Atlas Packs Athlete vs Osprey Fairview 40 Travel Pack - Women's

Important: Choose the Adventure or Athlete hip belt – otherwise you will have literally no padding on your hips. I don’t recommend using the bag without a hipbelt either. The Adventure belt is more comfortable as it provides two layers of foam padding and a wider webbing and buckle – it’s also bigger and bulkier.

The differences between the Farpoint and Fairview are minimal at first glance, but when you’re carrying this pack at full weight you’ll notice a level of comfort that you’d never be able to achieve with the men’s version. For the travel-conscious women out there, by no means do you have to buy a bag designed specifically for women. That being said, carrying the Osprey Fairview was a pleasant surprise for the women on our team.

I also purchased a Capture Clip from Peak Designs which allows you to fix the camera to the shoulder strap in place while hiking – a great addition to this pack.

Moving onto the front compartment of the bag... This area looks pretty big at first, but it’s deceivingly tight when the main compartment is full

The whole system is really simple—just unravel the material at the bottom of the bag, secured by velcro, and zip it all up. The zips around the back don’t stick out when not in use either—we’re looking at you Minaal carry-on 2.0. Hideaway Strap System