Eagle Creek Unisex 40l Backpack Travel Water Resistant Multiuse-17 Inch Laptop, Smoky Blue

I bought this mainly for work, the other option being Osprey Farpoint 40. The EC pack won out mainly because of the laptop sleeve, which is next to the body here, whereas the Farpoint has it furthest away (no idea how they came by such poor design).It will be fine for general travel and business, should take a decent load. I've seen some reviews that complain about the hip belt but it seems perfect for the job to me, not too thick and easily adjustable. A 40L pack can easily get heavy so to me a decent hip belt is essential. Also has a small pocket on one hip.Plenty of other pockets large and small and 2 large main compartments - opens up well via a sturdy zip. Water bottle holders can be reached while wearing although they aren't on the side. Integral rain cover is also appreciated.Not sure it would be great for trekking, it sits quite close on the back and would get pretty warm and sweaty I think. Also quite a boxy shape which doesn't distribute the weight as might be ideal for a long days hike. But no one pack can do everything and I certainly rate this over the Farpoint and will get good use from it. The main downside is the full price. I got it for £100 which feels right, full price is about £160-170 which is way too much. Shop around for a good price and it is worth it.

Très beau sac à dos, mais malheureusement, les filets intérieur censés protéger chaque compartiment sont excessivement fragiles. Un s'est déchiré dés la première utilisation. Pas top pour un tel prix.Ne rien mettre qui force, même très légèrement sur les filets de protection, ils ne resisteront pas.

Ich war sehr lange auf der Suche nach meinem treuen Reisebegleiter und habe ihn in diesem Rucksack gefunden.+•Er öffnet sich wie ein Koffer- man kann ihn mit Hilfe von Packing Cubes gut organisieren und muss nicht ständig alles rausnehmen, wie es der Fall eines Top-loading Rucksack wäre• Hüftgurt ist sehr gut gepolstert, hat auch ein Fach für Kleingeld und eine kleine Pfeife im Brustgereich• viele Staumöglichkeiten• Regenhülle ist im Rucksack mit dabei• sitzt sehr angenehm• ist Carry-On approved - kann als Handgepäckstück immer mit an Board-• relativ hohes Eigengewicht von 1,6kg• Das einzig negative ist bzw. Etwas was ich mir noch gewünscht hätte, ist dass es kein inneres Fach gibt, welches durch einen Reißverschluss verschließbar ist zB. Für den Geldbeutel. Ich stopfe meinen Geldbeutel an den Boden des Laptopfaches, denn dieser ist am Rücken selbst und wenn der Rucksack voll ist, kommt dort keiner dran.Alles in einem sehr zu empfehlen!

Nice backpack for travel. But not for using around town

This little backpack has a lot of advantages. There are many little pockets to help you organize things and I like that you can fit a lock on the zippers. The part that I love the most about this backpack is that it opens like a butterfly with each side separate from the other for easier organization of clothes. I have used this backpack on two 5 day trips so far and with careful, mindful packing, everything I need fits. I like that there is a separate zipper for the laptop compartment. I don't have a laptop, but it easily fits my kindle and whatever else I want to easily access. I'm excited to use it for International trips!

I was really excited about this bag when it showed up after doing all of the research on it. It does have some great qualities - you can fit a lot in the bag and the waist and other straps help a lot when distributing the load. Even with a lot of stuff in the bag it doesn't seem completely unmanageably heavy.With that said, I've only had the bag a few weeks and it's already starting to break down. After one round trip flight and a quick road trip the next weekend, I'm noticing small scuffs and gashes in the shoe compartment already and stitching coming apart in a not super essential part of the bag. The shoe compartment issue could be bad soon, the other one isn't as big of an issue on its own.The problem is all this bag has been through is 2 very smooth flights and about a dozen hours of sitting in the back of 2 cars. I bought this bag for long haul use on lots of trips and now I'm not even sure if it's the bag I want to bring on my upcoming longer trip to Europe. I really wasn't expecting it to start seeing issues with it so soon but hopefully it stays intact from here.