Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £89.21 – Save 26% (RRP: £120)
Take a look now to discover what makes Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
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Osprey Raven 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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Osprey Raven 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.
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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Osprey Raven 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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £89.21 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 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 £89.21.
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 22 cost more than Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack and 74 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, 56 were more expensive than Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack and 100 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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack comes in above average.
3 products that meet this search were more expensive than Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack and 14 were cheaper.
Osprey Raven 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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack or another similar product, like Osprey Katari 3 Hydration Pack reviews or Osprey Raptor 10 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.
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.
YouTube Video of Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Osprey Raven 14 Hydration Pack reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Osprey Raven 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 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010792329
- Product ID 2: 713558UK
- Brand: Osprey
- Model number: 5-268-0-0
- RRP: £120
- EAN: 845136080867
- Description: Osprey Raven 14 Hydration PackAn advanced hydration pack with a women’s specific fit which includes the 2.5L Hydraulics LT Reservoir. The AirScape backpanel comes with specially developed foam ridges and air channels that provides an ergonomic fit with high-level load bearing and ventilation. The pack comes with tonnes of storage features including a front stretch compression pocket, an integrated ToolWrap, internal key attachment clip, and internal organiser for bike specific tools and spares, plus more. Osprey’s Raven comes with a rugged outer design with a 210D Nylon Ripstop construction that protects against abrasions and impacts.FeaturesDesigned specifically for WomenComes with 2.5L Hydraulics LT ReservoirAirScape backpanel 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 graphic detailingSternum strap buckle with magnetStretch front pocketStretch mesh side pocketsZippered panel accessZippered scratch-free sunglasses and electronics pocket210D Nylon Diamond Ripstop constructionWeighs 0.74kgDimensions: 43cm x 21cm x 25cmBuy Osprey Hydration Systems from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Accessories > Hydration Packs
- Savings percentage from RRP: 26%
- Female
- 30.79
- Adult
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 Raven 14 Hydration Pack included,
Osprey Katari 1.5 Hydration Pack reviews, Osprey Kitsuma 1.5 Hydration Pack reviews, or we really liked the look of Osprey Talon 6 Lumbar Waist Pack reviews as another alternative.