Tumi 026173 Alpha Compact Laptop Brief Pack

I've owned this backpack for a year now and have taken numerous domestic & international trips with it. Most of my flights are Seattle/Jakarta. It literally swallows everything I put in it. There are compartments everywhere for everything. My 15 inch lap top fits easily into the padded laptop slot. I'm gone for months at a time and usually carry this bag for my electronics and consulting materials and have a carry-on for clothing. However, I've taken week-long trips with only this bag. I'm surprised about how much can fit into it despite being called 'compact'. I like the way it stands up on its base always no tipping over. I usually keep it at my feet on flights to have my stuff handy. The main hatch stays open like a file cabinet.

This backpack is a little heavier than previous backpacks I've owned but it's also much sturdier. And, yes, it is more expensive but I know it will last many years. It has shown no signs of wear despite my heavy usage. The zippers are strong and easy to pull. Nothing has caught in them or snagged.

I regularly walk from my office to my hotel carrying this bag sometimes fully loaded and sometimes not and have noticed no ergonomic issues. It comfortably fits my 5' 11" (160#) frame. Last month I had to walk a mile in a torrential rain in Jakarta. I used an umbrella but was still soaked after the 20 minute walk. Everything in the bag was dry. I'm not saying it's water proof but it is definitely water resistant. My shirt sure wasn't. Just don't go scuba diving with it or leave it in the pouring rain.

It won't make you more handsome or increase your day rate but it will make your travels easier. Remember what Bob said: The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense. Take what you have gathered from coincidence. Consider this something 'gathered from coincidence' and get this bag.

This pack is definitely not large. I am a lifelong CFO and like to travel with the entire contents of a well stocked office in my bag with a pack typically weighing in at > 40lbs. This doesn't do it. That said, with a touch of organization and a concession to only 1 spare everything, and just 1 laptop + 2 tablets and a single writing pad this bag works. I travelled throughout Europe for two weeks and never really longed for my old pack until I bought a few things and started to fill the pockets of my jacket to avoid putting my checked bag over 50lbs. It looks trim on my back, an improvement from the college stuffed swiss knife number I used to weild. There is a larger sized one around worth considering (I'm a 5'11" size 44) but I'm not going out to buy a bigger one...,just learning to work without spares and a big notebook...but I guess it is the 21st century.

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beyond my expectation, great out and inner design. withdraws are that the bag itself is a bit heavier than i thought.

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