Kelty Captain Backpack

Here are things that can be hard to tell before you actually get it in your hands:

Construction quality is top-notch. The type you would have found in a boutique company USA made pack from 20-30 years ago. This one is made in the Phillipines.

The zippers are YKK. The smoothest & best.

The front pocket is hard to figure in photos but basically it is a pleated, huge pocket that zips on the right and gracefully carries a ton of stuff. Awesome. Better than expected :-)

The shoulder straps have fantastic padding. Super comfortable. Best I've had.

The inside "slab" pocket is like a file divider. It is best for documents, like it says. A bit snug for a 15" laptop. Not to worry as the main compartment is huge and accommodating for the size of this pack. I think it could handle 3 laptops if needed w/ no problems! Again, very pleasantly surprised by the great capacity.

The orange color is pretty bright and a tad shinier than I anticipated, but it's bold and cool, especially for SF Giants fans like *me*!

Carry handle is nicely padded.

Sunglasses can fit in top pocket (hard to see in photos) but not bigger or wider glasses. Certainly great for phone or keys or iPod though.

So far I love this pack and it appears that it should last for quite a while. Appears to be a very good value.

Recommended! Buy with confidence.

UPDATED: Decided to order both other colors due to some more conservative business needs. Both nice, but the blue is *stunning* and a total keeper. Orange is a lot of fun, but too bright for biz use in my opinion (keeping it though because it is really cool looking and will use for lots of other stuff).

I own several other type of Kelty backpacks for hiking/back country and have thus been very satisfied with their backpacks, specially the prices compared to Osprey and North Face.

Main reason for purchasing this backpack is for school purposes.

Pros:

Very sturdy and durable both from the outside and inside, including the stitching and zippers. Internal compartments for pencils, calculator, etc and laptop/notebook, which is great. Shoulder straps are comfortable and offer plenty of length to make adjustments. And looks and feels great, too.

Cons:

I don't like the chest and waist straps. They kind of get in the way, but I am sure you can cut them off and it would take care of this problem. Other than that, it is a great backpack.

I can see this backpack lasting for many years to come under regular use. Definitely worth the $70 to $80 investment.

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a VERY high quality bag. zippers are heavy duty. bag is an old classic style. could not be more happy with this purchase

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Comfortable and Sturdy. Also, I love the color, and it has plenty of space inside and even a laptop sleeve.

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