“Very good bag for the job”

“A very well made bag, sturdy and rugged. I use it daily for my rather long walk/train/walk commute and it doubles for personal and business use. I like the toned down, conservative black with the hidden but highly reflective panel for late night walks home. I use it to carry a variety of personal items for the commute, such as magazines, mp3 players, sunglass case and a small camera (Canon G9). I am a semi-pro photograpaher and always carry a camera. The various organizing pockets provide a useful mix of sizes and types. I also use the bag to carry various bits of paperwork, etc., much like a briefcase. The bag looks like it could easily accomodate a small to medium laptop, but it offers no padding what-so-ever for protection. Timbuk2 offers other bags built for that purpose, tho. A padded sleeve would serve nicely as an alternative. The bag is roomy enough to hold a light jacket and an umbrella, as well. The bottom straps are perfect for holding a wet umbrella without soaking the inner bag. The bag material is waterprrof, but as other have noted, the bag ends are not covered by the top flap and rain can get in thru these small openings. I have not found this to be a problem, tho, as I usually use an umbrella anyway. The bag interior has remained dry in the few rainstorms I've walked thru so far. Only nits: I'm 6'3" and a longer strap would be nice. I improved this a bit by re-feeding the main shoulder strap straight into the big adjustable clip, which gave me a couple of extra inches. Also, I tossed the included padded strap cover - the wide strap is very comfortable by itself and I find the pad completely unnecessary. A small outside pocket to hold my train ticket would be handy. All-in-all, a very, very good bag for the price. I travel very light and like this one so much I'm shopping for an extra small size for casual day trips to the city.”