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Winner of Backpacker Magazine's Editor's Choice Award 2009
The Sprint Series bring Osprey's legacy of deluxe, custom-fit to youth backpacks. The Osprey Junior's Jib Backpack combines ergonomically correct fit, technical features, and great looks with Osprey design, quality and durability, these packs will provide years of comfortable trail performance for young hikers. Features include super-long easy adjust torso length to grow with your child, size adjustable hipbelt, and peripheral frame for excellent load transfer and spacious head clearance. Also includes built-in rain cover, retractable zippered sleeping bag compartment (bag can be stowed in or outside the pack) and pockets on top lid, stretch nylon mesh front and side with mesh pocket for cell phone/MP3 player. This pack is hydration compatible for day hiking and overnight trips.
Great pack! Highly recommend.
My 10 yr old son tried several different packs on some long hikes in the Adirondacks. At some point he'd start complaining about them being uncomfortable. We just completed a hike (Feb 14) of Nippletop and Dial on snowshoes wearing the new Jib. What a difference! Not a whimper in 13.7 miles. Finally found the right pack for my son. The ability to fine tune the torso size is the ticket. The hip belt is the most comfortable of any pack so far as well. Overall I'm impressed with this brand of backpack. I spent quite a few $$ finding the right pack... save yourself some dough, get this pack for your young hiker!
Great pack! Highly recommend.
My 10 yr old son tried several different packs on some long hikes in the Adirondacks. At some point he'd start complaining about them being uncomfortable. We just completed a hike (Feb 14) of Nippletop and Dial on snowshoes wearing the new Jib. What a difference! Not a whimper in 13.7 miles. Finally found the right pack for my son. The ability to fine tune the torso size is the ticket. The hip belt is the most comfortable of any pack so far as well. Overall I'm impressed with this brand of backpack. I spent quite a few $$ finding the right pack... save yourself some dough, get this pack for your young hiker!
Step 1 - Pack SizingAll 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).
Step 2 - Hipbelt SizingTo 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.
| Torso Length | Pack Size | Hip Measurement | Hipbelt Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| > 22" | XLarge | > 36" | XLarge |
| 20-22.5" | Large | 33-37" | L or WL |
| 18-20.5" | Medium | 30-34" | M or WM |
| 16-18.5" | Small | 27-31" | S or WS |
| 14-16.5" | XSmall | < 28" | WXS |
| Torso Length | Pack Size | Hip Measurement | Hipbelt Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| > 20" | Large | > 36" | XLarge |
| 18-20.5" | Medium | 33-37" | L or WL |
| 18.5"- | Small | 30-34" | M or WM |
| - | - | 27-31" | S or WS |
| - | - | < 28" | WXS |
| Torso Length | Pack Size | Hip Measurement | Hipbelt Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | > 36" | XLarge |
| > 20" | Large | 33-37" | L or WL |
| 18-20.5" | Medium | 30-34" | Medium |
| < 18.5" | Small | 31" | Small |
| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
|---|---|---|
| > 20" | > 33" | Large |
| 18-20.5" | 30-34" | Medium |
| < 18.5" | < 31" | Small |
| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
|---|---|---|
| > 18" | - | M/L |
| < 18.5" | - | S/M |
| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
|---|---|---|
| > 20" | > 33" | Large |
| 18-20.5" | 30-34" | Medium |
| < 18.5" | < 31" | Small |
ErgoPullNearly 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).
| Men's | SM | MD | Large | XLarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's | WXS | WSM | WM | WL |
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.
Offered in colors: Blue Yonder and Cherry Shake.