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| The Osprey Meridian features a contoured harness system
with load lifter straps at the tops of the adjustable shoulder straps.
The mesh backpanel and padded hipbelt help to provide airflow and stable
load transfer. The stowable harness attaches to the frame with four quick
release buckles. The two top buckles are shown on the Meridian
22" in photo above by the
red arrows. The top harness attachment points
on the Meridian 28" (shown in photo at bottom of
page) are slightly higher
due to the larger size of the bag. |
The photo above was taken from the bottom of the Osprey
Meridian 22 looking up to show the thickness of the padded hipbelt. The
bottom of the suspension harness attaches to the frame with two quick
release buckles (shown in photo by red arrows). |
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| The Osprey Meridian features a removable daypack which
is secured to the main bag with four quick release buckles (red arrows
in photo above) and a "U" shaped zipper. |
The daypack portion of the Osprey Meridian attaches
to the main bag with four quick release buckles and a large "U" shaped
zipper. The photo above shows the Meridian with the two right side buckles
detached and the "U" shaped zipper halfway open. |
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| The removable daypack can be used separately to carry essentials
on shorter side trips. The red arrows in the photo above shows the daypack's
headphone/hydration port which can be used to run headphones or a drinking
tube out of the interior of the bag left or right. New for 2010 a
backpanel sleeve provides easy harness/map/document storage. |
The photo above shows the front panel of the main bag with
the daypack removed from the Osprey Meridian. The four buckles that were
used to secure the daypack attach to the front panel of the main bag
and function as compression straps when the daypack is not in use. |
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| The photo above shows a bottom view of the Osprey Meridian
with the daypack attached to the front of the main bag. The bottom of
the pack features a rigid reinforced kick panel which is attached directly
to the frame to protect against damage from curbs, luggage handling,
etc. |
The telescoping carry handle doubles as a frame stay behind
the backpanel of the Osprey Meridian. Two vertical tubes house the handle
when not in use, and attach directly to the bottom portion of the frame.
Photo above shows the Meridian with the suspension stash panel open and
the backpanel pulled forward to expose the frame. |
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| The Osprey Meridian 22" features a locking telescoping handle
that can be set to two different heights. The photo above shows the Meridian
with the handle extended to the first stop. This can be done by pulling
the handle away from the pack without pushing the red release button
on the top of the handle. |
The handle can be fully extended by first pulling it out
to the first stop (as shown in photo at left), depressing the red release
button on the top on the handle, and then fully extending the handle
to the second stop. The photo above shows the Meridian 22" with the handle
fully extended. |
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| New for 2010 model. When the suspension is tucked away, the suspension
cover features a retractable business card/name tag holder for delivering
quick, protected identification. The holder is retractable by a bungie
strap. |
The larger Meridian 28" has a slightly different telescoping handle
and harness attachment points due to its larger size. The handle is a
one section telescoping design that is extended by pressing the red release
button at the top of the handle. The photo at left shows the Meridian
28" with the telescoping handle extended and the suspension harness
buckled at the top and bottom of the pack. The green arrows
indicate the top harness attachment buckles. |
