Osprey Packs Kestrel 32 Backpack
Description
For a great grab and go backpack, this Osprey Packs Kestrel 32 Backpack fits all your gear for those exciting day hikes or short overnight excursions. The panel loading design makes it easy to get in and get your stuff out in a flash so you don’t waste time digging through an unorganized pack. The svelt lightweight materials keep the load from weighing you down while the side compression straps can be cinched down for jostle-free carrying and the back panel with ridge-molded foam with channels covered in mesh allow ample airflow for those long hot days trekking into the wild.
Specifications
- Fabric: 420D nylon pack cloth
- 210D x 330D nylon shadow box
- Nylon spun mesh
- Aluminum/HDPE framesheet
- Peripheral-hoop alloy frame and HDPE framesheet provide a flexible and light structure
- Mesh-covered, die-cut EVA hipbelt saves weight and enhances breathability
- Side compression straps let you cinch down loads for jostle-free carrying
- Back panel features ridge-molded foam with channels covered in mesh to allow airflow
- Pack fits a wide variety of backs thanks to rip-and-stick® torso-length adjustability: just rip it, adjust it and stick it
- Trekking pole attachment lets you stow and remove poles (not included) while wearing pack
- Poles tuck away between your arm and pack; adjustable shockcord on left-hand shoulder strap and a side loop hold poles in tightly
- Front and side stretch-woven pockets are ideal for stashing a jacket and other often-used gear
- Hipbelt features 2 zippered pockets for stashing a digital camera and snacks
- Hydration-compatible design features reservoir sleeve and drink tube exit port for on-the-go hydration (reservoir sold separately)
- 2 ice axe loops with bungee tool tie-offs let you lash extra gear outside
- Integrated raincover that pulls out in a flash to protect contents from sudden downpours
- Volume: SM/MD: 1831 cu in, 30 Liters / MD/LG: 1953 / 32 Liters
- Dimensions: 26 in H x 14 in W x 13 in D
- Weight: SM/MD: 2lbs 12oz, 1.2 kg / MD/LG: 2lbs 14oz, 1.24 kg
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Conifer Green, Fire Red, Talus Grey and Tarn Blue.
Available sizes, while supplies last, include size s/m and size m/l: s/m, m/l.
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Sizing Chart
Osprey Packs Sizing Chart
Step 1 - Pack Sizing
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).
Step 2 - Hipbelt Sizing
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.
Argon Series
Xenon Series
ReCurve suspension and BioForm CM™ A/X components| Torso Length | Pack Size | Hip Measurement | Hipbelt Size |
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| > 22" | XLarge | > 36" | XLarge |
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| 20-22.5" | Large | 33-37" | L or WL |
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| 18-20.5" | Medium | 30-34" | M or WM |
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| 16-18.5" | Small | 27-31" | S or WS |
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| <16.5" | XSmall | < 28" | WXS |
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Aether Series
Ariel Series
AirScape suspension and IsoForm CM™ components| Torso Length | Pack Size | Hip Measurement | Hipbelt Size |
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| > 20" | Large | > 36" | XLarge |
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| 18-20.5" | Medium | 33-37" | L or WL |
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| 18.5"- | Small | 30-34" | M or WM |
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| - | - | 27-31" | S or WS |
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| - | - | < 28" | WXS |
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Atmos & Aura Series
AirSpeed suspension with built-in components
Exos Series
AirSpeed suspension with built-in components
Stratos Series
AirSpeed suspension with built-in components
Kode Series
Built-in Components| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
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| > 20" | > 33" | Large |
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| 18-20.5" | 30-34" | Medium |
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| < 18.5" | < 31" | Small |
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Kestrel Series
AirScape backpanel and adjustable harness with built-in hipbelt
Talon Series
Torso adjustable harness with built-in hipbelt (fixed harness on Talon 11 and 5)
Manta Series
Built-in harness and hipbelt
Raptor Series
Built-in harness and hipbelt| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
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| > 19" | - | M/L |
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| < 19" | - | S/M |
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Variant & Mutant Series
Variant & Mutant suspension and hipbelt
(Variant 28 & the Mutant 38 have built-in hipbelts)| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
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| | >36" | XLarge |
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| > 20" | > 33-37" | Large |
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| 18-20.5" | 30-34" | Medium |
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| < 18.5" | < 31" | Small |
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Waypoint Series
Waypoint Suspension and torso adjustable Waypoint Harness| Torso Length | Hip Measurement | Pack Size |
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| > 20" | > 33" | Large |
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| 18-20.5" | 30-34" | Medium |
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| < 18.5" | < 31" | Small |
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ErgoPull
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).
| Men's | SM | MD | Large | XLarge |
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| Women's | WXS | WSM | WM | WL |
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Step 4 - Overall Fit
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.
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