HN Explorer

Ask HN: Whats your favorite backpack for everyday carry?

7 points by vuln ↗ HN
My current backpack is falling apart and can't neatly contain all my my daily carry anymore. My current job is Network Security so I have a lot of accessories​ (red team, blue team daily carry laptop, work laptop, various usbs, antennas, wireless cards, etc). I need something that is going to hold up and not break the bank as I will probably pick up a new one as an 'early birthday present' to myself. I was just wondering what everyone else was using. Thanks for the input!

9 comments

[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 33.1 ms ] thread
PaulHoule
Looking at your list of stuff, I'll offer the cautionary tale that walking around with a big backpack can cause injuries.

About a year ago I went to NYC for a business trip with a heavily loaded backpack and wound up twisting my ankle; this slowed me down for at least six months and still hurts a little on a bad day. A few years back I had a similar incident where I tripped while carrying a heavy backpack and smacked one of my quadriceps on the sidewalk. I managed to walk a mile and a half to work, but when I got out of my chair I found I couldn't walk. At the urgent care I got a prescription for Percocet, which was a big help; I was off my feet for 2 weeks, but the injury healed pretty quickly.

As a result, I reduced what I carry and developed some travelling methods to minimize weight, such as "living off the land" as much as possible, putting any pills I take for a day in a separate pill bottle that I throw away when it is empty.

ng-user
Spend the money and get a GORUCK GR1
miguelrochefort
I've had one for 2 years. I loved it.

Then it got stolen. I don't think I'll buy another one. It's heavy and abrasive.

Right now I'm looking at Tom Bihn's Synapse 19/25. I'm also considering the ubiquitous Jansport SuperBreak.

1ba9115454
I actually don't carry anything apart from a thin wallet and my smartphone.

Everything else is in the cloud and I have a computer at my desk.