{"id":938,"date":"2026-05-27T11:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:22:14","slug":"osprey-farpoint-40-rave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"The Osprey Farpoint 40 Has Been My Go-To Travel Bag for 8 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As we get<\/span> out of the house, the gear-obsessed<\/em> WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite bags and EDCs. Today, reviewer Louryn Strampe<\/em> raves about her Osprey Farpoint 40 backpack. You can also read other Bag Check stories<\/a> where<\/em> WIRED writers share their carryall of choice.<\/em><\/p>\n

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While planning our<\/span> 20-day trip to Asia in 2018, my boyfriend at the time was adamant that neither of us would check any luggage. As a proud overpacker, this intention both shocked and horrified me. I love options and hate paring things down. I wanted to bring 30 pairs of shoes and 348 pairs of underwear; I certainly did not want to painstakingly build a capsule wardrobe and strategically compile packing cubes<\/a>. Ultimately, though, I agreed to the single-bag trip, and the Osprey Farpoint 40 quickly converted me to legitimately loving the light-travel life.<\/p>\n

If you want the perfect backpack, or the most durable suitcase, or the best tote for toting your toteables, my colleagues have plenty of recommendations worth browsing<\/a>. But if you seek a bag that makes carrying-on (to the plane, train, or automobile) and carrying-off (from hotel to hostel to hotel again) a blissfully pain-free experience, the Farpoint is my favorite.<\/p>\n

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