Osprey Savu Lumbar Hydration Pack (2020 Model)

Halfway through my first ride I forgot I was wearing it. Very comfortable. Im glad I spent a little extra and got a good pack for mountain biking. Well worth it.

A little bit bulky for your everyday run around but perfect for a Day hike or going out on a bike or roller skates

Grand Son was so excited to have his own. He had been using a friend’s. Great gift idea

I really like this item, I think it is great, I would recommend

We recently took this with us hiking to a number of national parks and really liked it. It was very comfortable to wear and held everything we needed. This pack has place for two bottles of water and ample room for snacks, keys, cell phone, and a small first aid kit. We really liked it a lot. Its durable and looks great too! Would definitely recommend.

This is a well made and slightly expensive hydration pack but I read some reviews and gave it a shot, but sadly had to return it after a single use; the pack simply will not stay in place unless you tighten it to the point of being VERY uncomfortable. At one point it slipped low enough it caught on the tip of my saddle; NOT a good thing. So like I said, it’s well made, holds a decent amount of liquid, but not a hydration pack I can recommend.

I use this one on MTB rides. I do jumps and drops. This pack feels secured. I use it with two 21oz bottles. I keep my phone in there, as well as multitool, CO2 cartridge and nozzle, and few other things. Still have plenty of room left. I just dont want to overload it and feel it pull me down. But at this time I have everything I wanted to have with me on a ride, and it feels great. I can almost forget Im wearing it. replacing bottle into the holder takes some getting used to. They are just tight. But that means they are secure. Its a great hip pack!

when fully loaded with additional two bottles of 750mL, the Savu become a little bit uncomfortable. a reduction of the water capacity to two bottles of 600mL yield almost the best setup.

At this asking price, it better be a great waist pack, but in my opinion, it is. You can store a surprising amount of stuff in this waist pack. The strap is wide and can fit just about anyone, with enough support that I barely feel it even if Im using it when jogging or on a day hike. I mainly include some dense food, a couple of bottles of water in the holsters included, spare socks, a basic multitool and first aid pouch, and the ever present cell-phone (turned off!). I could store a few maps, some geocache stuff, and a rolled up light jacket too if I wanted. This pack looks beautiful in red, with the typical light but strong material Osprey usually uses. Construction and design quality are also clear in the airscape and vented pads around where the bottles go, and also in the very easy to use zippers. I tend to rotate this out of place until I need it, and I even switch left to right every now and then, and in all positions, sweat doesnt really stay around that long. Its better if you primarily carry this on your lumbar, but I mix it up. A few tips: if youre packing lots of stuff on your hips, you want to minimize weight. Its OK to put a couple things in your cargo pockets, and the rest in this pack. Larger, light things like jackets are no problem on a hip. Too much water will be felt on those hips, but just two bottles is no problem. Also, make the unit snug and stable with a firm pull of the straps. If its not moving around, you are feeling less weight. Weight changing direction a lot, relative to the body, is actually more weight.

Ive tried slightly larger sizes of lumbar packs, but you end up putting too much gear in and they dont stay in place. This lumber pack is perfect for a small first aid kit and some snacks for a day hike.