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OutsideOnline.com – Featuring Ozone – January 17th, 2012
Osprey Ozone Series: If you’re schlepping stuff around, it’s hard to beat Osprey. We’ve been big fans of the company’s technical packs and travel luggage for years. If you’re looking to upgrade you current, old, and heavy roller, you might wan to hold out for Osprey’s new Ozone series of luggage. Osprey says that the new bags, available in sizes suitable for carry-on or checking, are the lightest rolling luggage on the market. And Osprey didn’t sacrifice features to keep the weight down—Ozone bags have plenty of organizer pockets inside and out. Available fall 2012.
Outdoor Industry Association – Osprey Lightens the Load with New Ultra-Light Ozone Series for Fall 2012 – January 11th, 2012
Built on Osprey’s new HighRoad™ LT chassis, which is 20 percent lighter than the original HighRoad™ chassis, Ozone offers a full-featured package with excellent roll, rugged performance and multiple organizational features. The Ozone Series includes three sizes: 28”/80L for extended trips and gear hauling, 22”/46L for general carry-on and 18”/36L for international carry-on.
SNEWSnet.com – Osprey Lightens the Load with New Ultra-Light Ozone Series for FW12 – January 11th, 2012
Cortez, CO – January 11, 2012 – Osprey Packs, Inc. – a leader in creating top-quality, high-performance, innovative packs to comfortably and efficiently carry gear – is redefining what lightweight means in luggage. Channeling the brand’s experience in building lightweight packs and luggage, the Ozone Series roller bags, debuting in Fall 2012, are the lightest, fully featured roller bags on the market.
“As a backpack company we understand the importance of lightweight and we carry this guiding principal into our luggage design,” said Osprey founder, Mike Pfotenhauer. “With Ozone, we are building on our existing lightweight luggage assortment to deliver ultra-light design without compromising durability or features. With a minimalist but robust body and a lighter, redesigned chassis, these ultra-light rollers will set the standard for lightweight performance luggage.”
GearJunkie.com – Featuring Ozone Series Roller Bags – January 2, 2012
2012: The Coming Gearpocalypse
The Mayans might have thought the world would end in 2012. We’ll wait and see on all that, I guess. Mean time, a closer onslaught is coming in the form of the season’s biggest outdoor-industry event, the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show, this month, January 19 – 22, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where a literal tsunami of gear will hit. As always, a few “junkies” from our site — reporters, editors, Team GearJunkie athletes — will be on the scene, and we promise comprehensive coverage of the coming swag-storm in SLC. But first, here below we provide a sneak peek at the coming gearpocalypse to preview some of the neatest new gear that will be whirlwinding in to land in stores sometime in mid-2012. Enjoy the ride!





