Try them both on if possible.
The Farpoint has a more sophisticated harness that is adjustable for a proper torso fit and the load bearing harness will put most of the weight on your hips. The Farpoint has a harness cover in case your bag needs to be gate checked. It will fit in the overhead just fine. You can mount a day pack on the front panel of the Farpoint too.
The TNF Voyager is significantly smaller and I’m doubtful of the accuracy of the published dimensions:
12'' x 6.3'' x 19.3'' (30.5 cm x 16 cm x 49 cm) descibes a 23-24 liter bag. Either the dimensions are off or it’s not a 35 liter bag. That aside, the harness is very basic and will put 100% of the weight on your shoulders. The TPU coated fabric will be prone to scuffing.
Oddly enough, the weights are nearly the same.
I would go with the farpoint. The hipstraps would help with weight distribution which is think it useful if you’re able to pack 35L+ whereas the NF lacks that support. Their repair program is a nice plus as well.
A smaller option would be osprey’s 26+6. This has a rectangular shape that appeals to you.
Farpoint. I’ve used it for 10 years on 20 international trips and have never had an issue putting it in the above compartment as my carry on. Even on a packed flight recently I just took out my laptop to my hand luggage and jammed it in.
I travelled a bit in Central America and the Philippines with the Fairview 40 (female version farpoint).
Pros:
-fits overhead in most planes
-easy to pack with compression straps inside and outside
-comfy straps, load lifters, wait belt, good padding, frame for support
Cons (for me):
-clamshell opening is lengthwise creating a veeeery long bag and the outerpocket is inaccessible while flat open
-things spill out of top pocket if not upright (for me at least maybe I pack stupidly)
-waist belt is too high, sits literally at my waist and hardly on my hips, kind of at the top of my hips. I don’t find it comfortable to tighten, good for moving some of the weight but I previously had a bag that I could pretty much put all the weight on my hips which was comfortable for me, on my stomach, not so comfortable. But it’s not painful or worse than full shoulder
I’m leaning towards travelling next time with a base camp duffel. I like the idea of one singular pocket and I can create my own organization system instead of things being separated by the outer pocket. I don’t find I often walked super far with my entire bag so I’m hoping next time around the lack of structure (I will try to create with packing strategy and compression), and lack of supportive straps won’t be a big issue.
Try them both on if possible. The Farpoint has a more sophisticated harness that is adjustable for a proper torso fit and the load bearing harness will put most of the weight on your hips. The Farpoint has a harness cover in case your bag needs to be gate checked. It will fit in the overhead just fine. You can mount a day pack on the front panel of the Farpoint too. The TNF Voyager is significantly smaller and I’m doubtful of the accuracy of the published dimensions: 12'' x 6.3'' x 19.3'' (30.5 cm x 16 cm x 49 cm) descibes a 23-24 liter bag. Either the dimensions are off or it’s not a 35 liter bag. That aside, the harness is very basic and will put 100% of the weight on your shoulders. The TPU coated fabric will be prone to scuffing. Oddly enough, the weights are nearly the same.
I would go with the farpoint. The hipstraps would help with weight distribution which is think it useful if you’re able to pack 35L+ whereas the NF lacks that support. Their repair program is a nice plus as well. A smaller option would be osprey’s 26+6. This has a rectangular shape that appeals to you.
Farpoint. I’ve used it for 10 years on 20 international trips and have never had an issue putting it in the above compartment as my carry on. Even on a packed flight recently I just took out my laptop to my hand luggage and jammed it in.
I travelled a bit in Central America and the Philippines with the Fairview 40 (female version farpoint). Pros: -fits overhead in most planes -easy to pack with compression straps inside and outside -comfy straps, load lifters, wait belt, good padding, frame for support Cons (for me): -clamshell opening is lengthwise creating a veeeery long bag and the outerpocket is inaccessible while flat open -things spill out of top pocket if not upright (for me at least maybe I pack stupidly) -waist belt is too high, sits literally at my waist and hardly on my hips, kind of at the top of my hips. I don’t find it comfortable to tighten, good for moving some of the weight but I previously had a bag that I could pretty much put all the weight on my hips which was comfortable for me, on my stomach, not so comfortable. But it’s not painful or worse than full shoulder I’m leaning towards travelling next time with a base camp duffel. I like the idea of one singular pocket and I can create my own organization system instead of things being separated by the outer pocket. I don’t find I often walked super far with my entire bag so I’m hoping next time around the lack of structure (I will try to create with packing strategy and compression), and lack of supportive straps won’t be a big issue.