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Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L vs Osprey Kestrel 48

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L is the lighter option — 640 g lighter than the Osprey Kestrel 48 (43% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L Osprey Kestrel 48
Weight 860 g · 0.860 kg · 1.90 lb 1,500 g · 1.500 kg · 3.31 lb
Brand Mountain Hardwear Osprey
Category Backpack Backpack
Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L
860 g

Ultralight fully waterproof pack built from ALUULA Graflyte fabric with a swivel hipbelt for natural load distribution.

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Osprey Kestrel 48
1,500 g

Adjustable 48L pack with AirScape back panel.

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Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L vs Osprey Kestrel 48: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L wins — at 860 g it is 640 g (43%) lighter than the Osprey Kestrel 48 (1,500 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest backpack page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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