Mountain Classic School Backpack, 24L at L.L. Bean
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So I’ve been using this backpack for a while now, and I have to say for what I paid for it has definitely surprised me. The fabric is pretty durable and the separate tech pouch is very spacious. I haven’t properly been able to test it, but hopefully in about 3 to 6 months I will know better before I decide to buy the black variant. Mostly use it to carry my laptop, my temp tech pouch which I’m hoping to upgrade soon, some notebooks, headphones, hoodie, etc. Going to try to add a toolkit that someone posted on mastodon and various other gear.

24L is small compared to other bags, but feels right for me. Only minor issue I ran into is this weird threading along the seams on the inside, but I just took a lighter to any loose threads. This has carried quite a bit, and hopefully it doesn’t disappoint.

The back panel isn’t very breathable, but it works for the most part. The zippers are also surprisingly YKK, and it is pretty comfortable to carry. The straps are a bit stiffer, but they feel sturdy and aren’t terrible.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, none of the color variants have a leather bottom. I don’t know why people in the reviews thought it would have a leather bottom for some of them.

  • SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Reminds me of my old backpack from middle school. My laptop backpack is an Under Armour and my tech pouch is a Husky 12in document organizer.

    • Alex@infosec.pubOPMEnglish
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      10 months ago

      My tech pouch currently is this cloth pencil case that works for most of my stuff, but it doesn’t fit everything and since I want to also get into something like photography I think a proper tech pouch is warranted asap.

      • SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Yeah the document organizer I use as a tech pouch is basically a heavy duty pencil or tool pouch with a divider.

  • Cyyris@infosec.pubEnglish
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    10 months ago

    L.L. Bean rocks! My mom bought me one of their backpacks in 4th grade because I was notoriously rough on backpacks…That was twenty years ago, and one of the zippers only just recently lost one of its teeth. That thing has been with me through so much shit - nearly every plane ride I’ve ever taken, all of highschool, all of college. I love it.

    • Alex@infosec.pubOPMEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah. My mom got my sibling and I a L.L. Bean backpack when we were younger, and I decided to give them a try again when I saw this particular backpack. I do know they don’t make them like they used to, but so far this one is working well.