Pacsafe Venturesafe EXP45 vs The North Face Recon Backpack

Also, one site says that it can fit a 17 in laptop and another site says 15. I also will be using it to travel, so I also had my eye on the Venturesafe EXP45 from Pacsafe for anti-theft features. Support, proper ventilation, anti-theft, and an excessive amount of pockets/compartments are what I'm looking for.

The bag has a stiff backing and angle so that the bag must fall forward and not backwards to protect a laptop however this feature is also a negative for me since the bag is constantly face done picking up surface dirt and grime. The stiff backing and high quality construction are a pro and con as well considering it became heavy to carry causing back discomfort. The shoulder straps were comfortable and made with women in mind. Love the bag but not my go to bag to carry due to these reasons

Great idea and nice quality, but Pacsafe lacks backpack design which makes this an uncomfortable travel backpack. The security features are top notch and I really thought this would be my perfect travel carry-on bag. It had everything I was looking for in a travel bag, but they failed to design a proper shoulder and hip belt system that will support a 15-20lb load. Hopefully they'll get some backpack designers on board the next redesign and I will definitely buy one

Hard ring around the bottom, pack does not open enough to get in, pockets intrude on interior, and the top of the pack area is wasted. The designers could do much better.

It's made with a regenerated nylon material called Econo and the inside is recycled polyester. The whole bag only weighs three pounds 13 ounces or 1.7...

Now, let's get on to the compartments, the Recon features a quick stash pocket that is ideal for chucking in a jacket or hat or some gloves, or someth...

They do not have the better method of the load pulls at the top. I did not find this a problem in comfort. The straps can be adjusted fairly easily once you become acquainted with the positions of the strap pulls. The sternum strap is nice enough but could be wider

Okay, i'm looking around making sure we didn't miss anything before we go to the inside of the bag, so yeah, let's, let's continue on to the inside. T...

If you've ever seen videos on this, you know how comically easy it can be to break into standard single nylon zippers. These hip straps aren't huge, b...

The bottom compression straps might be useful if you’re loading the pack up with a laptop and heavy books.

it's just a matter of pulling these apart and once you've done it once or twice and then the other the all those zippers come together in the center a...

Decent price too. However, the seam is fraying and there is already a hole on the seam near the zipper. This is after a three day trip on a flight and to/from a hotel with light fill. Disappointing with the quality to have a frayed seam and a hole in 72 hours of light use