Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L vs Osprey Talon 44

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

Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L is the lighter option — 40 g lighter than the Osprey Talon 44 (4% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.

Spec	Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L	Osprey Talon 44
Weight	860 g · 0.860 kg · 1.90 lb	900 g · 0.900 kg · 1.98 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 Talon 44

900 g

Versatile 44L pack for overnight and weekend trips.

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Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L vs Osprey Talon 44: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 60L wins — at 860 g it is 40 g (4%) lighter than the Osprey Talon 44 (900 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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