ANANT A. from United States, CA Public Profile

Retro style, very sturdy, retains its boxy shape due to internal frame, and hence an ideal pack to carry delicate objects like camera, binoculars. Easy access to contents. Please get the two side pockets for water bottle or to increase its capacity.
Wish it were a little bigger (30-32L) and wider so I can put my laptop (with sleeve) parallel to the back and use it for daily commute.
Watch excellent reviews on YouTube and then just get it for the looks when its 20% off!
When not outdoors, it resides in a corner in my room and anyone who sees it can't stop ogling at it and be insanely jealous that I have one! :)

I am a daypack junkie and am especially biased towards packs that have a front stash pocket. I mean, why waste that space?
This backpack is very simple with separate laptop compartment and a spacious main compartment with pockets on both the walls (one of them with zippers).
The smaller organization pocket goes all the way down with a zipper pocket (along the whole width), a mesh pocket (2/3 of width) and another pocket (1/3 of width). No fancy pockets with flaps, or pockets for pens, etc. I like this since I keep all my electronics components (chargers, wires, USB drives, mouse, etc. in a packing cube -- another excellent product from Patagonia.
The zippers are smooth with long tags.
The shoulder straps and back panel are padded and very comfortable! I wish the carry handle was also padded.
The front stash pocket has a locking clip to hold it together.
The side pockets have zippers to close them and an inside flap so that the contents do not spill out when you open the zippers. I wish the pockets were a bit longer to fit standard one liter nalgene bottles -- I can hardly fit my half liter Zojirushi bottle in there. Other than that, absolutely no complaints!

I got the blades green color. I wish Patagonia offered the Yurt yellow color for ALL their backpacks!

Feels cool in summer. OK if I do not iron.

Easy to pat-off dry. The towel dries quickly and can be hung from built-in loop. On the first wash did lose some color. Recommended!