Atlas Packs Athlete vs Osprey Skarab 18 Hydration Pack - Men'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.

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.

Perfect size for a quick day hike, whenever you don’t need to pack a ton of stuff but still want the option to bring a couple of things along with your water bladder. I used it initially as a daily use backpack as a park ranger, but with heavier loads and broad shoulders I could never find a comfortable sit in the shoulders when worn for long stretches of time. I mostly use it on my days off or for hammock camping trips now! Osprey quality build as always, worth every penny IMO!

Love the size and inside capacity. Water volume is perfect. Appreciate the magnetic tube latch.