Osprey Hornet 46

I had a prototype one in M/L that I got from here and it was still too small in torso length. It would be interesting to see if they 'redesigned' the pack lenghts. I did notice that on Osprey's website, they only listed the two sizes. Are they out of date?

I loved the pack so its something new to think about – thanks for bringing it to my attention :)

Cheers,
Jason

Jason, what is your torso length in inches?

Great news – Osprey listened to the BPL testers.

Yes, 3 sizes. The old M/L is the new medium and the Large is the new size.

Anyone know if they added any foam to the hip belt?

@Konrad: My torso is about 20.5" in length, so it looks like the new 'large' would work for me :)

While preferring grey dyneema for 3 seasons,I bought a Hornet for light winter in the GC (like the SAR red) and tested the new dedicated L size out this past spring. Carries like a typical UL pack but loaded with features, pockets, and a lid that will fit my winter shell.

Add: bought a M/L last year but had to return due to size. The dedicated L solves this problem.

I had one of the prototype M/L's , had to sell it, now have a new one Large and all is good :)

I purchased recently a Hornet 46 in large. I have a 21 inch torso and it fit fine. That said it wasnt as comfortable as my Osprey Talon 33, the shoulder straps were a little thin. Therefore I ended up exchanging the Hornet.

Has anyone here tried to fit a BearVault 450 into your Osprey Hornet 46? I'm wondering how well it fits — compared to say an REI Flash 50 (similar capacity pack).

Just bumping up an old thread as I noticed the Hornet is no longer on Osprey's US website. I thought the Hornet was a good looking pack but so feature rich, it begged to be overloaded. As a red pack, personally I would have liked a "light winter" version of it with a bigger pack bag (at about 65L), a bigger lid and of course a better frame closer to the body to be more snow friendly. For my three season, I just use roll tops but winter is different.

Never knew what to make of the really lightweight side sleeves in place of water bottle holders. Thoughts?

sometime after I sold my prototype, I was contacted by an Osprey rep that they now would offer the Hornet in a Large torso, purchased that pack and have been living happily ever after with it

like almost any pack you can overload it, I've found it to perfect for 4-5 days backpacking- keeping the load reasonable being the key

too bad they discontinued it