Kestrel 32 Osprey Packs Daypack

Panel load multi-use technical pack with HDPE foam framesheet, AirScape backpanel stash pockets.

• Panel loading
• Front and side stretch woven pockets
• Integrated rain cover
• Stow-on-the-go trekking pole attachment
• Stow-on-the-go trekking pole attachment
• Front daisies with bungee tie off
• Hydration compatible
• Internal 4mm. powder coated spring steel rod peripheral frame
• Hydration compatible
• Front daisies with bungee tie offs
• Zippered hipbelt pockets
• 4mm. Powder coated spring steel rod peripheral frame
• 5mm. HDPE foam framesheet
• AirScape backpanel with tri-section 5mm, ridged foam and central air chimney
• 210 x 330 and spacer mesh covered EVA foam torso adjustable harness
• Mesh covered diecut slotted EVA foam hipbelt with sewn on zippered 210d pockets
• Ice/gear loops
• Day adventures
• Volume: S/M 1800 cu. in. / 30 L., M/L 2000 cu. in. / 32 L.
• Weight: S/M 2.8 lbs. / 1.13 kg., M/L 2.10 lbs. / 1.19 kg.

The Kestrel Series provides great looking forward thinking design in a multi-user technical pack. Designed for the outdoor enthusiast looking for a "quiver-of-one" the Osprey Kestrel 32 Daypack pack offers all the features needed for everything from a long trek to quick peak assault. Features include a HDPE foam framesheet, AirScape backpanel with tri-section - ridged foam - central air chimney, along with spacer mesh covered EVA foam torso with adjustable harness. Additional details for this panel loading backpack include hipbelt sewn on zippered pockets, ice/gear loops, and front/side stretch woven pockets.

Purchase USD$45 or more and get free shipping. The Osprey Packs Kestrel 32 Daypack is available through Altrec.com.

Customer Reviews for the Kestrel 32 Osprey Packs Daypack

Dyami - September 9, 2009

Best Pack EVER!!!
I took this pack all over the middle east (Israel, Jordan, Egypt). The back construction is unlike any other pack. Supple foam triangles with mesh suspended over. Lumbar curved for a feel unlike anything else. The pack is shaped so that it can fit through and into tight spaces as it is narrow yet long. It can haul an INCREDIBLE amount and is almost weightless when empty! It really is AMAZINGLY LIGHT. Add hydro pocket and a BUILT IN RAIN COVER, and you've got the best pack ever made! Oh yeah, Life Time Warranty too! Seriously the best pack ever. (Get the green one, it looks great too)

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Tod - February 15, 2009

Really nice!
I bought one for my little sister when she went off to college, and when it showed up I had a hard time letting go of it. She loves it, so I got one for myself. I wanted something for her that would be great for a heavy load of books and laptop, but that would also be serious enough for a day or two of hard play in north Michigan in the winter. I think it's perfect for both, though it leans to the serious technical side. The quality, features, and fit adjustment are amazing! Plus, it's a really sweet looking pack!

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Anon. Shopper - January 25, 2009

Great service and great product
This product is an outstanding design. Only quirks are the seemingly long strap tails but a place is provided to stow them, and the small opening to the top pocket. The size is ideal for day excursions and ample room for hydration bladder, raincoat, lunch, etc. I plan to use it for long fishing day trips and can stow an assembled fly rod in the stow-on-the-go feature while tying knots and leaders. Quality material and comfortable fit. Airscape back panel is rigid and works well but not as well as mesh panels for ventilation, but the trade-off of internal space vs ventilation space isn't worth the mesh in a lot of cases. I recommend this product to hikers and sportsmen for day activities.

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Sizing Chart

All Osprey packs, save the transit bags, are available in multiple sizes to fit a range of torso lengths. To find your torso length, have a friend measure your back along the spine from the level of your iliac crest (the top of your hipbones) to your C7 (the knobby bone at the base of your neck).

To determine your hipbelt size measure around your hips, not your waist. A properly fitted hipbelt rides centered over the hipbones and needs to be very snug; after all it will be carrying the bulk of the pack's weight. The padded portion should wrap well around your hips, leaving a gap of 3 to 6 inches between the tips of the pads when securely tightened.

Nearly all Osprey hipbelts use an exclusive ErgoPull design. It creates mechanical advantage to provide extra leverage in cinching down the hipbelt. The ErgoPull design also draws tension along the top and bottom of the belt, not through the center, so it distributes pressure more evenly over the padding and relieves direct pressure on the hipbones.

Step 3 - Harness

Osprey Crescent & Luna, Aether & Ariel and Waypoint packs offer interchangeable shoulder harnesses. Harness sizing usually corresponds to pack size, but your best bet is to try one on. A properly fit harness should terminate 2 to 3" beneath the armpit. Webbing should not touch the body. By breaking the hook and loop connection and sliding the harness up and down the backpanel the torso length can be adjusted up to 3". (see illustration).

Once you have the correct size pack, harness and hipbelt, and the torso length set properly, it's time to put some weight in the pack (20 to 30 pounds of well distributed weight will do) and dial in the fit. First, snug down the hipbelt and harness. Connect the sternum strap (A) - position it about 2 inches below your collarbones and snug it down lightly. Finally, tighten the load lifter straps to draw the load solidly against your back. The lift straps (B) should come off your shoulders at a 45 to 60 degree angle in Osprey's ReCurve and Ethereal Suspension packs. In other models these straps serve more as compression straps and ride flatter; they may even angle downwards.

In a good fit, there should be no pressure points and no gaps between your body and the pack. With Osprey's ReCurve packs, final tweaking may involve custom fitting the aluminum stays to your back.