OGIO Renegade RSS Day Pack, Large, Black Pindot

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Product Feature

• Armor protected dedicated laptop compartment with RSS fits most 17? laptops
• Integrated foam panels keep your electronics and other valuables protected
• Padded iPad/tablet/e-reader pocket
• Crush proof Tech Vault pocket with soft tricot liner
• HUB (Hybrid Unibody Backpanel) for ultimate comfort

Product Description

OGIO Renegade RSS Pack features dedicated top loading laptop access, armor protected laptop compartment, padded tablete-reader sleeve, deluxe organization panel, quick access phone pocket and shock absorbing shoulder straps.

OGIO Renegade RSS Day Pack, Large, Black Pindot Review

Just bought the bag and have now been using it for a week. I won't say that I absolutely love the bag and in some ways it actually has disappointed me. But I have it three because it fullfill about 70% of my requirements.

But, before I head on to the actual review of the bag let me share with you what I use the bag for and what is important for me in a bag. I generally travel over 30 weeks in a year and often internationally.
Hence I am in and out of the airport a lot. I wanted a bag which would

a. Looks professional
b. Had enough space to put all I wanted in an organised way.
c. Light weight and comfortable to carry.

I usuall carry the following in my bag: -

Always in my bag...
1. My 15inch IBM Thinkpad
2. Charger : Iphone, Ipad, Laptop
3. Webcam
4. Two large note books.
5. My passport, and travel cards
6. A toilette kit with toothpaste, deo, mouth wash and some hand lotion (I travel internationally a lot so need it after long flights)
7. My sun glasses
8. A pack of 50 - visiting cards
9. Bose Noise cancelling headphone
10. My house & car keys
11. Bottle of water

Occasionally, I'll carry
11. A neck pillow when I fly.
12. A Mac book air.

I wanted a bag which could fit all the above items. I also like to keep my items segregated based on how often I access them and how fragile they are. So it's important that the bag has amlot of pockets. For example, I will keep my passport in a separate pocket to protect it and keep it hidden away.

My budgets for the bag was around 200$.
I researched a lot of bags, before I decided on this one.
1. Thule 32L Crossover.
2. Boa Flow
3. Samsonite Pro 3 laptop Backpack
4. Brenthaven - a bit pricy.
5. Ivar Pilot Backpack

What I like about the bag.

1. There are a lot of pockets. More pockets that most bags.

1a. There are 2 side pockets on each side. i.e. 4 in total, all of them have zippers.
The ones on the bottom have mesh (see through) and can store a bottle of water when un zipper. These pockets are not too large. i.e. they are big enough to store a passport with not enough depth to store a laptop charger. I use one for my passport and the other for my Ipad and Iphone charger.

1b. Then there are three pockets in front of the bag, one main compartment and another one on the top to keep your sunglasses.

2. Quality of Zippers is good, which is very is what gives away in most bags. They are big and hence are less likely to jam

3. The size of the bag is enough to put everything that I mentioned above.

4. The quality of the workmanship is great. You can say it looks expensive, and sporty.

What I do not like about the bag:-

1. Too much padding:- I know padding is important in a bag, but I think RSS has overdone it. The RSS feature (padding) in the bag, which cannot be removed which makes it heavier and making it looks bigger bloated up compared to the actual space it offers.

2. The side wall and the back of the bag are rigid. The bad is rigid because of a thick plastic sheet and a whole lot of padding. I think it is unnecessary and adds considerable weight to the bad.

3. The shoulder straps have probably the least amount of padding I have seen. It is ok if you have a light bag and carrying it for 15 minutes. However, if you have a full bag and walking from one terminal to another on Chicago internationally airport, you can feel it digging into your shoulders.

UPDATE ( 23th Sep '12)
I have now owned the bag for a couple of months and have travelled for work to Europe and Asia.
There are two issues that I find negative about the backpack...

1. It is heavy ! It is atleast 2 times as heavy as other packpacks with similar capacity. When you are moving around the airport, you can feel it digging into ur shoulders. Reason why it weighs so much is because it is very heavily padded, so match that it is over done.

2. The buckles which control the extension of the straps is loose. It will automatically extend to the fullest extension, if you generally carry you backpack on one strap. What is even more annoying is that when it is fully extended, it takes a while to tighten it.

These are the two reason, why after using the backpack for 2 months, I am giving up and moving to some lighter ones..

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