First impression of the 20L Northseeker custom build by Greenroom136.

Customizations: - Right side: water bottle pocket - Left side: Handle + molle - Front zip: utility pockets - Quick Release shoulder strap & Detachable shoulder straps - Magnetic chest belt - Sunglasses compartment - Luggage pass through back

Order Process: Their team was very helpful in sending photos of the fabric colors, mods, and answering any questions. It took about a month for design, production, and the shipping was very fast.

Build Quality: The Cordura fabric feels incredibly durable and the overall bag isn’t as heavy as I thought it would be. I would trust this bag into the zombie apocalypse with me.

Water resistance: I sprayed it with the jet & shower setting on the hose at multiple angles for 3 minutes. Everything stayed dried inside. I kind of want to dunk it in a pool out of curiosity…

Comfort & Fit: I’m 5’4”, petite build. A lot of bags tend to make me look like a Stegosaurus. Or …

Klint from The Perfect Bag is my favorite reviewer. His videos taught me a lot about finding deals, shopping secondhand with a sharp eye, and also about buying with joy. I think this bag encapsulates all of that: a guilt-free purchase, with a story—and one I appreciate more each day.

Earlier this year, I traveled to Japan with my wife and son. It was mostly for work, but we made the most of the month, even in the middle of January. It was my second time there, but this time I came better prepared—not just in terms of Japanese culture, but also bag knowledge (thank you so much, r/mannybaggers!). I learned so much about Japanese brands, materials, and design thanks to Klint’s videos and this community. While most things in retail stores were crazy expensive, Second Street was a different story. I ended up buying four amazing bags in three different stores, but this was without a doubt the crown jewel: a Master-piece 2Way Messenger Bag. For thirty dollars. Thirty. Nearly new. Made in …

Yoshida Porter Interactive 2Way

I know there have been a fair number of reviews for the Rework Toshi 20L on here since its release, but over the past month I’ve had the opportunity to use it for three distinct use cases, so I thought it might be worth sharing some thoughts.

Other EDC bags I use

• Evergoods CPL16: primarily in summer and/or with lighter loads
• Goruck Bullet Double Compartment 18L: favorite do-it-all bag for EDC/travel

General thoughts about the Toshi 20L

• Materials: 840D feels durable, not as smoothly finished as the 840D on the CPL16 but not rough or uncomfortable to the touch; no concerns about 210D ripstop lining
• Moveable key leash is such a simple but smart solution - love being able to move it if needed
• Top QAP is quite spacious and has a wide opening, making it easy to add/remove items
• Very comfortable straps and backpanel in terms of breathability - mesh may be slightly abrasive if wearing a sleeveless top, but YMMV
• Great balance of single cavity vs. thoughtful organization in front …

I like sling bags. I can’t deny it. If I didn’t have such incredibly strong discipline, I’d have a lot more 😄. The picture doesn’t show the ones that have already been discarded.

I’ve been a one bagger for a long time, but pushed it a little further for this trip. Went to an away soccer game in Mexico City from Vancouver. Round-trip flights totalled 11 hours in the air and I only spent 10 hours on the ground.

• Jersey
• Toothbrush and Toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Earplugs
• Lactase
• Socks
• Passport and Cash
• Battery Bank
• Poncho (in back pocket)

Ended up bailing on the battery bank and limited my phone use and turned on the battery saver. Toothbrush was a godsend, especially as an Invisalign wearer. Fresh socks and deodorant after a day of travel and standing in the humidity was an absolute must.

The bag - Db The Backpack Pro 26L (old version now called Ramverk Pro) with Matador speed stash 

Ever goods TCP8 packing cube

• 3 merino t-shirts
• 2 synthetic uniqlo airism t-shirts
• Patagonia Quandary shorts
• Paragon Multi Trails Shorts 
• Black Diamond technician alpine trousers 
• Mountain equipment Lumiko 
• 4 darn tough quarter socks 
• 4 boxers

Matador flatpak zipper toiletry case

• toothbrush 
• toothpaste 
• crystal deodorant 
• 2x Matador soap bar cases
• body wash bar
• shampoo bar
• solid suncream SPF50
• nail clippers
• tweezers 
• Imodium, paracetamol
• razor 
• Neutrogena lip balm

Alpaka go sling nano (used for daily carry once at destination)

• Sony a6500 with  30mm f2.8 lens
• Cuktech 10000mah Power bank 150W
• Charging cables 
• Sunglasses

Tomtoc electronics organiser

• 16-50mm kit lens
• Universal adapter 70W
• usb-c cable
• SD card reader
• garmin charger adapter
• 2 spare camera batteries and charger
• spare lens cap
• lens wipes 
• peak design camera strap
• pen

Miscellaneous - packed elsewhere in bag or on …

About to leave for a 6 week trip to the UK, Portugal, and France. My challenge was to pack everything in the CabinZero 28 Military bag, which I did with a caveat: as you can see, my flipflops and daybag are strapped to the outside, and I’m wearing my rain jacket (which you can’t see.)

2 RailRider trousers + 2 RailRider shorts + 1 bathing suit 2 RailRider shirts + 1 Muji shirt + 1 rashi 7 Uniqlo underwear 5 pair darn tough socks 5 merino tee shirts (1 for sleeping) 1 towel

Anker USB charger MINIX 66 W wall charger + 3 cables Kindle Ear buds

Various toiletries including OneBlade shaver and medications.

Everything packed in no name stuff sacks.

It was a really tight fit, and I’m sure I’ll find that I’ve over packed.

I’ve been a onebagger most of my life, but about 3 years ago I discovered this subreddit and really went down the rabbit hole. Tried out a bunch of fancy clothing and gear brands and probably ended up either destroying (outlier pants) or just not liking (a few different bags) a bunch of it, but it did help me learn what I like, and often that ended up being stuff not marketed for traveling at all.

So what stuff have you found that is marketed and sold without the ‘travel tax’ that you love? I recently discovered Levi’s 511 tech pants for $40 and I’m wondering what else I’m missing.

There’s more pics on their website, but feeling/inspecting it in the store is what sold me on it

“Members Mark 30-Liter Adult Travel Backpack”

Going on a trip with no particular destination for up to 1.5 months. Mainly Europe, maybe some Asian countries

Backpack: Patagonia black hole 25l Second bag: Sacra Survive 3.0 (mainly use it when I have a place to leave my backpack so I don’t have to carry it around all day)

Clothes (packed in ikea cubes)

Rain shell Hoodie Sweater 4 tshirts Shorts Trousers 5 sets of underwear + socks Shoes

Electronics (in main backpack)

Laptop + charger Phone charger Power bank 10000 mah 2 USB-c cables DAP Wired earphones Wireless earphones Mouse

Miscellaneous (packed elsewhere)

Sunglasses Water bottle Documents Toiletries Towel Wallet

I recently received my CPL16 in XPac, and I must say, I’m thoroughly impressed by its quality. It fits my daily carry bag for work perfectly, with a bit of extra room if I need to add anything else. The materials are fantastic, and the coolness factor is off the charts. This bag will definitely be my favorite for a long time!

Conference in two weeks so I’ll be breaking out the new CPL24, one bag style. I’ll test fit this coming week but likely put an Aer Tech Sling 3.in first (empty) to use at the conference instead of taking the CPL24 everyday.

In the main compartment a TPC8 for clothes, CAP2 that holds my CPAP equipment, an Aer Solit Pouch for iPad support with a 20,000 mAh INIU powerbank in it, Gravel Mini Dopp kit, Gravel 3-1-1 bag (half full), Maxpedition Micro Pouch as my sandman pouch and another Maxpedition Micro Pouch as my TSA Friendly EDC kit, and finally an 18oz Yeti Rambler. In the mesh pocket my Sony XM-4 over the ears -and in the Opaque pocket a Tooos Designs Micro bag with quick charging and a second Micro with emergency patch type stuff (sewing kit etc).

In admin pocket my CAP1 which is my flight Caddy.

In the laptop compartment my 13” IPad Pro and my Ioad mini.

In the QAP a Cap .5 with some bed stand charging (Anker ufo 3 - 1) plane tech like airfly, etc.

Whatcha think?

Just want to share that the TCP8 perfectly fits a ResMed AirSense11 kit. The TCP10 fits with a bit more ease and room for padding, but this is really just perfect and both options are smaller and easier to travel than the provided resmed pack.

Hey all, now that the latest version of the CHZ22 has been out for a while I wanted to get some feedback from those who have been using it. Good and bad feedback welcomed. I would be interested specifically in the following points but any feedback is welcome.

1. The front exterior quick access pocket: is this easy to access when swinging the bag over the RIGHT shoulder, with the shoulder strap fully loosened?
2. When not being used for a laptop, does the laptop compartment take a lot of space from the main compartment? For example on the CPL and CTB, the laptop compartment occupies quite a lot of space that you will lose if you don’t use it.
3. The small pockets on the inside of the main compartment (on the front flap and above the stretchy pocket) - how are these in practice? I can see the rear pocket being hard to access if the bag is fully packed?
4. Compared to the CPL24, in practice is it the same height and how does the real world carrying capacity compare?
5. If you have moved from the …