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Reviews of them are usually pretty bad. The laptop adds a bit of a wrinkle: I'm usually happier to throw my laptop in the overhead so using a small sling for my personal items isn't really a problem. I guess my best suggestion there would be to get the smallest messenger that fits your laptop and we

I think you're asking too much here. Although one of my friends uses a Kelty Redwing (36?) this way. He says it's tough to get all his multi day stuff secured though. I actually don't own a travel backpack per se. You see the Farpoint 40 recommended a lot. Despite that, it has a just-ok harness (but

Any ski-specific bag with a zippered back panel should work well for you. None of these packs are purpose-built for photography except something from a camera pack maker (Fstop, Shimoda, etc), but these are expensive and overbuilt for carrying camera gear. With just a small body and lens or two, you

I tried on an Escapist the other day. It fits weird. Honestly I don't think 3-4 L here and there is enough to really distinguish backpacks. At that point, choose on features. I have an Osprey Stratos 34 I love but haven't tried skiing in. I'm not sure if the frame might be too much. I have an Osprey

Access. You either have to dick around with them a lot to get things in and out or leave them unrolled and sloppy which to me kinda defeats the purpose of having the rolltop in the first place - why not just go top loader if I'm not going to roll it? Especially with larger packs that can have a brai

Sort of? TBH, I didn't try. I did the Kumano Kodo trail in Japan, staying in inns, so a similar hut-to-hut trip in that sense. But I also brought a really big roller with clothes for before and after and that I used to shuttle home some souvenirs. Anyway, I bought my Osprey Stratos 34 for that trip.

I don't have a great sense of how big or heavy that drone is... I like that the Hikelite 28 has a frame and suspended mesh backpanel. Honestly I don't like the Talon 33 that much. I don't usually like top loaders and I don't like that it has a softer suspension. But! I know people often put drones i

TL;DR: get a hiking pack you like with a frame length under 22". I'm really curious about the older-model Mystery Ranch Coulee 40 for this. I believe its frame length came in just under 22" but the new one is longer. My experience of traveling with a backpack is that you really need to keep an eye o

I kinda want one but haven't been able to justify it to myself. Right now I have two backpacks I sometimes use as suitcase replacements. My Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack is great if I'm not planning to do any sports. The tri-zip access is amazing for being able to really open the bag for loading

I have a packable messenger and... I don't use it. It kind of sucks. Also, I found I don't pack it. So it's just a really floppy messenger. I have an old Timbuk2 Stork messenger I use instead. It's pretty comparable to the Commute and Closer or somewhere between the Classic Small and Medium. Actuall