*Patagonia/PJ20 backpack review*

SENROCK

Blood Red Mosquito wrote:

Got it today in San Diego. It looks awesome. Haven't used it yet , but its hard to imagine giving it less than a 4.5 out of 5. Now I just need PJ to tour the west coast in 2012 so I can break it in!

YES!!!

SENROCK

one other thing i'd like to mention about the laptop part...
as i mentioned, i travel with my quiksilver bp ALWAYS. i carry my laptop in there along with other stuff. evvvvverytime i go thru security at the airport, it is a PAIN IN THE BUTT to dig out my laptop and have to rearrange everything ALL over again. just the other day at the airport i was so frustrated and thought, i just need to leave lappy home. :( HOWEVER.......now that i have the PJ20bp???? Lappy is ALWAYS going with me! It is a breeze reaching in the backpack and pulling it out of the sleeve/compartment. All my other stuff stays in place cuz its all seperate! that alone is worth it all to me!!! i've never owned a bp that has a laptop space so.....im ridiculously exxxcited!
just thought i'd share that for anyone who travels by plane

Bigda

SENROCK wrote:

one other thing i'd like to mention about the laptop part...
as i mentioned, i travel with my quiksilver bp ALWAYS. i carry my laptop in there along with other stuff. evvvvverytime i go thru security at the airport, it is a PAIN IN THE BUTT to dig out my laptop and have to rearrange everything ALL over again. just the other day at the airport i was so frustrated and thought, i just need to leave lappy home. :( HOWEVER.......now that i have the PJ20bp???? Lappy is ALWAYS going with me! It is a breeze reaching in the backpack and pulling it out of the sleeve/compartment. All my other stuff stays in place cuz its all seperate! that alone is worth it all to me!!! i've never owned a bp that has a laptop space so.....im ridiculously exxxcited!
just thought i'd share that for anyone who travels by plane

i am happy with my timbuk2 bag for that purpose. recommend it.

SENROCK

Bigda wrote:

SENROCK wrote:

one other thing i'd like to mention about the laptop part...
as i mentioned, i travel with my quiksilver bp ALWAYS. i carry my laptop in there along with other stuff. evvvvverytime i go thru security at the airport, it is a PAIN IN THE BUTT to dig out my laptop and have to rearrange everything ALL over again. just the other day at the airport i was so frustrated and thought, i just need to leave lappy home. :( HOWEVER.......now that i have the PJ20bp???? Lappy is ALWAYS going with me! It is a breeze reaching in the backpack and pulling it out of the sleeve/compartment. All my other stuff stays in place cuz its all seperate! that alone is worth it all to me!!! i've never owned a bp that has a laptop space so.....im ridiculously exxxcited!
just thought i'd share that for anyone who travels by plane

i am happy with my timbuk2 bag for that purpose. recommend it.

interesting.....

Bigda

go to www.timbuk2.com and see for yourself

fionic

where is this "hydration reservoir" that the refugio is supposed to have??

oh and 5/5

edit: nvm, found it

ziobradipo

This is neet!!!!!!!!!!!

pdalowsky

great pics...

very much lookin forward to the pigeon getting this to the UK.

IamMine

These are great pictures, Sen! I'm drooling here!

jervin007

5/5

Might have a chance to really break it in over Columbus Day weekend. Heading up to Baxter State Park and if all goes well (weather) the pack will travel to the summit of Mt. Katahdin, which is the end of the Appalachian Trail. Last time I hiked the mountain in the fall it snowed above the tree-line, so hopefully mother nature is kind.

polaris_x

first of all ... that is literally one of the most thorough reviews of an item i've seen ... the pre-picture of the laptop and then a pic of it inside the knapsack is brilliant! ...

secondly ... my friends call patagonia - patagucci cuz it is high end brand for outdoor clothing ... they don't venture much outside of clothing ... if i had to buy something - i generally pick patagonia because of their environmental and social stance as a corporation ... they are a 1% for the planet company and they will take back your used patagonia clothing and repair it for as long as it's around ... everything i own from them is quality and their customer service is great ...

Uncle Snuffy

I'm in Central Illinois and I rec'd mine yesterday. The backpack is great ! I definitely give it 5 Stars ! ! !

Brandon

where's the ukulele holder?

Riverrunner

dougfloyd wrote:

I'd give it a 9 out of 10 only because it would be nice if it was just slightly bigger and this may sound strange but I feel like I have to be a bit gentle with the zippers compared to the other laptop backpack I use (a Targus http://www.amazon.com/Targus-CityGear-Backpack-Notebooks-TCG216/dp/B001BHQSCK).

Yes, I noticed the zippers seemed less sturdy than my other packs too. I am rough on zippers so I hope I don't have a problem. I have a Targus that I use as a work briefcase and it is tough. I've used it for years.

cross7806

Uncle Snuffy wrote:

I'm in Central Illinois and I rec'd mine yesterday. The backpack is great ! I definitely give it 5 Stars ! ! !

I live in central Il. And received mine yesterday also. My wife won't let me open it until my b-day this weekend. The waiting is driving me mad. But the pics definitely help thanks. Whereabouts are you uncle snuffy?

PillowPants

fionic wrote:

where is this "hydration reservoir" that the refugio is supposed to have??

oh and 5/5

edit: nvm, found it

do share!!


nice review senrock


initially i would have said 2/5 was my rating as i couldn't get over the lack of size

but now i'm thinking i need to look this puppy over

Uncle Snuffy

cross7806 wrote:

Uncle Snuffy wrote:

I'm in Central Illinois and I rec'd mine yesterday. The backpack is great ! I definitely give it 5 Stars ! ! !

I live in central Il. And received mine yesterday also. My wife won't let me open it until my b-day this weekend. The waiting is driving me mad. But the pics definitely help thanks. Whereabouts are you uncle snuffy?

I'm in B'ton.

Given to...

Mine is waiting to be slogged into the mountains. Initially I wish it had a waist strap for that purpose, but those straps just get in the way any other time, so maybe I won't even care. I'll just have to see. I do plan to sneak my Nikon 5100 in and see how it likes the ride.

Has NOBODY mentioned the emergency WHISTLE on the chest strap?!?!?! Casn you just hear us at the next show blowing the shit out of those whistles waiting for the band!!!! Encore Break on the next bootleg will be of us tooting our horns!!

Now, Sen, I have to ask (for my wife) what bad ass pair of shoes are riding in the PJbp? :shock:

High Fidelity 2000

Wait did you say it came in a plastic mailer from UPS? Not USPS? They're using UPS for this instead of the regular post office? I just need to find out because if it's UPS they don't always leave stuff at my place without a signature...

Riverrunner

High Fidelity 2000 wrote:

Wait did you say it came in a plastic mailer from UPS? Not USPS? They're using UPS for this instead of the regular post office? I just need to find out because if it's UPS they don't always leave stuff at my place without a signature...

Mine was USPS. Not UPS. I prefer UPS because they leave stuff on the screened in back porch of my office. USPS leaves it on the front porch for the whole world to see (and take). But I got it.