Osprey Men's FlapJack Backpack

Great everyday pack. Interesting enough, I was traveling and I packed a medium Ebags cube to capacity, two pair of jeans, six tee shirts, two polos, six underwear and a few more items. They fit in this pack along with my MacBook Pro, iPad mini and toiletry kit. This is not even a travel pack. I was really surprised. I use it everyday religiously, and from now on... it will be my traveling pack along with a weekender. Weekender is mainly because shoes are big. My girlfriend has the flapjill and she gets way more in because girls clothes are smaller.

This is a great backpack. I bought it off of Amazon and immediately took it on a 2-month trip to India, Ireland, and Scotland. It continues to be an excellent bag for hiking trips and everyday use.This bag feels extremely solid and it has not broken or become damaged in anyway despite heavy use and occasional overfilling. Some of the best things about this bag are that it is very professional looking, low profile, comfortable, and good at staying dry. On many hot days of walking in the foothills of the Himalayas, the backpack would wick away moisture and sweat very effectively. The bag, even if it did get wet, would seem to get dry again pretty fast without ever getting any sort of smell.Later on in my trip, I left my checked luggage for my family to take home and took only this backpack for a week of hiking in Scotland. I managed to fit about 3-4 days clothes, a laptop, toiletries, notebooks, and several other items with only loosening the strap slightly. One advantage of the flap design, it that you can sometimes fit extra just above the main opening by securing it with the flap and tightening or loosening the main strap accordingly. The flapjack might be smaller than some more hiking oriented bags, but I found the size just right for my purposes. I felt like if I couldn't fit everything in this backpack then I would have been carrying too much anyways.The only disadvantage I could see in this bag is the asymmetric water bottle pocket design. I actually really like how the single pocket looks but it might make the backpack unbalanced if you had a large Nalgene or other big bottle in the pocket. That being said, the pocket is fairly deep and secure, and I don't think I really ever noticed my water bottle falling out. The well padded shoulder straps, when tightened, also make up for most imbalances you might have.Back in the US, I bring this backpack to work and use it to carry my reading books, notebooks, laptop, and water bottle. During the academic year I also carry it to class daily about a half mile both ways. The backpack continues to hold up amazingly, looks classy, and is the best backpack I have ever owned. It is definitely worth the money and I expect it to last for a very long time.

My GF loves this backpack. It's really unique. I can spot her from 300m inside a huge crowd. It's stylish, the colour is nice, although it is not the bright orange as pictured. It's more like brick orange/red. It's a little bit darker than we expected. Feels solid and well made. One important thing though: IMHO it's really important to try it before buying, because it has unique shape and the shoulder straps are a bit closer to each other than on regular backpack. This might be an issue if you have well developed trapezium muscles. Also check the length of the back; my GF had to buy man's version, because woman's was to small. If the backpack fits your morphology, than it's a great everyday use backpack.

I'm a lawyer and use a backpack for my commute due to back problems. I picked this up after my 10+ year old Osprey Flux backpack wore out (and since it was no longer made, Osprey gave me a brand new pack for free under their lifetime warranty -- an amazing service and commitment to quality). This pack is so much better than my old Flux. It is the perfect size for a tablet and/or slim laptop and a few folders of paper. A 3" 3-ring binder fits easily in the main compartment. It has just enough pockets for the chargers/pens/etc. you need but isn't so big that you can easily overload it. The bottle pocket holds my coffee thermos well. And due to the design, it sits very flush against one's back and does not stick out a lot, even when loaded, which is great for trains/buses. Osprey's products are great, and their customer service has made me a fan for life.

I bought this backpack 6 months ago after seeing good reviews posted on amazon and outdoorgearlab and did not enjoy using this backpack.First of all, the flap is extremely annoying. It doesn't serve any useful purpose and gets in the way of accessing the backpack.Second, placement of pockets are very awkward. The pocket at the very top is hard to reach and can' store much volume. If you do end up packing the pocket, then the top gets heavy and can' open the flap of the backpack with ease.Lastly, the backpack sags when loaded with heavy weight.Overall, i do no recommend the backpack. I'd try a more normal backpack with heavy support over this one.