Bellroy Transit Backpack vs Tortuga Outbreaker 45L

I'M 510 [, Music, ]! Well, everyone there! You have it the transit backpack, a Travel focus bag from bellroy made of some really robust materials and ...

Pluses: holds a lot, carries a 17" laptop, 3 locking compartments, load levelling straps really work well, sternum strap is movable! Minuses: hip pad, shoulder pads could be better (very good but not great), mesh back would vent off sweat

The sternum strap helps to take some of the weight off your shoulders, but we'd ideally like to see a setup more like that found on the 38 liter bat. ...

Though the Osprey had a better harness/waist strap system, but for the size of bag, the Tortuga's removable waist straps works just fine. Most times I don't even use the waist straps unless I know I will be walking for over 20+ minutes. Plus, the Osprey is unable to stand upright on its own (due to not having a flat bottom) and the Tortuga can. Thus, making it easy to put the bag down on the floor when not carrying it

Bellroy transit has been the comfiest I have used. I have used the farpoint 40, Cotopaxi allpa 28, fjallraven travel pack, fjallraven high coast, a shittt Cabin Max and several Quechuas.

Bag was comfortable and secure, travelled well around the city and doesn’t seem as big as it is. Highly recommend for travelers who want a lot of room but don’t want to check a bag. If you don’t have inserts of your own you might want to buy them to help maintain shape structure but overall highly recommended.

I wrote this on my bike kind of through the mud and the rain and got a decent amount of spotting on it. I have cleaned it off since just with water an...

I hopped on and off buses, the subway, and walked around. I’m 62 years old and the Tortuga bag is a game changer.