The Brown Buffalo Standard Issue Backpack Review
"Clean & Simple"
A simple bag with some modern upgrades and excellent materials that will stay useful for years to come.
- Excellent materials — DWR coated 525 ballistic nylon cordura, YKK aquaguard zips, excellent feeling straps… the guy mentions the THREAD he’s using on the info page. I like that!
- I love the straps, very comfortable, very quality feeling. And I love that there’s a luggage strap.
- It’s a bigger bag, 25 liters, with two tall compartments, one outer pouch.
- However, I do not like the lining on the inside of the bag! Feels too thin to me, bag bunches up, hard to get laptop in, etc.
More on the The Brown Buffalo Standard Issue Backpack
What I like
- Classic basic backpack look, like an old JanSport, but upgraded. It doesn't say too much or too little.
- Made by the wizard of bag making, the guy who teaches bag-making classes in LA.
- DWR-coated ballistic nylon and YKK AquaGuard zippers.
- I love the straps more than anything. Seatbelt-webbing binding, just the right padding, and a luggage strap for your roller.
- Two big compartments: a water-sealed laptop compartment and a separate main compartment.
Watch for
- The lining feels too thin. It doesn't protect gear much, bunches up, and makes the laptop harder to get in.
- It's a bigger bag than it looks at 25L.
Specs
- 25L.
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