Introduction
Equipment Used, Roomy Interior
Clever Features
Backpack harness, Separate Raincover, Accessories Pouch
In Use
Internal Compartment
Zipper System
Top Handle
Stitching Issues, Conclusion
Internal Compartment
Another flaw is the design of the internal compartments. The felt material to allow for Velcro to be attached against the walls of the inner compartment or the dividers should cover more areas. This would allow for greater flexibility and possibly minimising any chances for smaller items to slide down the gaps within the internal front of the backpack, as the Velcro on the dividers could help minimise the gaps. Due to the size of the bag, the main dividers are long, which means it is important to have many options for the Velcro to be attached to the walls or other dividers to provide a more flexible and stronger structure.
Felt material is only at the mid area in the top compartment so Velcro is unable to attach where the pouches are. This restricts the ability to divide this area more securely and creatively, than straight down the middle. The pouch could have been made of felt material to add flexibility in dividing the top compartment.
There is an unpredictable gap in the internal front that can lead to small items re-arranging inside the bag. Having Velcro on all sides of the dividers could help minimise the gap in the middle section of the backpack and strengthen the structure but not the bottom half because the felt material does not cover all of the inner front cover as shown below.
As I loaded more equipment in the compartments I had created using the dividers, the weakness in the structure started to become more obvious, especially in the middle section when some slots were left empty.
I was able to strengthen the divider framework by using a long divider from my previous imitation Lowepro Protactic 450 camera backpack which I attached to the bottom of the backpack and the two middle section dividers.
I could then un-velcro the divider whenever I need access to the mid section.
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