I have been searching for a backpack for backpacking trips for a while and I am looking on getting one asap for a backpacking trip i have coming up in a few weeks. These are the two I was thinking about:

http://www.rei.com/product/797929/re...09-special-buy

or

http://www.rei.com/product/796727/os...estrel-68-pack


I am a bigger guy - 6' 1"

The most I am willing to spend is about 150, but since Osprey is such a good brand I would be flexible to about 160 max. But if the REI is just as good or better then no point wasting money. Thanks for your opinion!