Osprey Kestrel 48

Kestrel 48 is designed for medium duration backpacking trips, or adventures where you’re carrying a moderate amount of gear. This spacious pack provides room for plenty of gear for your multi-day adventures. Accessing this gear is easy through a large side-zip access point, stretching from the lid to the lower compression straps. This provides an easy way in to access your equipment or find exactly what you’re looking for. Kestrel 48 also feature upper lid access with a drawcord closure, alongside a lower sleeping bag compartment with a removable divider.

Kestrel 48 features numerous locations to store your backpacking essentials, including nylon-reinforced water bottle pockets, dual zippered hipbelt pockets, a large front shove-it pocket, top lid pocket, under lid pocket with key-clip and external-access hydration sleeve.

Finally, Kestrel 48 comes equipped with all of the essentials for life on the trail; an integrated and detachable raincover, Osprey’s Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment, multiple compression straps, sleeping pad straps, ice-tool attachments and multiple lashing loops.

• 15mm side compression straps


• Adjustable torso length


• AirScape backpanel with foam ridges for comfort and fit


• Dual access fabric side pockets with InsideOutcompression cord


• Integrated & detachable raincover


• Internal hydration sleeve


• Internal top load compression strap


• Removable sleeping pad straps


• Side compression straps


• Single zipped side pocket


• Single vertical zippered side access point


• Sleeping bag base compartment with internal divider


• Sternum strap with emergency whistle


• Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment


• Stowable twin ice axe loops


• Stretch front pocket


• Top lid access


• Twin zippered hip belt pockets


• Zip pocket in top lid