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Review on πŸŽ’ Large Black OGIO Gambit Backpack by Chelsey Smith

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Finally a bag in which all this is safely stowed away!

Only 1 day but I love this bag! I couldn't decide after hours of research, looked at Swissgear first, then The North Face, then ebags and MANY more. I ended up ordering a few to see how they were packaged and how they felt. This bag is a winner! I use it as an everyday backpack to carry gear to and from work. It's also used on trips and family outings (it still contains all the electronics) and the extra space will really come in handy! I don't walk with this backpack much so I can't attest to its long-term comfort when commuting, but I feel it offers enough support to be comfortable for long-term use. He's huge! And I mean well. If you just want a snazzy laptop carrying case, you'll have to look elsewhere. I haven't even come close to completing this thing and have my 15" Dell m3800 laptop, my 13" MacBook Air, 2 iPads, 2 Kindles, all the necessary chargers, several USB sticks, 2 mice (my Logitech M570 fits tucks in one of the outside pockets for easy access, love it!), connector adapters/extenders, HDMI cables, 3 laptops, some brew magazines, pens, Sennheiser HD489 headphones in a pocket and plenty of room for other tech gear. or even some clothes if need be. What I like best about this bag is that the laptop compartment has an extra compartment for a "small" laptop. Most people probably don't want to carry around as much tech gear as I do, so it's probably overkill for most. But if you have a lot of gear, you have to carry this bag for yourself! Benefits Plenty of laptop protection Sunglass pocket - YES. Lots of bags ORGANIZED There is enough space in this bag, everything in its place and sometimes something. comfortable backpack that I tried on. The back padding was quite stiff, got better with the weight so maybe it will "break", there are 2 top handles, none of them are "comfortable". I use mine a lot, let's see how it holds up. The pockets (outside) are too small to hold some things, I wish they were a bit wider. The water bottle pocket holds my narrow nalgen but not my standard wide mouth nalgen. Small thing. It wasn't the most expensive bag I've compared, but it was almost the biggest. He also had the most practical organization in my opinion. The pockets/compartments served their purpose. One for tablets/related devices, one for pens/other small items. None of the compartments in the pockets seemed useless. Like those little puffy pockets with a thin velcro closure. none of those who are here. I tend to just throw everything in the main compartment of my old backpack. Now that everything has its place, I feel like I can organize it a lot better. Also, now I don't have to worry about the contents of my lunch spilling into my laptop or other devices since they aren't in the same compartment!

Pros
  • Great design
Cons
  • Empty