Smart Alec 2.0

Best bag hands down for every day carry .I had version one , sold it big mistake. Thank you for bringing it back version 2.0. I probably have 20 backpacks , sling bag . Messenger bags , combined. from almost every manufacturer out there . smart Alec best bag in the world. I don’t like fussing around with a bunch of pockets and zippers. It’s very simple open up and throw in all my pouches good to go . I also have the addax 31 love that bag little too big for EDC . Absolutely a fan of top loading. Both of these bags stand up on their own. That’s the most important feature for me. winner all the way around .

For me, this is the perfect bag. I have had a Synapse 19 for year before getting the SA 2.0 as a preorder. I love my Synapse but it’s a bit too small for some travels and sometimes feels over-engineered.

Now in the 8 days I’ve had the SA, it has travelled as my one-bag trans-atlantic to a 6-day conference, and functioned as my day-to-day carry on said conference as well as a typical day at the office. The bag feels like a big, black hole that you can just keep adding stuff into, but elastic cord makes it possible to adjust the size of the bag considerably when using it for daily carry.

It stands on its own and the way it opens from the top with a good overview without spilling its contents means it’s a joy as a companion.

Only regret I have is that I can no longer argue that I need more backpacks! And I would have loved to try the spectron one too.

Side kick for size (fits great inside the SA too). I carried 9 kgs in the bag as I had lots of devices and chargers, and I’d say that is the limit for comfortable carry, even for small distances (<30 mins consecutively).