A 30 liter pack built for a day on foot, not for a commute. It takes a jacket, a lunch and a full bottle. After the first mile you stop noticing it.
No laptop sleeve. No flat panel stuck to your shirt. No school bag straps digging in. Load it, pull the straps down and walk.
The pocket that sits against your back
A zip runs down one side of the back panel. Behind it is a flat pocket, lined bright yellow.
Phone, keys, wallet. They lie between you and the pack, so nothing swings and nothing rattles.
Wear it and that pocket is behind you. Nobody opens it on a train. Nothing works its way out on a stile.
The yellow lining earns its place too. A black phone in a black pocket is a two minute search. Against yellow you find it first look.
Your shirt stops sticking to it
Two mesh pads stand proud of the back panel. One sits high between your shoulders, the other at the small of your back.
Plain nylon runs between them, set back off your spine. The pack rides on the two pads and the air keeps moving up the channel.
The straps carry the same open mesh on the face that touches you, over a padded core. Each one has a silver reflective strip across it, so headlights pick you out on the last mile of road.
The chest strap slides up or down a rail and clips across. It stops the straps sliding off your shoulders on a descent.
Why not the bag already by your door
A cheap pack saves money in three places. You meet all three on the same walk.
The back is a flat foam slab, so it sits on you and stays there. The side pockets are floppy, so what is in them tips out when you bend down. Nothing pulls the load in, so a half full bag swings behind you.
This one answers each in turn. The side pockets are gathered on elastic, top and bottom. A strap runs diagonally over each one to a buckle, so you cinch it down and forget it. The shell is nylon woven in a fine ripstop grid, the weave that stops a snag turning into a tear.
One honest note on weather. The nylon sheds a shower and dries fast. The zips are ordinary coil, with no sealed tape and no storm flap. A long downpour finds its way in eventually, so treat it as a pack that shrugs off rain rather than a dry bag.
Eight colors, and Black is the odd one out
Seven of the eight are trimmed in teal. The zips, the webbing, the side pockets and the loops at the base all pick it up against the body color.
Black is the exception. Its trim is gray throughout, and it carries the only white logo. It is the quiet one, and it goes to work without looking like camping gear.
Everything else is identical: same shape, same pockets, same harness, same 30 liters. Take Black if you want the pack to disappear. Take Orange, Green or Pink if you would rather spot it in a heap of bags at the bottom of a hill.
Specifications
Dimensions: 19.7 x 11.8 x 7.9 in (50 x 30 x 20 cm)
Capacity: 30 liters
Material: Nylon, ripstop weave
Weight: 1.3 lb (600 g)
Closure: Zipper
Back panel: Two raised mesh pads with a channel between them
Shoulder straps: Padded, mesh faced, one reflective strip on each
Chest strap: Adjustable on a rail, side release buckle
Pockets: One zipped pocket on the back panel, two zipped pockets on the front, one elasticated pocket on each side
Side straps: One compression strap and side release buckle on each side
Carry: Two shoulder straps and a top grab handle
Colors: Black, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Dark Green, Pink, Purple
Trim: Gray on Black, teal on every other color
Package Includes
1x Hiking Backpack