I got this to use in Disneyland. 14+ hour days of walking and carrying a backpack. I needed something light, with multiple compartments, spots for water bottles, and comfortable. Even with thin straps it was a comfortable fit. The straps landed in just the right place on my shoulders, not to far out or in. While this bag isn’t perfect, it’s actually pretty great. It comes with a small zippered wallet, which I love. It’s big enough to keep all cards, tickets, receipts, anything you don’t want to lose in the bag, with enough room to pop a few extras in there if need be. Also, clips to inside of bag, which is nice. Bag itself has one large compartment, plenty big, with a small zippered pocket inside. A small front zippered pocket. A water bottle holder on either side, my bottles never fell out. And also an open compartment in the front. It sounds strange, but it’s the best! So great for just slipping things in and out that you grab frequently. It is also closed enough and deep enough that it felt plenty secure to keep my phone in that spot, really great. It was surprisingly comfortable for a whole day of use. The CONS. The straps are narrow and thin, slippery fabric. Which created the biggest downside, is that one of the straps would very slowly loosen over the day, so I had to keep tightening it. Mildly irritating if you wear the pack for a few hours and do it once or twice. But wearing it 14+ hours, it became bothersome. Other con is the ring on the back. First of all, the ring is ugly. It kind of ruins the look of the bag, IMO. But more importantly the ring is on the wrong side of the zipper. It should be on the side closest to your back, like most backpacks, for ease of use. So literally every single time I opened it and reached for the handle and zipper I was frustrated and said, “The ring is on the wrong side!!!” Every. Single. Time. I never got used to it. Also, the blue fabric is not super great looking. Kind of bleh. It is a nice color and texture to repel water. But kind of looks a little like denim. Some better color choices would be great. OVERALL, I mostly really like this bag. I would buy it again, and as a gift. And if you’re not super irritated by little things like me then you might just think it’s completely perfect! I would like to know if the strap slipping is a flaw in the design, or if mine if defective???
