Customer Reviews Osprey Katari 7

The bag was generally good quality, however the new magnet designs do not hold the hose to the bag. The plastic covering the magnets makes it much weaker than my old Osprey bag. Returned for this reason. Also, would be nice if the reservoir had the hard backing as a standard. Since the bag is so small, putting anything in it makes it hard to slide the reservoir back in after filling.

I have been using Katari 7 about a year. This is a great backpack for most of MTBers and hikers. Product description itself well explains what it is for: ideal for fast rides while packing a few biking essentials. Low-profile, stable and includes a 2.5-liter. It survives abuse and multiple crashes.

I bought this hydration pack for its limited size for hauling a minimal amount of gear for multiple day long mile road bike trip. I didn't have enough time to train with pack to warrant using the hydration bladder. I carried a set of cloths to be worn the evening after each day of eighty five miles a day in the saddle. It is a seven liter pack, capacity for what was needed. Venting layer that comes in contact with my back seemed to do the job. Sweat was absorbed by the ribbed venting material that comes in contact with the back

Perfect for short day hikes or runs. Easy to reach side pockets. Low profile prevents unnecessary movement. My daily go to pack for my 3-5 mile treks. It's a little pricey but it serves my purposes well.

I like the bag and as the previous review I have no prob getting the reservoir in the bad and my magnet holds fine. I also wear the pack over my GoPro chesty and its still comfortable. It's not perfect but good luck finding perfect anyway.

This is my first hiking/biking backpack with a water bladder and it just came in today. I haven't used it yet but it feels comfortable and light. The only problem I have with it is that it does not have little strap holders to hold and keep the loose ends of the ropes/strap in place. It's really irritating having it flop around. Also, for the bottom buckle belt, I suggest making it a choice for the consumers in which they can remove it or not because somedays you just want to feel like there's nothing there holding you back. Please add little strap holders to put away the annoying loose strings. Patagonia has it on the chest strap and I think that it was really helpful since it looks more presentable and stable.

Unbelievable what a downgrade the LT in Hydraulics LT Reservoir entails. When I got excited about Osprey stuff all the videos I watched had both the Quick Connect System and the Rigid Backer Plate included with the 2.5 L and above reservoirs, and everyone I talked to said these features used to always come standard. So where are they? As far as I can tell Osprey developed the LT reservoir simply to rip off people who bought their hydration packs. Also, I cannot believe the nightmare of cleaning these things has not been remedied in the quarter century since I had a CamelBak as a kid...denture tablets, vinegar, lemon juice, freezing, mold, buy the expensive proprietary kit with wand brushes and hanging apparatus--pathetic. As well, the magnetic bite valve attachment continually falls off because of how weak the magnet is--why on earth didn't you use rare-earth-metal magnets like neodymium? Too, there are two loops on either side of the bladder for the hose, and the pack's shoulder straps have identical loops for the hose on either side as well--so how could you not make the chest strap reversible, thus only being able to use the magnet that continuously falls off if the hose is fed through the right--as a lefty I take further offense. Forbye, the thing was leaking all over me the whole first day I used it, and you'll be remedying this soon.