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Talon/Tempest
Owner’s Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of an Osprey Talon or
Tempest Series pack. Our obsession with detail rewards you
with a truly full-featured pack and we want to be sure that you
understand and utilize your new Osprey completely. Here’s a
full tour of your pack from the ground up.
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SHARED FEATURES
KEY F ABRICS
+ 70D x 100D mini shadow nylon
+ 210D dobb y nylon
AIRSCAPE™ BACKPANEL
Every Talon/Tempes t Series pack
features the Air Scape™ back panel,
a mesh c overed, ridge molded f oam
backpanel that is lightweight and
support ive with integrated channels and
central air chimney for vent ilation .
BIOSTRETCH™ HARNESS
The Talon/Tempest BioStretch™ gender
specific harness consists of mesh
covered, die cut foam with s ew n in
spac er mesh, a s tretch wov en harness
pock et and an adjust able sternum str ap
wit h rescue whis tle buckle to pr ovide the
utmost in comfor table and stable carry.
BIOSTRETCH™ HIPBELT
The Talon/Tempest BioStretch™ gender
specific built-in hipbelt is a m esh
covered, die cut slot ted f oam hipbelt
featuring zipper ed stre tch mesh pockets
and a modifie d straight ErgoP ull™
closure s ys tem providing com fortable,
stable load transfer and carry.
STR ETCH WO VEN SIDE PO CKETS
(Excludes Talon/Tempest 6)
Each Talon/ Tempe st Series Pack
features dual side str etch woven side
pock ets pro viding acces sible ext ernal
storage options . The side pockets on
the four lar gest Talon models(44, 3 3,
22, 1 8)and the four lar gest Tempes t
models(40 , 30, 20, 16) feature
InsideOu t™ compres sion allowing you
to tension and se cur e loads eas ily e ven
when t he side pock et s are in use. To
route the InsideOut™ compression strap,
A) loca te the slider buckle to the top and
side of the s tretch woven side pocke t
and unthread the webbing through this
buck le. B) No w route the webbing by
posi tioning the slider buckle inside or
outside o f the s ide pocket and r eversing
the pr oce ss above.
STOW-ON-THE-GO™
TREKKING POLE ATTACHMENT
(Ex cludes Talon /Tempes t 11, 9, 6)
The Stow-on-the-Go™ trekking pole
attachment is designed to conveniently
sto w your pole s whe n not in use. To
operate: short en tr ekking poles t o a
safe, manageable size, A) locate the
elas tic ized loop below the side pocket
on the lef t side of pac k then pull loop
away from the s ide po cke t and inser t
the ba ske t end of your poles . B) On the
lef t harness str ap locate t he tr ekking
pole ic on, C) engage the c ord lock
beneath t he fabric patch with your
thumb and forefinger and pull up on the
cord to open, place pole handles in the
loop and tighten wit h the cord lock to
secure. Revers e to remove.
TOOL ATTACHMENT
(Excludes Talon/Tempest 6)
Lower tool loops work in conjunction
wit h fixed bung ee tool tie -offs to pr ovide
sta ble, secure ice tool c arry. To utilize
this f eature , slide the t ool shaf t through
the lo op and flip the shaf t up towar ds
the top of the pac k using the bungee tool
tie- off to secu re. Reve rse this proc ess
to remove.
EXTERNAL HYDRATION
Located bet ween the Talon/ Tempest
back panel and main pack body is an
exterior hydration compartment.
(Talon/Tempes t 6 have bot tle s lee ves.)
A) Locate t he H2O icon and loo sen load
lif ter s traps at t he top of the pack. B)
A
B
Plac e the r eservoir in the compar tment
using the sewn -in hanger t o hold it
upright. C) Route the hos e lef t/right
through elastic routers on the harness
as pre ferred, clo se compar tment and
re-t ension load lif ter str aps .
HYDRAULIC S RESERVOIR
Add an O spr ey Hydraulics™ 2 or
3 lite r hydration r eservoir or a
Hydraulics™ LT 1.5 or 2.5 liter
hydration reserv oir to your p ack
for stable, efficient , on-t he-go
water man agement . For more
informa tion, please visit your
local Osprey r etailer or visit
www.ospreypacks.com.
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B
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B
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HARNESS ADJUSTMENT
(Talon 44/33/22,Tempest 40/30/20)
To adjust the Talon/Tempes t
harnesses, A) loosen load lift er
str aps a t top o f har nes s and slide
a hand between the backpanel
and har ness to re lease hook and
loop closure. B) Slide harne ss in to
posi tion using arr ows to guide
and press firml y on backpanel to
reengage hook and loop closure
TOP P OCKET RE MOVAL
(Talon 44/33, Tempest 40/30)
To remove the top pocket, release
the top pocket ret ention s traps
on each side o f the p ack t o flip
back t he top pocket . A) Locate the
slider buckle by the grab handle
near the top of the backpanel and
thread the webbing t hro ugh the
buck le. B) On e ach c orner of t he
top pocke t find the connecting
webbing threaded through a slider
buckle. Unthread this webbing
on bot h sides and t he top pocket
is now r emoved. R evers e to reattach.
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B
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TALON 44/TEMPEST 40
The Tal on 44/Tem pest 40 a re a gender s pecifi c top loadi ng techn ical bac kpack s
wit h a remov able top po cket id eal for lig ht back packin g and thru -hiking .
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Gende r specifi c BioSt retch™ ad justab le harne ss and fix ed BioSt retc h™ hipbelt
A
B
2 Perip heral al uminum fr ame wit h aluminum h ead cup to s uppor t loads
3 Top load ma in compar tment a ccess w ith re movable , single c ompart ment to p
pocket and under-lid zippered mesh pocket
4 Str etch w oven fr ont pock et for ex terna l stora ge optio ns
5 Int egrate d sleepi ng pad str aps pro vide ex ternal c arry o ptions
6 Zipp ered low er sleep ing bag co mpart ment pro viding a ccess ibilit y option s
7 Dual i ce tool ca rry us ing lower t ool loop s and bunge e tool tie -offs
8 Dual e ntry s tret ch woven s ide pock ets wi th Insid eOut™ Comp ressi on
TALO N 44 (MEN
S/M M/ L
256 3 cu.in. 268 5 cu.in.
42 liter 44 liter
2/4 lb/ oz 2/5 l b/oz
1.0 1 kg 1.0 4 kg
)
TEMP EST 40 (WOMEN
WXS/WS WS/W M
231 9 cu.in. 244 1 cu.in.
38 liter 40 liter
2/0 l b/oz 2.1 lb /oz
0.9 2 kg 0.9 5 kg
)
2
1
TALON 22/TEMPEST 20
The Tal on 22/Tem pest 20 a re gende r specifi c panel lo ading tec hnical d aypack s for
day hiking and adventure racing.
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Gende r specifi c BioSt retch™ ad justab le harne ss and fix ed BioSt retc h™ hipbelt
2 Pane l load main c ompar tment ac cess w ith zipp ered mes h backp anel pock et
3 Larg e zippere d top sta sh pock et with h eat embo ssed sc ratch f ree fab ric and
internal key clip
4 LidLock™ helmet attachment system
5 Str etch w oven fr ont pock et for ex terna l stora ge optio ns
TALO N 22 (MEN
S/M M/ L
122 0 cu.in. 134 3 cu.in.
20 liter 22 liter
1/7 lb/oz 1/8 lb/oz
0.6 4 kg 0.6 8 kg
)
3
4
5
TEMP EST 20 (WOMEN
WXS/WS WS/W M
109 8 cu.in. 122 0 cu.in.
18 liter 20 liter
1/5 l b/oz 1/7 lb/oz
0.6 k g 0.6 4 kg
)
2
1
3
4
5
TALON 11/TEMPEST 9
The Tal on11/ Tempest 9 a re gende r specifi c panel lo ading tec hnical da ypack s ideal fo r
day hi king, m ountain b iking an d exten ded trai l runs.
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Gend er speci fic fixed B ioStr etch™ har ness and h ipbelt
2. Pan el load mai n compar tment a ccess w ith zip pered he at embos sed scr atch fr ee
backpanel pocket
3 Zipp ered top s tash po cket w ith inte rnal ke y clip
4 LidLock™ helmet attachment system
5 Fro nt panel bu ngee web bing wit h fabric w ings
TALO N 11 (MEN
S/M M/ L
549 c u.in. 671 c u.in.
9 liter 11 liter
1/4 lb /oz 1/5 l b/oz
0.5 6 kg 0.5 9 kg
)
TEMP EST 9 (WOMEN
WXS/WS WS/W M
427 c u.in. 549 c u.in.
7 liter 9 liter
1/2 l b/oz 1/3 l b/oz
0.52 kg 0.55 kg
)
LIDLOCK™ HELMET ATTACHMENT
(Talon 2 2/11 , Tempest 20 /9)
To use the L idLock™ helmet
attachment system, A) Locate
A
B
LidL ock™ clip near the t op of t he
pack ’s front panel and pull away
from the pack. B) In the v er tic al
posi tion, pass LidLock™ thr ough
helme t vent from the bottom and
engage in hor izontal posi tion.
On the r ight outs ide panel of the
pack find a cor d loop to incr ease
or decrease tension. Reverse to
remove helmet.
GENDER SPECIFIC FIT
The Tempest 40, 30, 20, 16, 9 and 6 ar e the w omen’s speci fic
counter par ts to the Talon Series. The Tempes t’s har nes s, hipbelt
and two av ailable torso size s are all designed to fit a w oman’s body,
providing the same level of perf ormance for women t hat we’ve
est ablished in our Talon pack f or men.
2
3
1
4
TALON 33/TEMPEST 30
The Tal on33/ Tempest 3 0 are gende r speci fic top loa ding tech nical ba ckpack s with a
remo vable t op pocke t ideal fo r overn ight back packi ng and day h iking .
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Gende r specifi c BioSt retch™ ad justab le harne ss and fix ed BioSt retc h™ hipbelt
2 Top load ma in compar tment a ccess w ith re movable , single c ompart ment to p
pock et and und er-lid zipp ered hea t emboss ed scra tch-f ree pock et
3 Stre tch wo ven fro nt pocke t for ex ternal s torag e option s
4 Dual i ce tool ca rry us ing lower t ool loop s and bunge e tool tie -offs
TALO N 33 (MEN
S/M M/ L
189 2 cu.in. 2014 c u.in.
31 liter 33 liter
1/1 2 lb/oz 1/1 3 lb/oz
0.8 0 kg 0.8 4 kg
)
TEMP EST 30 (WOMEN
WXS/WS WS/W M
1709 c u.in. 183 1 cu.in.
28 liter 30 liter
1/1 0 lb/oz 1/1 1 lb/oz
0.73 k g 0.77 k g
)
2
1
TALON 18/TEMPEST 16
The Tal on 18/Tem pest 16 a re gender s pecifi c top loadi ng techn ical day packs w ith a
fixe d top pock et ideal f or day hik ing and ad ventur e racin g.
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Gend er speci fic fixed B ioStr etch™ har ness and h ipbelt
2. Top loa d main comp artme nt acce ss with fi xed, si ngle comp artme nt top poc ket and
under-lid mesh pocket
TALO N 18 (MEN
S/M M/ L
976 c u.in. 109 8 cu.in.
16 liter 18 liter
1/4 lb /oz 1/5 l b/oz
0.5 7 kg 0.6 0 kg
)
TEMP EST 16 (WOMEN
WXS/WS WS/W M
854 c u.in. 976 c u.in.
14 liter 16 liter
1/3 l b/oz 1/4 lb /oz
0.5 4 kg 0.5 7 kg
)
1
2
3
TALON 6/TEMPEST 6
The Tal on 6/Tempe st 6 are ge nder spe cific te chnical l umbar pac ks ideal f or shor ter
dura tion day h ikes, t rail run ning and cr oss coun try sk iing.
UNIQUE FEATURES
1 Two 60 0ml BPA fr ee pack b ottle s include d to keep y ou hydra ted
2. Horizontal Str aightJacket™ compression stabilizes and compresses loads
3 Padd ed bott le sleev es wit h integr ated bu ngee ret entio n and side st abiliz ers
TALO N 6 (MEN
ONE SI ZE
366 c u.in.
6 lite rS
0/1 0 lb/oz
0.2 9 kg
)
TEMP EST 6 (WOMEN
ONE SI ZE
366 c u.in.
6 lite r
0/1 0 lb/oz
0.2 9 kg
)