Pretty sure the bottom straps are meant to carry an umbrella, or at least they reference the kind of classic brief that has that feature. The bag looks nice and I like the boxy shape, but that zipper is just terrible. I've had a bag that had a similarly bad zip (stiff, scratchy, constantly getting stuck) and it made me not want to use it.
Is the laptop sleeve suspended? As in if you were to drop the bag on the ground, would the laptop make contact with the ground immediately or would it have a buffer? Thanks for the great overview!
As someone who's always paranoid of my laptop lid getting scratched by zippers as i'm removing it, this bag is probably a no go. Bag really looks nice tho.
I have this bag and I don't get what your're supposed to attach to those "packfast" loops? As far as I know topo only has packing cubes and accessory bags, am I supposed to have those dangling around?
@@jellyvo Yes those are handy. I was referring to all the little hoops and loops around the bag. I guess I could use them to strap briefcase to backpack as you said..
Pretty sure the bottom straps are meant to carry an umbrella, or at least they reference the kind of classic brief that has that feature. The bag looks nice and I like the boxy shape, but that zipper is just terrible. I've had a bag that had a similarly bad zip (stiff, scratchy, constantly getting stuck) and it made me not want to use it.
Thanks for sharing! 😃
-Eric
Is the laptop sleeve suspended? As in if you were to drop the bag on the ground, would the laptop make contact with the ground immediately or would it have a buffer? Thanks for the great overview!
It is not! There is a fair amount of fabric between it and the ground, but it isn’t suspended.
-Eric
Love topo stuff
I bought a Northface Kaban because of your videos lol awesome reviews!
Hope you're enjoying your new pack, Josell! Thanks for the support!
- Austin
As someone who's always paranoid of my laptop lid getting scratched by zippers as i'm removing it, this bag is probably a no go. Bag really looks nice tho.
Thanks for sharing 😃
-Eric
Can I just cut off the backpack straps and decorative straps at the bottom?
I mean…if you want to 😅
-Eric
I have this bag and I don't get what your're supposed to attach to those "packfast" loops? As far as I know topo only has packing cubes and accessory bags, am I supposed to have those dangling around?
Think its mean to throw a jacket, umbrella or even a longer water bottle through
@@kterlop exactly
Pack fast is to attach that bag/backpack to a bigger Topo Backpack
You can store a jacket, tripod, sweater etc on the bottom of the bag via compression straps
@@jellyvo Yes those are handy. I was referring to all the little hoops and loops around the bag. I guess I could use them to strap briefcase to backpack as you said..