Osprey Packs Women's Ariel 65 Backpack
Description
Excellent for summer weekend backpacking trips, the redesigned Osprey Ariel 65 Backpack for women offers an improved female-specific backpack suspension design. For those new to Osprey packs, the Women's Ariel 65 series is the female-oriented counterpart to the Osprey men's Aether series. The Ariel backpacks have a female-specific IsoForm™ harness and IsoForm CM™ hipbelt that are specifically designed to fit a women's body far better than any unisex backpacking or mountaineering backpack. The Ariel 65 has three load access points--including a J-Zip front panel entry--for easy accessibility at camp or during rest breaks. A dual-zipper wide mouth opening gives you access to a sleeping bag compartment and a drop-down divider that separates your sleeping bag from cooking components and clothing. The Women's Ariel 65 backpack is AddOn™ compatible, so you can attach an Osprey day pack (sold separately) to the pack exterior to add room for extra essentials or as a lunch pack for day excursions after you reach your destination.
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Specifications
- Fabric: 210-denier nylon block shadow, 420-denier nylon pack cloth, 500-denier Plain weave nylon Oxford, stretch woven nylon
- AirScape suspension consisting of a single 7075 aluminum stay, internal HDPE framesheet and a covering of ventilated nubbed foam and mesh grip
- Women's IsoForm shoulder harness with dual density foam and Spacer Mesh surface
- Women's IsoForm custom moldable hipbelt
- Convertible top pocket/lumbar pack
- Osprey AddOn™ compatible (day pack accessories sold separately)
- Hydration pack compatible (hydration components sold separately)
- InsideOut™ compression straps
- J-Panel zipper access
- Red internal compression strap
- Sleeping pad straps
- Tool attachment options
- Dimensions: 33.5 in x 17.5 in x 13 in, 85 cm x 44 cm x 33 cm
- Capacity: 3,600 cu in, 59 liters (X-small), 3,783 cu in, 62 liters (small), 3,967 cu in, 65 liters (medium) 4,150 cu in, 68 liters (large)
- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz, 2.04 kgs (X-small), 4 lbs 11 oz, 2.12 kgs (small), 4 lbs 14 oz, 2.22 kgs (medium), 5 lbs 2 oz, 2.33 kgs (large)
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Osprey Packs Women's Ariel 65 Backpack
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Available sizes, while supplies last, include size xs, size small, size medium and size large: xs, s, m, l.
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Women's Ariel 65 Backpack
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Great fit, cheaper price after shopping around.
I have only used this pack a few times but it sure gets the job done. I went into REI and got fitted and this was the pack for me. I shopped around to different sites and found it here for $50 less than anywhere else.
November 10, 2009
Near perfect pack
This pack is ideal for weekend trips, or longer if you pack light! Fits great, comfortable for long treks. Only gripes: wish it had pockets on the waistbelt.
August 23, 2008
great fit, carries loads well!
after 10 years with an old REI pack whose retirement time, i spent about 9 months reading reviews and trying on different packs, even hauling my personal gear around to various boston shops to be sure the pack would hold *exactly* what i wanted to carry... this pack carries a load evenly and comfortably whether you've just picked up your food drop or you're only out for a day trip -- load distribution is a huge deal for me and this pack performs well, largely helped by the compression straps when carrying smaller loads... i haven't had a chance to try it with a full winter load and skis yet, but i have high hopes it will hold up well... my only beefs are the lack of internal pocket within the 'brain' of the bag and a small zipper pocket on the waistbelt for a map would be nice as well... so would gear loops on the waist belt... you won't find one pack to do *everything* but this one comes as close as i've found.
July 20, 2007
This pack not only fit great--it performed.
Even with a bad back, this pack performed and road on my hips and back without any pain. Loved it and hope the design only improves.
September 11, 2006
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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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