Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £108 – Save 10% (RRP: £120)

Take a look now to discover what makes Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

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• Brand – Osprey
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Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Hydration Packs. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Hydration Packs. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Hydration Packs. Brands like Osprey are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Hydration Packs category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Hydration Packs.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £108 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Hydration Packs

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Hydration Packs.

We found 97 in the Hydration Packs category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £57.63, making it above average at £108.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Hydration Packs. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £189.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £4.99.

With 97 products available we worked out that 11 cost more than Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack and 85 were cheaper.

Cost of Osprey products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 157 products from Osprey, of which 18 were in the Hydration Packs category.

For now though we’re looking at Osprey branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £73.60 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Osprey product we found was £4.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £233.31.

Of the 157 from Osprey, 34 were more expensive than Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack and 121 were cheaper.

How much are Osprey Hydration Packs?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Osprey products that are listed in the Hydration Packs category.

The average price of the 18 products that match this search was £47.87, with the cheapest coming in at £5.00 and highest price was £110.00. With the average being £47.87, Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack comes in above average.

1 products that meet this search were more expensive than Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack and 16 were cheaper.

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Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Hydration Packs category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack or another similar product, like Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack reviews or Osprey Katari 3 Hydration Pack reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Hydration Packs.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Hydration Packs. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Osprey, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.9/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010792325
• Product ID 2: 709225UK
• Brand: Osprey
• Model number: 5-266-2-0
• RRP: £120
• EAN: 845136080782
• Description: Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration PackA 14L hydration pack, designed for cyclists and MTB riders, that comes with the 2.5L reservoir and a comfortable design stuffed full of clever storage features.HydrationOsprey’s Raptor 14 Hydration Pack comes with the 2.5L Hydraulics LT Reservoir which is both extremely lighting and easy to use. The bladder comes with a pour shield with Slide-Seal top opening for easy refilling and cleaning while protecting against leaks for easy transportation. The system also comes with a convenient bite valve that offers fast, smooth water delivery which automatically sealing – great for active use.StorageThe pack comes with a wide range of storage features specifically tailored towards cyclists and MTB riders, including: front shove-it pocket, front stretch compression pocket, front zippered pocket, an integrated ToolWrap, an internal organiser for bike specific tools and spares, LidLock bike helmet attachment, stretch mesh side pockets, etc.Rugged and Protective DesignBuilt for the harshest of trails the Raptor comes with a durable 210D Nylon Diamond Ripstop construction with a high-density design. Also helping you to stay visible the pack comes with integrated reflective graphics and also comes with an LED light attachment loop.AirScape HarnessThe harness helps stabilise the pack and keeps you comfortable with a fully adjustable design including padded shoulder straps, hip belt and sternum strap. Meanwhile, the back panel comes with Osprey’s AirScape Harness system which uses combines specialised meshing, padding and foam ridges to ergonomically fit your back and keep your ventilated.FeaturesComes with 2.5L Hydraulics LT ReservoirAirScape back panel with foam ridges for comfort and fitBioStretch hipbelt and harnessFront shove-it pocketFront stretch compression pocketFront zippered pocketIntegrated roll-out ToolWrapInternal hydration sleeveInternal key attachment clipInternal organiser for bike specific tools and sparesLED light attachment pointLidLock bike helmet attachmentReflective graphicsSternum strap buckle with magnetStretch front pocketStretch mesh side pocketsZippered panel accessZippered scratch-free eyewear and electronics pocket210D Nylon Diamond Ripstop constructionWeighs 0.8kgDimensions: 48cm x 22cm x 25cmBuy Osprey Hydration Packs from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Accessories > Hydration Packs
• Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
• Unisex
• 12
• Adult

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Other options for Hydration Packs

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Hydration Packs. 97 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Osprey Raptor 14 Hydration Pack included,
Osprey Raptor 10 Hydration Pack reviews, Osprey Katari 1.5 Hydration Pack reviews, or we really liked the look of Osprey Kitsuma 1.5 Hydration Pack reviews as another alternative.