As some of you know I am always on the hunt for gear that
makes my gaming life, and/or recording life better and easier.
Not long ago I decided that I was going to hang up the old
JanSport backpack. A well-earned retirement for the old girl who got me through
10 years of role-play gaming. I am notoriously hard on my backpacks, loading
them with heavy ass rule books and other accoutrements. I am stickler for
quality and durability when I get a gaming back.
So when the fine folks as DEC COR offered a test drive of
their Waterproof Dry Bag Backpack, I agreed.
I am not what you would
call an outdoorsy kind of person, hell I’m barely an indoorsy kind of person.
So my review of the DEC COR Waterproof Dry Bag Backpack will not be from the
perspective of the occasional hiker or anything like that, but of someone who beats
the hell out of a backpack daily.
I had the choice of green or black. I chose green, mostly to
have something different than my usual. My knee jerk reaction was to select
black.
When I first opened up the box that the bag was shipped in I
was amazed at the size of the backpack. Easily twice the size of my previous
one, I quickly acknowledged that I could store more in the new one.
The design is a bit wonky. It’s not bad, but just took me a
minute to figure out that the top didn’t cinch, but was rolled, then clipped on
either side and then sealed with a strap on the top.
Inside there’s a pouch with a Velcro strap to secure a
laptop or tablet. When I saw this, I knew that I would like this bag. Not only
is it roomy enough to haul several game books, folders and whatnot, but now
could be used to transport podcast gear. This made me very happy.
The outside of the bag is rather typical for a waterproof
bag, material wise, with mesh bottle holders on both sides. The shoulder straps
are thickly padded and the back of the bag itself is lined with padding. I know
that it’s intended for hiking, but I began to think about how useful, and
comfortable it would be while I walked the con floor at Gen Con. The usefulness
of this bag just seems to get better and better. There is a chest strap to help
with weight distribution as well as rings to clip gear to the main shoulder
straps. There is a separate zippered pouch on the outside, which I assume is to
put small wet items,, but it has a clear plastic window to it. I can’t figure
that one out, but I’m likely missing the point of it.
The inner pouch is huge, meaning tall. Not very wide though.
With a laptop or tablet in there also, the inside can hold 2-3 large core
rulebooks (Pathfinder or Dark Heresy sized) in addition to folders and dice bags.
The bag itself, fully loaded is very comfortable and not too
bulky.
Over all I would score this bag as an A- (taking very few
points off for lack of width).
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