Osprey Packs Switch 16 Daypack

Think freshman year – Grandpa's freshman year. A bona fide classic improved by the use of low-impact organic cotton with 25% polyester added for softness and resiliency. Raglan sleeves, with underarm side panels for comfort.

8.9-oz 75% organic cotton, 25% polyester fleece
Soft organic cotton/polyester blend
Rib-knit trim on neck, sleeves and hem
Raglan sleeves with underarm panels for comfort
8.9-oz 75% organic cotton, 25% polyester fleece

1 Reviews - Osprey Packs: Switch 16 Daypack

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G Anderson - 2008-04-01

Great lift serve ski pack, unbeatable
I just got back from a week skiing Copper, Vail and Beaver Creek. This is the best ski pack I have ever owned. It is not overly large but carried everything I needed and more for a day of skiing. I carried a 70oz camelback bladder, a 32 oz collapsible energy drink bottle, extra clothes, energy bars, sun glasses and some other miscellaneous items with out feeling bulky or overloaded. It's fit is phenomenal. I did not have to take it off on the lift and I did not feel like I was going to fall off the lift because of to much bulk. Hip belt pockets worked great for energy bars, GOO, and Shot Blocks in one side and a digital camera in the other. I highly recommend this pack to any one that wants a slim pack that carries a lot of stuff. Would be good for the backcountry for those that like to go on the light side.

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1 Reviews - Osprey Packs: Switch 16 Daypack

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G Anderson - 2008-04-01

Great lift serve ski pack, unbeatable
I just got back from a week skiing Copper, Vail and Beaver Creek. This is the best ski pack I have ever owned. It is not overly large but carried everything I needed and more for a day of skiing. I carried a 70oz camelback bladder, a 32 oz collapsible energy drink bottle, extra clothes, energy bars, sun glasses and some other miscellaneous items with out feeling bulky or overloaded. It's fit is phenomenal. I did not have to take it off on the lift and I did not feel like I was going to fall off the lift because of to much bulk. Hip belt pockets worked great for energy bars, GOO, and Shot Blocks in one side and a digital camera in the other. I highly recommend this pack to any one that wants a slim pack that carries a lot of stuff. Would be good for the backcountry for those that like to go on the light side.

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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.

Crescent Series
Luna Series
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

Aether Series
Ariel Series
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

Exposure Series
Switch Series [55+5, 40+5, & 25+5]
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

Atmos Series
Stratos Series [34, 32, & 24]
Torso Length	Hip Measurement	Pack Size
> 20"	> 33"	Large
18-20.5"	30-34"	Medium
< 18.5"	< 31"	Small

Stratos Series [18 & 12]
Switch Series [18 & 14]
Daytool Series [Focus, Flux]
Torso Length	Hip Measurement	Pack Size
> 18"	-	M/L
< 18.5"	-	S/M

Waypoint Series
Torso Length	Hip Measurement	Pack Size
> 20"	> 33"	Large
18-20.5"	30-34"	Medium
< 18.5"	< 31"	Small

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.

Harness 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

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.