Nomatic Navigator Travel Backpack Review
"Sturdy. Sleek. Spendy. "
A very solid travel backpack with nice looks, a structured shell, expandable capacity and comfortable straps.
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What I like
- Very capable travel backpack, a padded protective shell that's easy to move around with
- Awesome harness: aluminum stays, load lifters and a padded removable waist strap. I carried it loaded with weights for an hour and it stayed comfortable
- Expansion adds to the main compartment, which is more useful than a separate one
- Laptop compartment you can reach from the outside, fits up to 17in
- Gusseted admin panel with an RFID pocket and lots of little organizers
- Really comfortable straps: wide, slight contour, luggage pass-through
Watch for
- Chunky water-sealed zip is hard to move
- Side pockets won't easily take big water bottles
- 5.2 lb empty, a bit heavier than the Peak Design Travel Backpack
- Laptop isn't suspended off the bottom
Specs
- 32L, expands to about 41L
- 5.2 lb empty
Where I've covered it
- 18 Carry-on Travel Backpacks Compared at 12:00
- Nomatic Navigator Series First Look at 0:41
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