I wanted to love this bag so badly. I'm an Osprey fangirl and this bag certainly does not disappoint in the specifics - it's well constructed with so many fun details. However, this is a unisex bag and it goes to show that, for me, there's a good reason Osprey's women-specific sizing works so well. The S/M in the Escapist 25 sat poorly on my 5'4" frame no matter how I adjusted it. The hip belt straps would get tight enough but there were weird loops of fabric when they were; and the shoulder straps would not get short enough period (I do have a short torso), so it was uncomfortable as well as leading to like a foot of dangling fabric.

What I loved: the compartmentalization! The lower storage space, which you can choose to use or not, forms up with a slightly awkward but functional internal zipper. It really is only big enough for rain gear or maybe an ultralight sleeping bag. Still, the reason I wanted this bag to work so badly was that this would be perfect for a camera bag - I was hoping to be able to stuff my layers in that lower compartment and use the upper for my camera gear. The two cylindrical nets in the front-most zippered pocket also are perfectly sized for prime or standard zoom lenses :P. With the compartment unzipped, the bag was more than amply sized for my 14" laptop as well.

I'm going with the Sirrus 24 instead. It offers less storage capacity because of its more rigid construction, fewer compartments, and will be more awkward for my camera, but it fits like an absolute dream. Plus it's pretty cute and comes in more fun colors than the Escapist - my consolation prize.