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I’ve been on the lookout for this backpack my full life. I’ve purchased packs from Timbuk2, Bellroy, The North Face, Fjallraven, Patagonia, Osprey and extra, all inside the hunt for one issue I assumed didn’t exist: A light-weight-weight daypack that stands by itself, has a reasonable quantity of pockets and is comfy to positioned on all day. On a up to date journey to Chicago, after I discovered myself on a cross-city trek and by no means using a pack, I dipped into REI and settled on the Topo Designs Gentle Pack. I’ve been repeatedly impressed since.

Some baggage load up on ergonomics and find yourself weighing two kilos empty, nonetheless this one is nice delicate nonetheless has merely the correct quantity of padding. The 2 expandable bottle slots on every aspect maintain water and journey cups securely and there are merely sufficient pockets inside to handle smaller bits organized. There’s even a laptop computer pc laptop pocket for laptop methods as lots as 15 inches. The 15-liter performance is sweet for day journeys all through the journey spot metropolis, turning into only a few hoodies, snacks and even some impulse buys from pastry retailers. It stands upright once you set it down in its place of tipping ahead like a sleepy toddler, one issue that fully totally different baggage do this drives me mad. The padding lends constructing and each the 400D (medium-heavy) nylon and the uncluttered design make it look polished, one issue I respect on day seven of a seven-day journey. — A.S.