I love Osprey. I received a hand-me-down from my brother years back that has held up for many more, despite rough use. I recently bought the ozone 24 for traveling abroad with my husband and toddler. This bag really frustrated me due to its top & front heaviness. Unless I loaded up the base compartment with heavy books, this bag kept tipping forward whenever I placed it on the ground. I liked the versatility of the front compartments (especially the padded pocket up top) but using them would cause this tipping over.

Liz the well-thanked mother

Austin, TX

at 5'9" and 126lbs i have managed to pack a 7 day vacation to the caribbean without checked luggage and still be hands free. comfortable and slides fully underneath the seat in front of you on the plane. the bag is well made, however i've modified a few things to make it suit me better. i've carefully removed the compression straps on both sides of the side pocket and restitched. discarded the hip belt and removed the padding inside the pack where you would store a laptop. it was not useful to me and i needed that little space to maximize the bag volume. the sternum strap would press on my chest with certain movement, felt it would constrict breathing and was not comfortable. i've added elastic to it and now moves more comfortably and still secure. the bag is still in great shape after 3 trips and 3 washes. however the back pad foam started to warp after the second wash. still very usable and have another trip coming up in 2 months. although it was a pain to make these modifications and understand that i have voided the all mighty guarantee, please send me the next ozone daypack 24 prototype for approval:-) i love this bag and would have purchased the red one as well, but i do not want to do through the modification process again.

donn p.

washington, dc.