Amazon has cut the Osprey Daylite Expandable Travel Pack 26+6 to $71.50, which is 35% off its $110 list price and, according to the original writeup's own price research, its lowest ever.
The $38.50 discount was live as of November 13, and Amazon labels it an "Early Black Friday Deal." It applies only to the Amazon-exclusive "tunnel vision grey" colorway. A couple of other variants were also discounted at the time of writing, but none came close to that price.
The pack holds 26 liters by default and expands by two inches to add six more, which explains the name. A wrap-around zipper opens the main compartment wide, like a suitcase. Outside, there are two zippered front pockets and two water bottle sleeves. Amazon buyers rate it highly for a compact but roomy design and a lightweight, durable build. That is customer feedback, not independent testing.
The real question is whether to buy now or hold out. The writeup argues that the "early" label makes further cuts unlikely as the season goes on. That is an inference, not something Amazon has said. Amazon's Black Friday Week sale technically starts November 19, six days after this price appeared, and the source does not say when the early price ends.
So the risk runs one way. Waiting could cost the deal: the price could end, or the grey colorway could sell out, and it is the only one carrying the record-low price. A shopper hoping for a deeper cut on November 19 is betting against the label with no evidence either way.
The gap between this colorway and its siblings is the number to watch. If the other variants cost noticeably more, much of the saving depends on being happy with grey.