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By Swift (Cambridge, UK)
A little history here. Several years ago, I'm guessing around 2002-2003 or so, Ourdoor Products made a wonderful backpack called the "Power Pack." It was intelligently made of decent materials and could take a lot of abuse while at the same time it could carry a LOT. Yes, it came with a pointless CD case and a bunch of accessory pockets that nobody in their right mind would use, but overall it was an excellent backpack. You can recognize this backpack broadly because it was all black and had zippers with yellow/orange tab-type things.
Then, "something happened." I can only speculate that it involves a series of McKinsey MBA geniuses getting their tentacles into Outdoor Products and "earning" their fees with a series of recommendations that could only be described as moronic.
Initially, they released slightly downgraded versions of the original black power pack - basically the same laptop, but with cheaper bits and pieces such as zipper pulls (and maybe zippers) and the handle. Then, they decided to really be dumb and release a very watered down version of this backpack - at present, it is the one amazon has for sale and it is available in grey/black and some other color. This second generation is inferior to the original in virtually every way - I've seen it in person and it is basically junk with the added bonus of two-tone color schemes as unattractive and dowdy as the dorkiest EastPak bag.
Recently, they have introduced a PowerPack 2.0 bag, available in red/black and black/blck. While arguably a bit better than this retooled original powerpack, it's still a far cry from the original. Spend a few moments with that one, and you'll notice the poor choice of materials and styling.
To make matters worse, the company's customer service team does not answer emails.
Avoid Outdoor Products. they are a dying company who clearly doesn't care about their products or consumers any more.
By Johnny Depp (Ohio)
Amazing backpack. I have never loved one more. It feels like air even with 7 books inside! I'm anal about organizing things and LOVE all the compartments. It's $65 at REI and $20 cheaper here! So for the same price as a Jansport bag, you're getting SO much more quality- just go and buy it already.
By J. Monaly Jr. (Glendale, CA United States)
I purchased this backpack in May 2008 prior to a trip to Europe after finishing Grad School. The pack looked like it was well made and as some of the other reviewers stated, it hid a notebook computer well and didn't scream "steal me".
The first two weeks, I noticed some of the stitching coming undone. The zippers were difficult to operate by the pull tabs, almost like the zippers would not smoothly zip, I ended up pulling the openings open by the sides to get the zipper to function properly even this is not how I have ever used a zipper before.
After those first two weeks, I tried to use it as a commuter bag while cycling in to work, which is about an hour each way. That was when things started to really go downhill. As I tried to put the computer in there, a change of clothes for work, my wallet, keys and a few other things, the usefulness of this pack started to disappear. Zippers failed to function, at all. The plastic adjustment clips for the straps broke into pieces. I tied the straps to the remaining plastic so I could get home.
Overall, it is a good concept but the workmanship and materials are SERIOUSLY lacking. This pack would be best suited to those who put only a computer and light support items in the pack. If you intend to use it as a backpack for school or a replacement for a computer bag and a backpack (my hope was to use this so I didn't need to lug a computer bag in addition to my pack for IT work), don't get this pack until Outdoor Products fixes the flaws with this thing.
I am returning this pack and getting a backpack from REI.
Joe.
By V. Corsiglia
I am a student and bought this bag at the beginning of September. By December the stitching on one of the straps started coming out and one of the plastic pieces holding the strap snapped. I think this would be a great backpack for airport travel or lighter loads because of its great features. It was not able to handle 3 textbooks, a binder and a laptop.
By Scott M. Ellingson (Chicago, IL)
This bag has many pockets for anything and everything, but the build quality is not up to snuff, I've had 2 plastic pieces on the straps break and 2 zipper snaps within 2 weeks of heavy use.
If you don't use it every day with an insanely heavy load, you're probably okay. Just don't stress it, but it will not respond well.
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