We’ve found snacks fit here perfectly, but it’s also a good spot for your phone or wallet. The front mesh compartment is a good spot to stash items you’ll want to grab quickly-just ensure you’re not keeping anything pointy in this pocket as the mesh isn’t the hardiest of fabrics. Osprey Daylite Shoulder Sling Front Mesh Pocket It’s also compact enough to slide beneath the seat in front of you on planes without cutting into that precious legroom. Plus, as per usual with sling bags, the Osprey Daylite Sling packs well. Inside The Sling BagĪt 6L, this sling is a great size for smaller hikes and day trips. It works-and sometimes it’s necessary-but you won’t exactly look hip. It’s similar to how you can technically wear a backpack on your chest. You can technically always wear this sling on your chest, although it’s obvious it wasn’t built for it. Osprey Daylite Shoulder Sling Across The Chest It’ll save you from crying out in frustration (not that we’re speaking from experience, of course). If your travels involve biking, we recommend starting the journey with the Daylite Sling on your chest. As you peddle, the sling slips forward to either the side of your body or your chest-depending on whether or not you try to shove it back in place at any point. At least if your bike commute includes hills of any kind. On a similar note, the Daylite Sling is not ideal for bike commuting. Osprey Daylite Shoulder Sling Strap Adjuster You can tighten the strap, but it’ll still bounce around as you walk-especially if you’re traversing uneven terrain (cobblestone streets, winding staircases-travel always seems to involve winding staircases-and trails). Now, this sling wears slightly looser than it looks. While you can fit a water bottle inside of the sling, it’ll take up a good amount of space, so we’ve liked carrying it externally. We’ve attached a water bottle with a carabiner. There’s also a loop to attach some accessories. Not only because it’d be helpful to lefties, but because the sling gets uncomfortable on long excursions with the weight dumping into one shoulder. We would love to see a future iteration in which it’s possible to be worn on either shoulder.
The strap is only able to sit on the right shoulder and will sling forward on the left side of your body. Osprey Daylite Shoulder Sling Back Padding Especially because-unlike other sling bags-you can’t adjust how you carry it. We’re not sure there’s a sling bag out there where this wouldn’t happen-but it’s important to note. That said, we’ve tested it on very hot, very humid days and it’s gotten a little sweaty. The strap and back panel on the Osprey Daylite Shoulder Sling have a nice, comfortable layer of padding that’s been much appreciated. That sleekness is further helped by the elastic strap keeper that ensures you never have to deal with an unruly dangling strap (#danglefreeexperience). We like how the buckle is tucked away as it keeps things looking sleek. And the zippers and buckle are from a reliable brand, YKK. There’s comfortable padding on the back panel and shoulder strap-more on that in a minute-made from NeoSpacer™mesh. The exterior is made from 210D Nylon Diamond Ripstop, which is a strong, lightweight fabric that stops rips in its tracks. You’re probably not surprised this sling is durable with top-notch craftsmanship-this bag is from Osprey, after all. It definitely has an outdoorsy aesthetic so we wouldn’t recommend wearing it to any nice restaurant (and, yes, we’re speaking from experience).
While we’re usually partial to black, we went for the fun “Sagebrush Blue” this time because you gotta mix things up every once and a while (and because we’ve been testing this sling mostly in the great outdoors where it’s less important to blend in with the crowd). At the time of this review, it’s available in eight colorways. It has a similar look with the same hardy zipper pulls, front logo, and sleek exterior. The Osprey Daylite Sling fits right in with the other packs in the Osprey Daylite Series. That said-it’s not ideal any time you need to wear it for more than a few hours. Being able to conveniently “sling” the bag forward for easy access has been particularly handy, especially when shopping. While it shined on a trip to Acadia National Park-no surprise as Osprey made its name in the outdoor realm-it’s been pretty good everywhere else too. We plan to hit even more locales as we continue testing. We’ve taken the Daylite Sling to beaches, trails, shopping districts, grocery stores (one of which was similar enough to a farmers’ market) and would’ve taken it to school if any of us were students.
Osprey advertises the Daylite Sling is ideal for most occasions-school, grocery shopping, farmers’ markets, festivals, beaches, hikes, and so on.īeing the thorough gear testers that we are, we decided to test as many of those claims as possible in two weeks.
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