I bought The Osprey Mutant 38 as the pack has allot of similarities to this one but a a price point i could better justify. I do, certainly long to the picket pockets and kinda envy those crampon pouches. I have a friend that that has bean using the prism for a wile as his go to medium sized pack. But, I think my pack carries loads way better than the Prism. I use Mutant as my crag bag to compliment my rope bag w/ integrated rope tarp. My friend does nothing of the sort.
@@ShortGuysBetaWorks yeah, that weight in the pack really seams to make more sense in the larger 55L size. At that point, that extra padding, and structure that must definitely be the culprit for the weight, is better applied to carrying those bigger loads.
@@macmurfy2jka I find that to be some of a design philosophy with Osprey. They all carry so beautifully, but are slightly overbuilt for anything that isn't a big haul. But when you do get the big weight, they really shine.
just bought mine! excited.
Hope you like it as much as I like mine. Have fun out there!
I bought The Osprey Mutant 38 as the pack has allot of similarities to this one but a a price point i could better justify. I do, certainly long to the picket pockets and kinda envy those crampon pouches. I have a friend that that has bean using the prism for a wile as his go to medium sized pack.
But, I think my pack carries loads way better than the Prism. I use Mutant as my crag bag to compliment my rope bag w/ integrated rope tarp. My friend does nothing of the sort.
@@macmurfy2jka I had a Mutant as part of the outfitting for a big expedition. It carries great. I just can't get my head around the extra weight.
@@ShortGuysBetaWorks yeah, that weight in the pack really seams to make more sense in the larger 55L size. At that point, that extra padding, and structure that must definitely be the culprit for the weight, is better applied to carrying those bigger loads.
@@macmurfy2jka I find that to be some of a design philosophy with Osprey. They all carry so beautifully, but are slightly overbuilt for anything that isn't a big haul. But when you do get the big weight, they really shine.
Did you find they might have leaking issues on the bottom? The prism definitely need to update…. Don’t understand why they use such nylon for the top.
What kind of leaking? I haven't noticed anything, but I'm mostly using it in cold weather so food an water on being caried on my body.