Review on 🔥 Powerful and Stylish: Osprey Blaze Black Backpacking Packs for Your Adventure by James Roper

This is the fourth (maybe fifth) Osprey Exos I've bought since the original model. It has gone through at least 3 revisions and the waist belt on this new model is a disaster. It's bad enough that they removed the waistbelt pockets, but I could live with that. When I received it and tried it on, I immediately realized that they MUST have removed the lap belt pockets because they shortened the lap belt wings. I have a 37" waist, 22" torso and have always worn an Osprey L (largest size), which is what I have done here. However, the new lap belt wings do NOT even reach the points on the sides of my pelvis. The lap belt on the wings is at least 3-4cm shorter on each side. To tighten the lap belt I had to pull the belt very tight against my stomach, which would be bearable for maybe 5 minutes on the trail with a full pack. Basically it's the same as buying a package with just a nylon webbing waistbelt. Thank goodness for Revain's return policy, I turned around and requested a refund within half an hour of receiving the package.