This is a continuing discussion about the Briggs & Riley Convertible Travel Tote (224) -
http://www.briggs-riley.com/category...ravel-Tote_224
Originally Posted by
tfar
So when you say you use it with an EC folder, which size do you use. I suppose the 18 incher should fit.
I use an 18" folder. It just exactly fits - one couldn't use anything bigger.
Originally Posted by
tfar
Where is the water bottle holder they speak of? I can't see it on the pictures?
You can see it on the ebags photos of the bag (see their second photo that shows the back of the bag with the backpack straps in hidden mode - I've included the photo below for your reference) -
http://www.ebags.com/briggs_riley/ba...0travel%20tote
It is a small zippered pocket (on the opposite end of the bag as the shoe pocket) with a mesh insert - in the photo below it is the small zippered pocket on the left hand side of the bag). If the bag is being used in backpack mode, the water bottle pocket is in the incorrect orientation - however if using the shoulder strap, handle strap, or the over the handle sleeve to carry the bag, the water bottle pocket is in the correct orientation.
Originally Posted by
tfar
And the BR style luggage tag?
The luggage tag is to the left of the water bottle pocket in the photo above, which would be on the "top" of the bag when it is in backpack mode. It is behind the shoulder strap in the photo above (you can just barely see the tab that pulls the luggage tag out of its pocket).
Originally Posted by
tfar
The fact that it does have a slip-through double use rear pocket is a major selling point. I am a sucker for magazine pockets.
The slip through pocket is nice - as you can see from the photo above, it does have a zippered bottom so it can be used as a magazine pocket. In addition, the top of the over the handle sleeve has a hidden magnetic closure that helps keep the top of the pocket closed.
As a side note, the pocket that the backpack straps hide into is a separate sleeve underneath the over the handle sleeve. The backpack straps unhook at the bottom and you slide them into their own sleeve from the top (from the top when in backpack orientation) of the bag. There is a velcro closure at the top of that sleeve, so you could also use that sleeve to hold documents or other items if the backpack straps are outside of the sleeve.
Originally Posted by
tfar
Forgot an important question: How are the backpack straps? Is there a sternum strap? Can you take them off completely? How comfortable?
The backpack straps are quite comfortable - just the right amount of padding. The straps are not removable, but can be hidden in the separate sleeve as noted above. There is no sternum strap, but I've never felt a need for it.