Series 1: Large Expandable Knack Pack®

I travel a lot for work. Generally its either a one day trip or a 3-4 dayer. I used to have separate back packs for each of these, and would inevitably not transfer something that I needed from the unused pack to the used pack. This eliminates that issue. I have taken the pack on a 10 day personal trip and it did great. Only slight things I could see improving would be: More comfortable straps. They seem like if you were wearing this on a hike all day they would get bothersome. I dont do that, so no bigs. A place for pens. Yes, I still use those. And a loop where the top strap and bottom strap join to hang a carabiner. I clip off a good-sized water bottle to my strap, and there is no place to do that. I just used a soft shackle to make my own, so again no bigs. For my needs, this is a great pack.

I bought a backpack for Mother’s Day, but when the package arrived, we realized we should have ordered the medium size. Although it was past the 30-day exchange/return period, I contacted customer support. After I provided proof that the bag and tags were still intact and in like-new condition, they promptly approved the exchange. We received our new bag within two business days, just in time for our international trip. Outstanding customer service like this sets a company apart, and these guys have it figured out. Plus, the bags are excellent!

obsessed with this backpack - the compression part is genius - capacity, laptop slot all great

I just completed a three-month trip to Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. The bag traveled really well and was easy to pack and organize. It went on 12 flights and in and out of many cars, taxis, buses, and ferries. It was really durable; yet it still looks new. The only problem I had with it was that when it was full, it was hard to close the middle section zipper near the top ( see photo below). And I sometimes had difficulty getting it on and off my carry-on bag handle.

Put this bad boy to the test three days after I got it. Rain while training and documenting Marines at Quantico, this bag took it all like a champ. Travels well too. It fit my 16 inch and 14 inch MacBooks (both with rugged cases), my boxed Magic Keyboard, my Magic Mouse, my Canon Camera, a 28mm lens with case, my flash, my Joby mini tripod, 2 sets of news crew lav mics, a rode mic, and a toiletries bag. Anddddddd it wasnt even remotely full! I only filled up the front pockets and not the clam shell portion. The water bottle pocket was nice and fit my 18 oz. Brita waterbottle.

My only little whine is that it really should come with a waist belt and a thicker chest strap.