Osprey Packs marks its golden anniversary in 2024 with new products across its technical pack line—from Pro Series and Extended Fit expansions to the launch of the Talon Tempest Velocity. In tandem with its pursuit of quality, Osprey is advancing its sustainability efforts with 12 core technical product families carrying certified bluesign product designations by spring 2024.
Pro Series
Osprey expanded its Pro Series engineered for outdoor professionals—the five-piece range has elevated functions and features. Notable seasonal additions include the updated Aether Ariel Pro, which combines load-bearing suspension with a simplified bag design to reduce pack weight to a minimum. Boasting a 75L capacity, the Aether Ariel Pro is suited for bigger mountaineering or backpacking trips, with a top lid, hipbelt pockets and side compression straps that are strippable to tune the user’s carry and further reduce weight.
The Pro Series also includes the newly designed Talon Tempest Pro. The multi-sport pack has an updated framesheet and improved sizing across three volumes: 40L, 30L and 20L. This seasonal iteration is lighter than previous packs with a slimmer LidLock that works with more helmets, including climbing and biking. The updated bags carry a bluesign-approved NanoFly fabric construction, reinforced with a triple-grid UHMWPE ripstop.
Talon Tempest Velocity
The Talon Tempest Velocity, a new style for Osprey, is designed for experienced, active adventurers featuring a soft-flask compatible, running-vest-inspired harness and a back panel designed for freedom of movement. The design also allows up to four inches of torso adjustment, with pockets on the chest harness, pack sides, and hip belt for essentials. The Talon Tempest Velocity has two volumes for men and women: 30L and 20L.
Extended Fit
Osprey introduced its Extended Fit (EF) line in 2022 to “deliver a more inclusive fit and optimized performance for bigger bodies.” Extended Fit enhancements include extended hip belts designed to fit up to 70-inch hips, extended shoulder straps, repositioned pockets and longer sternum straps. This season, Osprey will add EF sizes to the Rook Renn 65 suited for backpacking, the Raptor Raven 14 designed for mountain biking and the run-oriented DuroDyna LT Belt.
(L-R) Duro Dyna LT Belt EF, Raptor 14 EF, Raven 14 EF
Bluesign Products
“Consumer products carrying the certified bluesign product label meet strict safety and environmental requirements. They must be made of bluesign-approved materials and produced in a resource-conserving way with a minimum impact on people and the environment,” said Osprey.
The Osprey Spring 2024 collection, including 19 Osprey pack families, nine accessory categories and four special edition pack series, will carry the bluesign product certification, including the technical packs Aether, Ariel, Talon Tempest, Atmos Aura AG, and Exos Eja, among others.
Osprey Packs Spring 2024 collection will be available beginning February 24 at osprey.com and at specialty retailers in over 60 countries worldwide.
Photos courtesy Osprey
