Wallop,
Having popped into town to give the goods a good fingering, I decided that the light weight of the Osprey Talons placed them above the Transalps in my index of personal luggage need.
No outlet in Brighton seems to have any Osprey Escapists, with their myriad pockets, in stock. However, I have a similarly feature-filled Dakine pack for backcountry snow enjoyment on the continent and I have found its many loops and hidden crevices confusion-causing. Thusly I am inclined toward the unicavern of the Talon 33. *However*, if I can experience the roominess of the Escapist 30’s main compartment, such that my laptop will fit in it, its overall lovliness could win me over…
Post-finger, the Deuters were a bit like one of my dad’s camerabags. Offputting…