Atlas Packs Athlete vs SealLine Urban Pack

Important: Choose the Adventure or Athlete hip belt – otherwise you will have literally no padding on your hips. I don’t recommend using the bag without a hipbelt either. The Adventure belt is more comfortable as it provides two layers of foam padding and a wider webbing and buckle – it’s also bigger and bulkier.

I've been using this pack on my ride to work for a couple weeks now. It is more comfortable when loaded than the single-shoulder messenger style bags I've used in the past. I'm quite happy with the capacity and comfort. Seems well put together as well

I also purchased a Capture Clip from Peak Designs which allows you to fix the camera to the shoulder strap in place while hiking – a great addition to this pack.

Was out hiking up and down the river sight-fishing all day and used the pack to bring along a dry coat, socks, food, maps, ect. Everything stayed perfectly dry the whole 5 days. Also used the large capacity to my advantage on the plane for it is acceptable size for a carry-on. I would recommend this bag for anyone considering a waterproof fishing pack!

Only drawbacks are that there's not much organization---it's a big huge sack, with only one small outside pocket. They do sell a cheap insert though, which has an internal organizer and key loop.

in the begining we noticed how uncomfortable the backpack straps are, behing your neck/head area, it continuosly grabs and hangs on your skin. This is due to the "handle" built out of the backpack straps which instead of seperating, unite instead.