Exos 58

Has had a stripped-down older Exos 58 for seven years and loves it.

Their Exos 58 weighs just under 3 lb with all the creature comforts, and they really enjoyed it on several trips last year.

Has several Exos 58 packs for a family of five and every one squeaks, unlike their Gregory packs.

Mostly uses their Exos 58 over their Arc Haul: it fits a BV500 better and its padding makes it more comfortable above 20 lb.

Their Exos 58 was miserable and tore skin off their hips with more than 20 lb, unlike their Zpacks Arc packs.

Their Exos 58 is better than their Arc Haul for non-UL loads thanks to greater padding and bomber construction, but that is about its only advantage.

Has used the Exos 58 for a couple of years and loves it.

Has the Exos 58 and a Circuit; the Exos hip pockets are too small for anything but the smallest camera or phone.

Thru-hiked the AT with the Exos 58 without its brain, often carrying seven days of food and still having more room than they needed.

Has an Exos 58 and still uses it a lot alongside a Kumo, noting 58 L can fill up fast with cold-weather gear.

Has the Osprey Exos 58 and calls it dreamy.

Used an Exos 58 on their 2017 AT thru-hike and was a big fan apart from small hip pockets, but the pack was trashed by the end; the pocketless replacement 58 they hated.

Switched from an Atmos 65 to an Exos 58 and says you won't regret it: the Atmos belt was too rigid, the suspensions are similar and the weight difference is noticeable.

Has owned two Exos 58s and still has the original; it is a great pack if it fits you and compresses adequately for smaller loads.

Chose the Exos 58 so a bear canister, camera gear and bulky cold-weather kit fit comfortably; they skip the floppy brain and stash a sit pad behind the mesh in winter.

Moved from a frameless pack to an Exos 58 for 3+ day trips; just under 3 lb, and it distributes weight very well with food and a bear can.

Has the Exos 58 and calls it the most comfortable pack they have used.

Has the Exos 58 and finds it too big for almost any normal hiking, though it works well for wildlife photography gear.

Loves their Exos 58 after a few years: not too big for three- or four-day trips in their climate, and they do not regret it.

Likes their four- or five-year-old Exos 58, but the interior coating has turned gummy and sticky, and it often felt floppy with extra space.

The Exos 58 is their main pack; on a recent trip at about 33 lb fully loaded it carried the weight really well without feeling top-heavy.

Can carry a 12-inch Bearikade horizontally in their 2017 Exos 58 and does not feel the can through the mesh back, though it feels a bit off balance.

Had pressure-point problems with their Exos 58 until they lowered the hip belt to their iliac crest and cinched it; once used to the fit, it is actually pretty comfortable.

Exchanged a too-big large Exos 58 for a medium at REI and has had no problems with the pack since.

Their Exos 58's suspension and hip belt were not comfortable under load on longer hikes, digging into their hips and feeling fragile, and it did not reduce sweat much.

Uses an Exos 58 and has zero issues keeping Smartwater bottles and a Sawyer filter in its side-entry pockets.