Osprey Kestrel 68 Backpack – M/L – Black 2022

Off the grid. With a proven legacy, the Kestrel 68 is a rugged, high performance backpack, designed to be a true outdoor workhorse.

Key Features:

• AirScape™ backpanel with foam ridges for comfort and fit
• Integrated & detachable raincover
• U-Zip suitcase opening on front panel
• Stow-on-the-Go™ trekking pole attachment
• PowerMesh™ dual access water-bottle pockets
• Front shove-it pocket

Features:

• 15mm side compression straps
• Adjustable torso length
• AirScape™ backpanel with foam ridges for comfort and fit
• Dual access fabric side pockets with InsideOut™ compression cord
• Front shove-it pocket
• Integrated & detachable raincover
• Internal hydration sleeve
• Internal top load compression strap
• PowerMesh™ dual access water-bottle pockets
• Side compression straps
• Sleeping bag base compartment with internal divider
• Sternum strap with emergency whistle
• Stow-on-the-Go™ trekking pole attachment
• Stowable twin ice axe loops
• Stretch front pocket
• Stretch mesh side pocket for water bottle
• Top lid access
• Twin zippered hip belt pockets
• U-Zip suitcase opening on front panel
• Zip pocket in top lid

Kestrel 68 is designed for medium to long duration backpacking trips, or adventures where you’re carrying a large amount of gear. The large capacity provides space for bulky gear or gives you room to carry more than just the essentials. Accessing this gear is easier than ever before, with a huge U-zip opening on the front panel, providing an easy way in to organise your equipment or find exactly what you’re looking for. Kestrel 68 also features an upper lid access with a drawcord closure, alongside a lower sleeping bag compartment with a removable divider.

Kestrel’s backsystem has been designed for comfort and stability, featuring Osprey’s tried and tested AirScape backpanel and a sturdy hipbelt and harness design, these packs will comfortably carry a heavy load. An adjustable design allows you to personalise the height of the backpanel with ease, using a hook-and-loop torso panel.

Kestrel 68 features numerous locations to store your backpacking essentials, including nylon-reinforced water bottle pockets, dual zippered hipbelt pockets, a large front shove-it pocket, top lid pocket, under lid pocket with key-clip and external-access hydration sleeve.

Finally, Kestrel 68 comes equipped with all of the essentials for life on the trail; an integrated and detachable raincover, Osprey’s Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment, multiple compression straps, sleeping pad straps, ice-tool attachments and multiple lashing loops. Whether tackling mountainous terrain, deep forests or winding trails, this packpack set a definitive benchmark in backpacking comfort and performance.