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Fast, on-the-go access is the Explore Sling Pack’s specialty: Its zip-around top and side entry lets you reach what you need from the main compartment and mesh pockets without removing the pack. Dedicated compartments for a laptop, tablet, and passport provide ample organization, a trolley strap hitches to the handle of rolling luggage, and breathable construction for the back panel and shoulder straps provide daylong comfort. The main compartment access is best suited for left shoulder carry, but the shoulder strap can also adapt for comfortable right shoulder carry. 100% recycled, waxed ripstop fabric develops a patina with every trip through dusty villages and city streets.
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","straps","pockets","bag","feel","construction","pack","access","eagle creek","exterior","feature","travel"].
"Needed a little bigger bag to use on flights and day trips. Just completed an 8 day cruise and used it every day on excursions and it held all my personals/electronics on the flights. Especially like the water bottle sleeve, straps for a rolled jacket, and outside pocket for quick access. I wouldn't mind the chest/shoulder strap being a few inches longer as I'm 6'1" with a 48" chest, but it certainly works. All in all a great bag!"
"Perfect size to take to the pool from the hotel room. Used it while hiking shorter trails. Great pack. Perfect size."
"The bag seems really nice. I have not traveled yet to be able to use it. I hope to travel sometime soon."
"All of the adjustments have to be let out all the way. Nice pack but a little small for an xxl person."
"Great Bag for bringing my tablet and my personnal stuff. Perfect size for me and enough space to put my essentials inside."
"I purchased this bag as a replacement to my tattered and aging travel and hiking companion: the venerable REI Ruckpack 28. Sadly, REI stopped this line up but the Eagle Creek Explorer is the perfect replacement and is better is almost every single way. I feel bad giving it a 4/5 because this bag is almost perfect and has incredible attention to detail. The 4/5 is because it is missing some desirable features and has nothing to do with the quality of the current product, which is excellent. Details I really appreciated: I really like the carabiner removable hip belt. I can't believe that other companies haven't thought of this! It is a genius idea. I always remove it at airports and other places where it might get snagged. The organization is excellent. I have a black bag. Eagle Creek intelligently made the interior gray. I cannot emphasize how important this design decision is! It is so much easier to find things inside the main volume when you have a light color contrasted with the contents. It makes me so happy. I purchased a Cotopaxi bag prior to this Eagle Creek but returned it simply because I couldn’t get over the jet-black interior. It is a quality-of-life deal-breaker in my opinion to not have clear visibility into the main volume. The pockets are perfect mins the water bottle pocket. I love the side access front pocket. Everything makes sense on this bag. Like the REI Ruckpack, it has a side-access zipper which is supremely helpful when walking. I don't have to take the bag fully off to stow a jacket or retrieve something in the main volume. Also great for stowing things in an airport. This is perhaps the most underrated feature. The REI has a water bottle pocket on both sides which is nice. However, when you utilize both water bottle pockets on the REI, it obfuscates the side-access. This bag as a nifty grab handle which would be blocked by a second water bottle. While I would appreciate having an extra side pocket to store an umbrella or something else, I can understand why it is missing. The REI attempted to solve this problem with sinching water bottle pockets. I prefer these to the mesh one found on the Eagle Creek, though I always must fish the REI’s top compression clip through the water bottle’s lid loop lest the water bottle falls out. The Eagle Creek’s is far more secure which almost makes up for it only having one in my opinion. My main criticisms are really contrasting it to features found in my REI bag. Feature request 1) I wish it came with a rain cover, though this isn't entirely necessary. I am re-using my REI Ruckpack's rain cover which works perfectly. REI also had the thoughtfulness to include a rain cover inside a dedicated rain cover pouch. While the outside is water resistant with the waxy finish, it isn't as waterproof as I'd like. I spent a lot of time hiking the USA's Pacific Northwest and traveled with it to the Philippines. The waxy' exterior is good for light rain but won't hold up to more substantial rain storms. Feature request 2) The sling bag has two bottom straps but the Backpack doesn’t. The sling also doesn’t include the four anchored straps, which are really useful and versatile. Still, it would be nice to have two straps on the bottom of the bag. It would be even nicer if they were easily removable like the hip belts with a carabiner. Even just including four lashing points or a daisy chain on the bottom would give even more versatility. The pack has more than amble lashing points across the front. These make up for not having the bottom straps, but it would still be nice. Feature request 3) Make the existing water bottle holder a little bigger. I am worried the water bottle holder will tear with time. I use a 32oz Owala bottle. I have an Osprey backpack that I use for work. The stretchy water bottle pockets tore after a couple years of use. I am worried these will have the same fate. I much prefer the water bottle pockets on the REI. They also don’t intrude into the internal volume at all whereas this one intrudes a little bit into the main volume."
"The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear."
"Perfect size with lots of pockets"
"Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!"
"This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines."
