WHAT IT IS: Osprey Aether 70
WHY IT'S RAD: After spending more than a year lugging around up to 90 pounds back and forth to parks for functional strength and conditioning sessions using a 15-year-old Lowe internal-frame backpack, I began researching a better alternative. Apparently I'm the only person in America walking around in the city carrying heavy loads, because I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, but I had several mountaineering friends who do training similar to what you see here on www.drillit.tv who recommended I look into Osprey packs. My research led me to the Aether 70, a robust, durable pack with a custom-fit option that comes with AirScape suspension, an IsoFrom Harness and IsoForm CM hipbelt (that can be heat-molded at a dealer for the aforementioned custom fit option). Available in three sizes, I opted for the Large and the 4400 cubic inches of storage space. I've overloaded the Aether more than once with a 50-pound sandbag, a 25-pound sandbag and a kettlebell, all at the same time, and I have yet to blow out anything on the pack. It has dual pockets on the sides that easily swallow large water bottles plus there's a hydration pack sleeve. In addition to a gargantuan main compartment separated from the bottom compartment/tent/sleeping bag ditch area, the top-loading pack has a nice storage space on the top flap, so it's always easy to get at my iPod, wallet, phone, keys, throwing stars, whatever, even when the pack is filled with a cripplingly heavy load. Compression straps galore make cinching down the load easy, and I've never experienced a pack that came anywhere close to feeling as good as this one did on my back thanks to the numerous adjustment options that made dialing in fit easy (even though I didn't read the directions). Big thumbs up, highly recommended for your training arsenal.
$: $260
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