl filter bottles. The mesh pockets were a bit tight because these bottles are quite large. But still worked well. The collapsing handle worked perfectly every time which was essential to move quickly through train stations, trains, and to and from our lodging in multiple cities in Italy. We never used the backpack steps, but we liked knowing they were there if needed. You do give up some capacity for that feature so consider just a rolling bag if you won't need it.

-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT: The 2 wheels are also a little bit more difficult to maneuver than a 4-wheel design but again it's a lighter design so it works enough when you get the hang of it (you just can swivel it around and have to directionally pull it so it doesn't do a 1-wheelie and topple over). I haven't had issues with this one with it being top heavy to topple over, but this pack is designed to attach to the Daylite day packs and that does make it topple over so I think that's a flaw there that it's really not good with the Daylite packs and I would probably just carry this on my back and the daypack on the front of my body if I wasn't rolling it) -FEATURES: -The water bottle mesh pockets are useless. I hate that Osprey consistently does this - they're never deep and wide enough once you get a pack loaded. You can't fit anything it in except a piece of paper and maybe your phone. -internal compression straps are great for synching down your items to get it zipped, i just wish the compression extended the length of the internal luggage as it's only in the center of it -outside compression straps work really well too, and you can hang sandals off of them -side handles are great for handling like luggage, I think having a shoulder strap add-on would be a great addition to this pack. I think you can buy it seperately -I love the top deep pocket that Osprey does with a lot of their bags - I always put shoes in there but I think this one was designed with toiletries in mind but it's not deep enough for my LLBean toiletry bag. You can fit a pair of shoes and a pair of flat sandals in there easily with additional room for smaller items to piece in with it. -The front zip pocket can fit a coat, but it gets harder and harder to fit things the more you fill up the bag (of course), due to the unframed design of the top of this bag (bottom is like luggage top is like a duffle) -This bag is missing a key holder like most of the Osprey bags, I wish it had that.

I have the Osprey Porter Travel Pack but I have really bad shoulder problems and thought I should switch over to roller bag, but still wanted the capability of on the back as I do a lot of adventure travel too, but that this could also work for work travel as well (the dark purple adds flare without being over the top). -SPACE: The other reviews are accurate, that because of the shoulder strap design it does decrease cargo space however, I still find that the 36L is plenty of space - I was able to pack for 2 weeks (though about 4-5 days worth of clothing), including some camping gear (a sleeping bag) and multiple coats and fit between this and the 20L daylight daypack backpack. I still think its plenty spacious for most flying travel if you're not doing trekking of course which it's not designed for and if you pack smart. If you are not checking the bag you can totally stuff extra coats in the area where the backpack straps tuck into to expand cargo. Plus I have shoulder problems so this helped me pack light anyways. -BACKPACK DESIGN: The backpack straps and suspension I am really actually impressed with for a pack that's not primarily designed for back wear -- it's way more comfortable than the Osprey Porter shoulder straps because it has the suspension/ventilation part and the padding on the straps is better. -DURABILITY: I've taken it so far on planes and boats and is great - I checked it once on a plane and it held up fine. The satellite wheeler is a little more flimsy than a 2 rod design but I feel confident in Osprey's lifetime warranty if I were to ever have an issue. Also this bag attracts lint and cat hair like CRAZY. It gets dirty very easily but mostly because things stick to it.

Great little carryon that can convert to a backpack quickly and easily. The wheel system makes it lose some packing room and makes it a short term backpack only, but that is pretty much what is designed for. It's lightweight and maneuvers pretty well. I feel like it would not fair as well as a checked bag, but the almighty guarantee is there to protect against a haphazard throw on the conveyor belt. Overall, very happy with my bag. Deleted one star because of a somewhat limited packing capacity, but hey, traveling lighter is always the goal, right?