Osprey Arcane Large Day Bag vs Topo Designs Travel Bag 30L

It felt cheap, thin, and much more flimsy. They got rid of the bottom protective layer of the backpack that was present in the old version so it's sketch to lay your backpack on gravel-ed ground. The zippers were of the cheaper version and did not zip up as easily as the older version. The straps were of a cheaper version too; they reduced the foam that was in it so it feels weak

I’ve had their everyday backpack 20L and 30L, their travel backpack, the 5L and 10L sling bags and every single one of them were woefully under built in the strap department. They are okay if empty in the store but as soon as they have a load, they are a huge pain. As cool as their bags are, I wouldn’t ever consider them anymore.

The zippers and everything is just really high quality One of my favorite features is the low-profile water bottle compartment because when you see pe...

Between the weird layouts of the side pockets on the 20l zip that (in my opinion) fold out the wrong way, and the rear pouch that is just too hard to access once the main bag is full, I’m happy to see peak design have just popped zipper pockets inside the main case of the 30l for organising stuff you don’t need in transit and a much easier to access pocket at the front. - Better through hiking comparability.

I don't know why there is a key clip here at all. That just seems like a really strange decision - it's red and plastic, and i don't know why you woul...

* [Topo Designs Global Travel Bag Not a huge fan of this look, but it technically checks all of my boxes. There are also some concerns here about the slim water bottle pocket, but I saw a review specifically stating that this worked well for somebody with a similar frame to mine.