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A great choice for short backpacking trips big day adventures or winter expeditions!

The versatile osprey kestrel 38 is designed to transport 30-40 pound loads anywhere you care to go. With a separate zippered sleeping bag compartment and external sleeping pad straps, it’s a fully functional overnight pack. Or cinch down the straightjacket side compression straps and take it out for a day of canyoning in Utah’s San Rafael swell. Whatever you put inside, osprey’s light wire frame transfers the load to a comfortable spacer mesh harness and hip belt. This innovative suspension system ensures all-day carrying comfort, especially in warm conditions when the airscape mesh pack panel comes into play. When it comes time to unpack, the main compartment has top loading or side zip access providing multiple portals to get at your gear without struggle. Other storage features include top-lid and under-lid zippered pockets, side and front stretch mesh pockets, and two zippered hip belt pockets. Along with the extensive pockets, there are dual front daisy chains and web attachment points on the top lid for anchoring gear to the exterior. Other useful features include an external hydration sleeve, tuck-away ice tool loops, and osprey’s stow-on-the-go trekking pole attachments. The entire pack can be shielded from the elements by deploying the integrated rain cover.

The Black Diamond Dawn Patrol 25 Backpack is just the right size for quick dawn patrols, powder days at the resort, and car laps at the pass. Its form-fitting suspension system hugs your body while you ride, so you’ll hardly notice you’re wearing it, while the zippered back panel makes for quick access to extra layers and avy tools. The Dawn Patrol can be equipped with Black Diamond’s AvaLung Element for added avalanche safety and will carry skis either diagonally or in an A-frame.