This bag is isn't perfect for me, but when i needed it the most, it always came in clutch. Amazing material, aton of space. I mostly use it for school, and with the expandability it always uses only as much space as its needs to. Incredibly light and durable. a few cons though. the front Zip, always, and i mean always catches with the cover of the bag, although it is easy to remove, but it is a slight annoyance. Also, i seem to find the laptop compartment a bit thin, especially when the main area is filled completely, also, its hard to take stuff out of the Ipad compartment such as a notebook when the pocket in the laptop area is filled
Overall i will rate it 9.5. Well executed and perfect in my opinion.
I had a Cotopaxi allpa 35 but it was huge. So I was on the search for a smaller travel backpack. Read lots of Reddit reviews and watched videos from Danny Packs and Pack Hacker. I purchased 7 different backpacks looking for the one. Comfort, small for my body type but yet carry what I need for 3-4 day trip. All 7 of these bags had pros and cons but the Almond Oak is the one that came in first. This bag is great. Light weight. Holds what I need before expanding it. Comfortable and doesn’t look humongous on my small 5’3” female body. Love everything about it. Returned the other 6. You won’t be disappointed with this bag. Simple, comfortable, and can expand.
Perfect, love this bag, highly recommend
Ive been using the backpack for almost four months now. I have to say this backpack has helped me organise my every day carry a lot better, for example a padded laptop sleeve holds my MacBook Pro 14" very well and keeps it safe. The main compartment is so useful as it has a luggage opening so I can organise everything more accurately and how I want it, and the front compartment with the split in the middle helps keep small items in their own place. You can tell a lot of thought went into the production of this bag. I did have some shipping delays but Dylan himself reached out and explained how it was a Chinese national holiday so that's why it was delayed, excellent customer service. One problem Ive had is loose threading coming loose and coming out of the bag. I want to see different interior colours as well such as a fully blacked out version
As ordered. Perfect edc bag for me.
