- All black, no tacky logos
- Laptop sleeve
- Not too officey for hiking or cycling; not too outdoorsy for commuting
- Waterproofish
- External water bottle pocket (negates GoRucks etc)
- ~20-25L
- small enough to be a personal item on a plane
- big enough for day-to-day use
- Doesn't make you look like an accountant
- Comfy straps (I've been using a packable daypack for a year and my shoulders hurt)
- Outlier UHB
- Cuben fibre sounds interesting
- wish there was a way to see it IRL…
- Topo Daypack
- No bottle pocket
- Topo Rover
- Might be perfect
- Patagonia Black Hole 25L
- ticks every box but I can't decide if I like the look of it
- Patagonia Toromiro 22L
- No water bottle pocket
- Alchemy 20/25L Daypack
- Can't tell how it feels
- Stocked at Sportique SF - 808 Sutter
- Cote & Ciel Isar & Nile
- Need to see IRL
- No bottle pocket
- Stocked at Sportique & Acrimony SF
- GoRuck Echo (16L)
- too small?
- GoRuck GR1
- No bottle pocket
- Timbuk2 Spire or Parkside
- Might be perfect; haven't seen it IRL, hard to tell how big it is
- Dsptch Ruckpack
- Timbuk2 Especial Raider
- Almost perfect but it's not comfy enough for every day commuting
- Topo Trip pack
- No external water bottle pocket
- Fits a 13" macbook pro but not in the sleeve, so it doesn't sit flush against your back :(
You've probably found one now but have you seen PeakDesign's new backpack?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peak-design/the-everyday-backpack-tote-and-sling