With the Sojourn 28, Osprey gives you a large convertible travel pack made for the active traveler. Osprey included a stowable padded harness for shoulder transport, and durable polyurethane wheels and a retractable ergonomic handle for the rolling-inclined. Secure your hiking gear, extra layers, and evening attire in the padded interior—straps prevent your dress shirt from looking like a crumpled newspaper. Osprey also constructed the Sojourn 28 with various internal mesh and fabric pockets to organize all your essentials. Load it up—StraightJacket compression straps ensure you can manage the Sojourn 28 Travel Pack no matter how full it is.
Bottom Line: Bring everything you need for an adventure holiday in the Osprey Sojourn 28 Travel Pack.
My husband bought this bag prior to our 3 week adventure tour to Egypt. I practiced packing my stuff in it, including a backpacker's air mattress (we weren't backpacking but needed it anyway) and a really small sleeping bag and everything fit, so I bought one.
As I used it more and more I liked it even better. The top part is slanted, so it doesn't get the pressure of other luggage on top of it in the luggage compartment. And, as I bought things on the trip, there was always a secure corner to put things, even breakable things.
It converts to a decent backpack. There is an air space between the mesh liner that touches your back and the rest of the pack, so that keeps you cool. Once you fasten the stays at top and bottom it carries very well. If you miss fastening these, it wobbles and rattles and is a total pain.
We use packing cubes, so we don't need a lot of internal compartments. The 7 lb weight is not bad considering that you have the extra weight of the backpack straps and it's such a large bag.
This bag got thrown on top of busses and dragged through dirt with no problem, though I did wipe it down a little when I got home.
The compression straps on the outside have fasteners on the top and also can be fastened near the bottom, to prevent having long stap ends dangling about and getting caught in luggage carousels. This is a good thing. The only flimsy thing is the clip on the compression straps to fasten down the loose end -- of course one broke off. Also, for you the bag is no mystery, but for luggage handlers it is not obvious how to pick it up and I think they grab the compression straps. So I just tuck the loose ends under the straps in the old fashioned way.
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Great 30 something luggage for the active traveler 01-03-07
Great backpack/rolling duffel! I love it! You can cram plenty of stuff in there for 2 weeks (or several months with laundry service) of travel and it's very lightweight. My only complaint is that in a pinch when you want to switch rolling duffel to backpack, there is a learning curve and it takes up to 5 minutes.
I switched to this from Osprey's similar pack, the meridian 28, and love it. More space and I can use any daypack with it(the built in ones are always crap). Overall this is a fantasticaly comfortable, good-lookin', durable, well designed bag. BUT...Baggage handlers broke a rivet on the footbar, which had to be replaced by Osprey. I had the same problem with my Meridian.
