Osprey Daylite Plus Pack vs The North Face Recon Backpack

The comfiest backpack I've ever had. If I'm doing a serious dayhike, this is the bag I'm taking.

Okay, i'm looking around making sure we didn't miss anything before we go to the inside of the bag, so yeah, let's, let's continue on to the inside. T...

* Osprey Daylite *PLUS* 20L. * My personal favourite so far, but fitting it in my main bag + all the other gear is my concern.

The backpack is good but a tad bit small for me. I could fit in a planner, a 2-inch binder, a spiral notebook, a small folder, a medium size textbook, laptop, iPad, a pencil pouch, and glasses case in the largest pocket. The fit was snug. Good build quality but I just need a little bit more room

I'll go over them here and the bag costs 70 U.s or for me 95 Canadian. And now let's go over the bags. So right on the front here, you can pull open t...

Hard ring around the bottom, pack does not open enough to get in, pockets intrude on interior, and the top of the pack area is wasted. The designers could do much better.

I Like these external Cardinal areas I Like to be able to grab things as I'm hiking. you can see it's not very wide. It says why does the day pack and...

You have a whistle for drawing attention just in case you need it and then also you can strap that across your chest and you've also got this strap do...

-I find the cross straps also annoying, they feel in the way when you're trying to pack things and hurry quickly and I largely use them to secure the water bottle since it falls out due to the instability of this pack but its very annoying to need to clip each time when you're just trying to access the main compartment for your jacket when the stash pocket on front doesn't fit a jacket in the first place

The bottom compression straps might be useful if you’re loading the pack up with a laptop and heavy books.

So first off, you've got, of course it's going to be on the other side. You've got a little front pocket on the front. Traditional, you know, hip stra...

Now, let's get on to the compartments, the Recon features a quick stash pocket that is ideal for chucking in a jacket or hat or some gloves, or someth...

It's also means have to keep more things in the main compartment, all jumbled together. But, if my deal-breakers aren't important to you, it may be a great bag. The straps are well-designed, and the laptop pocket is padded. I've been carrying my laptop in an older Osprey bag which has a very similar pocket without padding (probably not originally designed for a laptop) and I do really like that bag

The bag has a stiff backing and angle so that the bag must fall forward and not backwards to protect a laptop however this feature is also a negative for me since the bag is constantly face done picking up surface dirt and grime. The stiff backing and high quality construction are a pro and con as well considering it became heavy to carry causing back discomfort. The shoulder straps were comfortable and made with women in mind. Love the bag but not my go to bag to carry due to these reasons

I wasn't going to use this bag as a daypack. Instead, I just wanted something that was comfortable to carry things from one place to the other. I am SO glad that I went head and purchased this anyways. This bag is the most comfortable backpack I have ever used and the pockets are amazing

I will return this pack. I intended to use it for running between uni classes and my full time job but I feel the available space was utilized with awkward, insufficient pockets and compartments. The front organizer pocket is shallow and I feel not very useful for my purposes. This shallow pocket leaves a bubble of useless space in the main compartment

Pros: Very well ventilated shoulder straps and backing. Sleek design with nice cinch straps. Nice size main compartment and mid pocket. Zippers don't snag and seem of very good quality with pull attachments on each zipper(very nice not chintzy)

Decent price too. However, the seam is fraying and there is already a hole on the seam near the zipper. This is after a three day trip on a flight and to/from a hotel with light fill. Disappointing with the quality to have a frayed seam and a hole in 72 hours of light use