Chrome Industries Hondo Backpack vs The North Face Kaban

The only minor nitpick negative I can think of is the zippers don't have metal pull tabs as you would expect. The pull is via cords, and I'm not sure how long they'll stay on, but I'd be careful not to pull on them too hard. Overall I would highly recommend picking one up!

We're starting at number 10, working our way up to number One. Let's dive in. [music] Kicking off with the 10th most popular bag according to you with...

I've been on the search for an affordable, commuter-friendly backpack and this is the one! I love that it has a good amount of structure and the straps are very supportive. It is also very water-resistant, so I don't have to worry about my laptop or papers getting wet. This has been very comfortable to wear as a petite person!

So with all that being said, let's go ahead and jump in starting off with the outside of the bag. I really like the overall aesthetic like the origina...

To finish up this section, we also want to point out the water bottle pockets you’ll find on both sides of the bag. We’ve been able to fit a Hydro Flask Standard-Mouth Water Bottle with Flex Cap 21 oz inside, but it’s a tight fit. Like we touched on earlier, we have to fight against this fabric to get anything larger inside, as it’s not elasticated or very flexible.

[This is a good of the older one. * 26L, large bucket opening, half clamshell 2nd pocket, water bottle holders on both sides and a 3rd external pocket for quick access. * Outside is made of same material as North Face Base Camp Duffels, so durable but not quite as ugly as the Patagonia black hole stuff

It’s made getting slightly larger objects harder to get in my pack. Second, I absolutely hate the design of the drink/side pouches. It doesn’t fit my Nalgene bottle especially well, especially when I’ve first loaded the bag with my laptop and other gear. The drink pouch does not expand at all, so when the bag has some items in it already, I can’t fit my Nalgene

Hard to say it's not quite big enough to fit a well, at least not any modern-day cellphones in there. Maybe an old flip phone can fit in there. And it...

You know it's nice wide, straps, quite a bit of padding. It's got the mesh for good airflow there, so you don't get too sweaty and then on the back pa...

The webbing is a little bit skinnier too,, which matches a bag of this size. You Really don't need a ton to keep that sternum strap on and intact on y...