Dual side compression straps not only shrink undersized loads to prevent contents from shifting, but the lower compression straps double as stabilizers, pulling the pack bottom in to help direct most of the weight onto your hips, where you want it. Osprey simply dialed back the amount of padding and support used in the larger backpacks-especially in the hipbelt, which in the Manta and Mira flexes but doesn’t sag or collapse with 20 pounds inside the pack. In the Manta and Mira, a wire perimeter frame flexes slightly, allowing the pack to move somewhat with your body while retaining its shape with significant weight inside.įor a system designed for larger backpacks-I think it performs exceptionally well in the men’s Atmos AG and women’s Aura AG packs-it crosses over very effectively to a medium-size daypack like the Manta 20. The signature feature of Osprey’s Anti-Gravity (AG) packs is a trampoline-style panel of lightweight, tensioned mesh extending from the top of the back panel to the hipbelt, enwrapping your back and hips while allowing plenty of air movement across your back. When Osprey brought its groundbreaking Anti-Gravity suspension to the men’s Manta and women’s Mira daypacks this year, I decided to take the Manta AG 20 out for some trail mileage, including a 14-mile, 3,000-foot dayhike of 11,049-foot Telescope Peak in California’s Death Valley National Park to see how it measures up. How much stuff goes into your daypack? If you routinely carry upwards of 15 pounds or more (including the pack’s empty weight) on dayhikes, unless you possess a spine of steel, it really makes sense to get a pack designed for comfort with that kind of payload.
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