Ask HN: Do you carry a backpack? Which one? • Hacker News Board

sloam wrote: post #14

Been using the Patagonia Chacabuco for a long time now. But it's a bit unruly. Now I'm using the Timbuk2 Q - http://goo.gl/rLxToZ Slimmer, much more manageable. Course all I throw in there is a Dell XPS 13 and a book.

I'm happy with my Chacabuco/32L and can't even remember how long ago I bought it.

Use it for: - city use, - "pack dad" use (carry extra jackets for my children), - day hikes, - carry on bag - ski bag (carry stuff on downhill ski trips)

Have thought about trying to do an UL overnight backpack trip with it for kicks.

Have taken it back once to Patagonia for free repairs, and another time for a free replacement of some plastic gizmo that fell off.

Nit picking: - The elastic shockcord doesn't work right for me - it seems more cosmetic and doesn't really cover the rare use case of wanting to, say, quickly strap on some sandals on the back and know they don't fall off (they did..).

Re: Ask HN: Do you carry a backpack? Which one?

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Post by b3b0p » Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 3:21 AM UTC

Mission Workshop Vandal [0]

I've had a number of bags, backpacks. I think this is my last. I've had North Face Recon's (the older models are much higher quality), Osprey, Timbuk2 (before they got popular), Waterfield Muzetto, Waterfield Cargo.

I think I'm content and this is my last one.

[0] https://missionworkshop.com/collections/backpacks/products/t...

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Post by YuriNiyazov » Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 3:30 AM UTC

Various Jansports. Lifetime repair warranty

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Post by mwksl » Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 3:32 AM UTC

I carry a Tom Bihn Synapse 25. This bag seems like it never runs out of room, and I couldn't be happier.

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Post by chatmasta » Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 3:33 AM UTC

I spent 6 months as a "digital nomad" in Europe living out of this bag: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PAD435A/ref=oh_aui_deta...

I love it. It's great.

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Post by smclaughlin » Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 3:52 AM UTC

The Côte & Ciel Isar Rucksack. Perfect for daily carry and short trips. The laptop compartment can fit a 15in Macbook Pro and the main compartment can hold a couple changes of clothes and toiletries. Still looks brand new after a couple years of use.

https://www.coteetciel.com/en-US/isar-backpack-black-melange...