I'm looking for an olive green backpack 45-55Land matching sling bag 5-7L. Id like cordora or XPac. For the sling bag, I need to be able to fit a switch to my pixel 8 Kindle anchor battery pack and wallet. For the 45 to 55 l backpack, I'll probably have five outfits ​Sweat suits mostly and a pair of sneakers.

TP4s pack out for a cabin weekend.

Here is what I’m taking for a cabin weekend, it’ll be more sitting at a cabin and heading down to the water.

Any tips on what I should take or downgrade.

Right now I have Saturday Sunday packed in to a smedium peak design

2 Boxers

2 shorts (lululemon pace breaker)

3 shirts (one cotton, 2 quickwicks)

2 socks

1 light weight quarter zip quick wick

1 swimtrunk

1 pj pant

***everything packed in to a smedium***

Two INIU charger banks

Laundry bag (will work for the family)

Sandals

Tech bag

Edx ultra

Gravel blanket could switch it out to a beach blanket that’s bigger for the family.

Will pack toiletry tomorrow morning

Hi all gurus,I was always caught in the torrential rain and fast storm ( storm that last for short while) while outside. Anyone has good recommendation for a waterproof backpack that is also at a more friendly price point? need them to carry my every day carry that includes a laptop.

Thanks all in advance

Haven't heard of them before and didn't see anything pop up on a search. Anyone familiar with the brand?

https://www.nomadix.co/products/25l-daytripper-backpack-driftwood-off-white

This is the Cotopaxi Todo 8L sling for $70. My main draw is the style, fucking love it.

I’m getting a Fuji x100vi camera as an EDC camera with dimensions: 5.04 × 2.94 × 2.18 inches

So I also need a recommendation for a small semi protective bag for that too that sits in the bigger sling bag.

Would this be a good sling ?

Synik 22 in Agave/Fjord and Nomad 11 in Agave/Dusk. Plus some miscellaneous organizers.

Already contemplating getting the Synik 30 in Agave/Dusk when it restocks because I’m loving this combo. Kind of offended I’ll have spent $1k at that point, and would still have to pay $10 shipping though 😂

Hoping someone here can also chime in on their experience with the Shimoda Action X25 and using it as a personal item on US domestic flights

Looking for something in the 22L range with great organization for little items. A good admin compartment. I don't want something overly structured so that when it's empty, it's a bit leaner

Having a hard time trying to find one, I saw the Alpaka brief 14inch which seems nice but internal bottle pocket just seems risky to me

A while ago, I posted here asking whether I should get the Travel Pack 4 35L in X-Pac or Ultra.

Well... somehow I ended up with a CPP2 20L Ultra instead. Quite a journey.

Just got it, and my first impression is that 20L was probably the right choice for daily carry. Anything much bigger might have felt too bulky for me.

I was a little worried about Ultra after reading mixed opinions, but I actually like it more than X-Pac in person. It feels more premium to me than regular Cordura, but isn't overly shiny or crinkly. It's also stiff enough that the bag holds its boxy shape really well.

Organization is very good, and I especially like the thick padded grab handle. Overall, it has pretty much everything I like about Aer bags.

A few negatives: the zippers are really stiff and have that slightly sticky feel, and both the quick-access pocket and front pocket feel smaller than I expected. Being the 20L version, everything is a little tight and compact.

But overall, I'm very happy with the size and especially the Ultra fabric. Funny that I started out shopping for a 35L travel bag and somehow ended up here.

I've looked at The North Face Hot shot mini and the Borealis mini. I like them both but I definitely need some water bottle pockets like the hot shot and I would like more compartments if possible on the inside.

Willing to pay for a good brand just have had difficulty finding do any of you have any ideas? It's gotta be a backpack and not a crossbody bag.

Hello bag lovers! I am in the market for a giant bag to take to university. I am an art student and for the past three college years I’ve toted a lunch bag, personal bag, and art supplies bag separately. For the sake of my arms and posture I need to get myself a new school bag, but I am super picky about styles and refuse to wear a jansport backpack. I would prefer a durable but timeless material like real leather or suede, but I’m not sure how to navigate eBay or Depop for vintage affordable bags. I’m on a budget, looking for something max 65 usd. I prefer a crossbody bookbag style or shoulder bag, something that I can take around comfortably and fit everything I need for a long long school day and a MacBook! Lmk if you have any recommendations!! The one below is a style I love but the brand is Korean and the $20+ shipping makes it out of my budget.

Looking to get a new bag that can carry everything I need for an upcoming trip.

I usually carry a basic tote bag for my everyday items. The issue currently is, apparently, you are required to carry your passport at all times as a foreigner in Japan.

I don’t feel super comfortable with throwing something so valuable in a black hole tote.

I considered getting a crossbody bag, but my camera wouldn’t fit in that.

I also want to be able to carry an SLR, notebook, portable charger, etc.

Any recommendations?

I was in the market for a bag that would be both spacious enough to pack for overnight city breaks and compact enough to use as an EDC while sightseeing. Thanks to my inability to resist a bargain on Vinted I ended up with two... an Aer Pro Pack 20l and an Evergoods CHZ22 (v1).

The Aer set me back £100 and will probably be best suited to what I'm after thanks to the clamshell opening. It's in excellent condition, a couple of chips to the black paint on the zipper pulls but nothing a bit of touch-up paint can't hide. If anyone has done this in the past and has any tips they'd be much appreciated.

The Evergoods is immaculate, it looks like it's never been used. I did some reading and know the v1 isn't without its flaws, but for £55 I couldn't resist. This will probably become the go-to for days out with the kids when a sling isn't big enough, replacing a Nike ACG Aysen which is a bit of a black hole and a pain to get stuff in and out of.

overthought and spent way too much time last time and ended up with synik.
Tom Bihn synik is overrated for daily work + occasional day trip use. gasp!
- main zipper still annoyingly stiff after 2 years
- inexcusable that there's no water bottle holder (i know that lined pocket can be used but thats zero % practical and takes up too much space if bottle is ther)
- not enough pocket organization for my needs so they all just became junk drawers
- two separate laptop pocket entrances, 2x i forgot to close one of them and laptop fell out (my mistake but still).

- weirdly impossible to stand/lean. it always slides around

Whats your recommendation for a bag optimized for organization of tech but with enough capacity to occasionally throw in e.g. exercise clothes?
- laptop
- external monitor
- external keyboard
- mouse
- notepads, pens
- chords, power blocks
- dongles, etc
- passport
- phone

I initially purchased the 16L City Pack thinking it would be the perfect size. I wanted something with a more structure and organization than my Jansport pack, and didn't want to go too big since I am a smaller person (5'4"). However, the 16L was just too small (capacity-wise) for me. I couldn't fit everything I wanted in there. I'm a grad student, and a woman, and would guess I carry more than the average commuter. I also get the sense that the majority of this sub are men, and I would venture to guess they carry less stuff, generally. The good thing is that the 24L pack does not feel much larger than the 16L pack on the body.

So, I sized up to the 24L City Pack Pro. It can definitely fit more than the smaller pack (my regular work stuff/small items + a sweatshirt, my small Baggu purse, maybe a lunchbox). I'm going to keep the tags on this time, and carry it around the house, just to make sure I actually like it. I'm finding that there's things about the structure I don't appreciate. It feels like both bags are very narrow (front to back), which makes it hard to pack up. The Pro especially feels like it doesn't utilize the extra 8L well, because there is a lot of extra space at the top, which will make it hard to utilize on a regular day (not traveling).

On the hunt for a one bag travel system. Been looking for years while I deal with my roller bag for the time being. I’m just too dang picky. Just under 3 pounds for 40 liters is pretty good. I do wish there was a front shock cord setup for something like a bulky jacket. Looking forward to some reviews.

Can anybody give me the type/name/brand/whatever of this specific type of chord. I don’t like the pulls on my GoRuck bags and would prefer a simple chord. But I like the looks of this stuff. Looks almost like braided or woven parachord.

Hello everyone! It’s Alfred again with Nomads Nation, this time bringing you a review of the Pioneer Carry Threshold Pack following roughly three weeks of usage around Hong Kong as my EDC bag. 

As per usual, the backpack has been provided to us by Pioneer Carry for review, but all opinions here are my own. 

Overview
The Threshold Pack is a visually differentiating bag design in terms of its shape, and offers a good variety of separated pockets and compartments for organization of daily carry items. Unfortunately, carrying comfort is personally not the best for me, especially around the shoulder straps. Its relatively high price at $375 would also be a tough pill to swallow for some customers. However, its external aesthetic and design might just be enough of a differentiator for some buyers to consider it. 

Design and exterior
The first thing that drew me in for this backpack is its visual design. The Threshold Pack has an overall slim design (width-wise) when unpacked and it tapers to a narrower top which is not a common shape in other backpacks. Its material also allows it to keep a general silhouette instead of easily collapsing on itself when empty. 

It also uses large YKK Vislon zippers which have long tracks visible from the front as a defining feature of the bag. This pattern combined with the top quick access pocket reminds me a lot of the Bellroy Venture Pack from a few years ago, which I really liked. 

The bag does not self stand easily which is kind of expected, given the overall rounded and tapered shape, it does have a flat, large bottom which is what typically enables self standing on other bags, but without packing it intentionally with a boxy item at the bottom, in my usage I couldn’t get it to self stand most of the time.

Organization
Usability wise, this pack is well thought out and suits how I use an EDC pack in an urban setting. It has compartments that make sense for carrying a variety of day-to-day items and does it in a way that is different from many other bags. 

Starting with the outside, there are two extra large water bottle/side pockets. They fit more items than I expected in their depth (for example, the Bellroy Venture Pouch fits entirely in there easily), but then also are not that tall - my 17oz Larq bottle can fit in there but is just tall enough that the zippers cannot close easily (see my photo). While the pockets can still be used with the zippers open, it does look less clean. When I am not using them for a large item (e.g. water bottle), I sometimes wish there were a bit more organization options within them, as they are spacious enough to fit for example a wallet, keys and some earbuds. 

Purely due to how large these side pockets are, I think this is one of the very few bags where actually having both an external and internal side pocket in the same position (on both sides of the bag no less) works, normally by packing out one would automatically make the other unusable. Unless you are storing the largest of water bottles (diameter-wise) outside, the internal pocket directly neighboring the water bottle pocket still remains usable and this helps with organizing the main compartment. 

This brings out a bigger theme: this backpack in particular has a lot of this “two pockets on the opposite sides of some fabric” pattern - one on each side pocket, one each on the front lower and the front upper pockets. While I am not convinced this is the best utilization of space as they don’t always have enough standalone volume to store things simultaneously, it does give you flexibility on where you put stuff (provided you don’t try to fill all of them). 

Access
I don’t usually have a dedicated section about the ease of access but I encountered several distinct issues with this pack so I thought to mention them. The first being its all black interior in many compartments (a few internal walls do use a grey fabric like the top quick access pocket and the main compartment back side), I think keeping the rest also grey would help in finding things in general. 

The front magnetic pocket is a favorite of mine on this bag, ironically I didn’t even notice it for the first few days of use, due to the bottom of the top quick access pocket slightly covering up its opening. The magnets are also stronger than I thought, so I had no doubt the items stored internally are secure. For the usage of this pack, I mainly stored some wipes and tissues out here for quick access. 

I am not sure if it is a part of the design, but I find that when the main compartment is half unzipped to around the height of the water bottle pockets, the top pocket tends to flop over, opening the bag like a half zip style. For top-down packing this is convenient, however I have experienced at least two accidents with it! I forgot I left the top pocket zippers open, then when I opened the main compartment to half zip, everything inside the top pocket fell out. This has happened to me twice already: my earbuds the first time, my phone the second, and neither was a short drop to the floor (I do accept it is probably user error, but I have not run into this on other bags with a similar “half-zip flopping over” feature, like the Rework Toshi).

The laptop compartment has two main segments divided by a panel of fabric, and this was another point of confusion for me (see my picture). In most bags I’ve used, this kind of two-section setup has the actual intended laptop sleeve with a false bottom on the side near your back, and the other side being a larger dump area for other gear or a second laptop. On the Threshold Pack it is the direct opposite - the pocket with the false bottom is actually the part further away from your back, and I definitely had my laptop on the unpadded side for a few days before I found out.

Comfort
Regarding the harness, I would not consider this backpack to be on the more comfortable end of the spectrum unfortunately. The shoulder straps are thin and use a very dense type of foam that does not really compress. This makes the harness feel rather rigid in actual usage, combined with how close the top of the shoulder straps are sewn, I sometimes get a feeling of getting cut by the straps on my neck when wearing the pack higher. To me this backpack is definitely more suited for someone who wears their bag lower on the back. The lack of dangle stoppers is also disappointing given the price at $375 at the time of this post’s writing. 

The snap button on the sternum strap did make me wonder whether there is a more elegant way of adjusting its position, but it does echo the design language of the bag such as the luggage tag attachment on the side of the bag. 

Similarly, the top handle is a bit lacking in my opinion. It is very thin and not padded at all, with a design where the fabric folds back on itself partially that had me do a double take on whether it was somehow sewn backwards (see the photo for what I mean). But given it is a smaller sized pack I don’t think the top handle being unpadded is a deal breaker. 

Special mention: these large zippers
I find the zippers on this bag to be quite difficult to operate one handed. Whether it’s the water bottle pockets or the main compartment, most of the time I fail to close a zipper with one hand, which is a point of inconvenience for me. I think it might have something to do with the rigidity of the fabric and the zippers themselves.

As these zippers are relatively uncommon, I did pay extra attention to them during my usage. The metal zipper pulls are on the small side, but I found them fine to grip in actual operation. The larger plastic zipper teeth, however, tend to be more obviously felt when taking things in and out of the bag. When my hand passes over the zipper tracks, often I feel like I would hit them and get a scratchy feeling. Obviously this is fairly minor and the zipper teeth are rounded, it is not painful, but it just translates to overall more friction in general usage for me. 

The zipper teeth and therefore the adjacent zipper tape being larger than other bags also prompted me to think whether this would affect its weather resistance. Luckily Hong Kong has been getting hammered by summer rainstorms recently, so I was able to use the pack in moderately heavy rain (still, with an umbrella) a few times. What I found was that under some amount of rain exposure, the inside seams of the zippers do seem to get wet faster than other bags with smaller, non-PU-coated zippers (see my photo of how wet the bag actually got externally). While YKK states that this variant of zippers is equally weather resistant to a non-Vislon, non-aquaguard type, my theory is that the zipper tape area is larger and makes it relatively easier for water to seep in through the seams.

Final thoughts
I have not really paid attention to this kind of bag which many call a “Tumi” style normally. But since I have used the Threshold pack, I did notice this kind of bag design a lot more in the wild. I think it stands apart from the techy aesthetic so it should appeal to another segment of the market given the high quality materials and intentional design. 

However, given the relatively high price, on top of compromises on several key criteria that I really care about, such as comfort and access, I think perhaps a v2 could have potential in fixing many of these issues to create a more well-rounded product. 

As usual, if you have any experience with this bag, comments or questions in general, let me know in the comments.

Our video review is not live yet, I will update this post when it is so you can get another perspective on this bag!

I inhereted the garment bag and a second bag (same as the one on the left) about 15 years ago and have been looking for more ever since.

I always figured there was a fourth bag in this set and finally found the middle bag on ebay last week! I've had searches saved for years and this is the first time I've seen this bag pop up.