Originally Posted by
Megn
I liked the looks of it until I realized that the back pack straps attach to the front of the bag. Carrying this means having the plastic handles against your back. Access to most of the pockets is through the back pack straps and the compression straps, so it's not very handy. I think I'd buy it if the flat side of the bag was against my back when carrying it as a backpack. I like the pockets for both laptop and tablet.
I've seen other duffels with this type of strap arrangement from Patagonia, North Face and others. I think the idea is to keep the dirty bottom of the duffel off of your back. I'm not outdoorsy enough to worry about this. That said, I do like the increasing variety of bags that are coming out to give us all choices.