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Why We Love This Deal
Long the domain of schoolchildren and hikers, there’s now a backpack for everyone, from the luxe models discerning professionals take to the office to antimicrobial packs that emerge from the gym stink-free. If you were to design a backpack for the average adult, someone who needs a simple, solid bag for their commute or weekend trips, you’d probably design something like this Osprey pack that’s currently more than $60 off at REI.
The Osprey Transporter Panel Loader Pack is just $103 at REI right now, a 37% discount from its normal $165 price tag. Four of its eight total ratings are of the five-star variety, and reviewers say it hits all the marks for sensible organization, durability, and style, too.
Osprey Transporter Panel Loader Pack, $103 (was $165) at REI
What Packers Should Know
- Capacity: 20 liters
- Materials: Bluesign-approved 450-denier recycled polyester, PFC-free durable water repellent (DWR), TPU coating
- Compartments: External zippered pocket, interior document sleeve and pockets with lanyard, laptop compartment (up to 16 inches), external side stretch water bottle pocket
- Weight: 1 pound, 12.6 ounces
- Colors available: Black, Red Mountain, Venturi Blue, Tan Concrete
This bag has a simple look from the outside: a single front zippered pocket, another zipper holding the main compartment closed, and padded straps with a sternum strap.
Inside, there’s a padded laptop compartment, key lanyard, and pockets of various sizes designed to keep all of your gear in place and easily accessible. It’s made of a great, do-it-all material: 450-denier recycled polyester with a PFC-free durable water repellent and TPU coating.
What Customers Are Saying
Many reviewers mentioned that this bag works well as a personal item for air travel. One noted that it has “enough room to fit a laptop, tablet, over-ear headphones, and a bulky change of clothes.” We’d add that the spacious external pocket and interior organizational panel make it easy to grab items mid-flight without having to maneuver this bag all the way from under the seat in front of yours.
Others found that this bag is great for commuting. It’s a “great little daily commuter,” one wrote, also noting that they’ve received a ton of compliments on it. Another wrote that this bag is “very comfortable to wear when bicycling or hiking,” so if biking or walking is part of your commute, it’s a worthy companion.
The Osprey Transporter Panel Loader Pack isn’t the biggest bag, but its utility as a bag for commuting and travel could make it the best one you own. REI warns that this item has been discontinued and that you should “shop now for best selection”—good advice considering how much of a bummer it would be to miss out on a bag this good at a price this low.
