Osprey Manta 34

I'd say this bag is best used for longer day hikes or overnight hikes. It's not a bag that you're going to thru-hike with, it doesn't have enough spac...

A great option to keep you hydrated on your next overnight adventure, this is the Osprey Manta 34.

So the Manta 34, I think it's a really well-built quality backpack.

But yeah, all round, what an absolutely brilliant pack.

ride. Compact technical backpack: I use my Osprey technical backpack most of the time riding to work because it is a longish ride (20 km each way), so stability and comfort matter. There is enough room for what I carry daily and there are lots of separate pockets and compartments for pump, multitool and innertube, rain gear, phone, change of cycling shorts for the ride home, underwear for in the office, etc. It doesn't hold a HUGE amount, but the waist and chest strap and ergonomic design means it is very stable on my back and I get no handling issues.

* Can be less organised as the Manta 34l. * Front "pouch" with the vertical zip is pretty useless if the bag is stuffed - can only store maps or flat things. * Unfortunately, the back mesh is white (why Osprey?