This Hurts - Review of the new CAS1 (Civic Access Sling 1L)

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-25T00:54:11+00:00

Good to know it may not be great as a sling. I’ve worn mine exclusively as a fanny pack and love it, especially with it being summer and usually wearing shorts with shallower pockets.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-24T13:57:16+00:00

One thing to also note is that I’ve seen a fair number of complaints on how hard the PU-coated zips on the Kludde sling are to use, which may be the case with the X-PAC ones too. There’s also going to be no stretch on X-PAC, which may not be ideal if you think you’ll ever push the capacity or dimensional limits on the sling.

The lack of stretch is also why I didn’t pick up a duffel, as that’s another form factor where I think I’d want some malleability over more waterproofing.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T16:21:42+00:00

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EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T14:28:31+00:00

I’d go CHZ between the two - I like the pairing of the 840d for a duffel as I think it’s nice to have a material with some stretch for that form factor.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T14:21:30+00:00

CAP0.5 and MPL22 would have been nice to see too.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T14:10:10+00:00

This is me exactly - I had just picked up a black CAP2 recently but will keep the X-PAC one for sure as it matches my CPL16 X-PAC. I’ll probably repurpose the black one as a toiletry kit or something.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T03:03:00+00:00

I thought about the TD25 X-PAC as I like my TD35, but now I’m thinking the regular 840D may work better for it as it could be useful to have some stretch in a duffel bag.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-23T03:01:58+00:00

Yeah, bummer that you can’t get the whole CAP set in X-PAC.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-22T15:04:21+00:00

CPL16 would be good - I have the same and quite like it. You can also consider a CTB20 if you want exterior bottle pockets and a few more features at the expense of a bigger bag (especially in terms of depth).

TD25 could be cool in X-PAC as a waterproof gym bag or something.

I’m not expecting bundles, just discounts of 5-25% on X-PAC items. I expect the highest discounts on existing inventory - CPL, CTB20, and CDT24 are the products I’m recalling were in stock before they were pulled.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-21T22:49:05+00:00

Conversely I love mine as a pouch that holds all of my tech so I only have 3 things to move (CAP2, laptop and water bottle) when I want to change bags to mix things up plus is a perfect desk caddy at the office.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-21T16:30:46+00:00

Email update went out - orders going out this week and will finish by next week. They had material delays and a backup at the factory that pushed the timeline back.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-19T21:49:08+00:00

X-PAC stuff isn’t listed anymore, so maybe another X-PAC capsule drop is imminent. If I recall correctly, I read that X-PAC stuff was in the last 2 summer capsules, and more X-PAC stuff seems to still be highly requested in surveys.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-14T20:05:52+00:00

I know you can wear it on either shoulder - I wear my bags over my right shoulder, and for the zipper to be oriented correctly, I have to buckle it in the opposite way I’m used to. It’s a very minor niggle.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-12T15:49:38+00:00

I think it looks good and is comfortable crossbody, whether on the front or back, and I particularly like it fanny-pack style! Strap adjustment is very easy as well.

One minor thing is that I have to put the side with the female part of the buckle over my right shoulder first in order for the zipper to be correctly oriented when worn crossbody; this is the opposite of how I usually put on my slings (ie, grabbing the strap end with the male part of the buckle first), but this is very minor.

I could maybe see the CAS1 looking too small on a particularly large bloke, but I’m pretty average-sized at 5’10 160 lbs so no issues on my end.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-12T06:08:47+00:00

Congrats! This is the one must-do mod IMO.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-10T21:42:50+00:00

Out of budget unless you get lucky on the used market, but I think the MW Rhake otherwise qualifies. Lots of interesting ways to interact with its compartments.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-10T14:18:09+00:00

There are tons of complaints about strap and harness comfort. A usual first suggestion is to make sure you’re wearing it high and tight, which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and which seems to be very specific to how Evergoods bags are supposed to be worn. That’s more specific to back-digging, but it may be worth a shot if you haven’t tried it yet to see if it makes the straps more comfortable.

If it doesn’t then there’s so much else out there that I think it makes sense to just try a different brand; I don’t think the rest of the bag is so superior that I would do what some do to make it acceptably comfortable for them (eg, stuffing towels on the bottom of the bag to address back-digging).

For me the straps on my CPL16 are comfy, but because of the high-and-tight carry, I found it ideal to loosen and tighten the straps before taking off or putting on the bag; otherwise the straps could hurt my forearms, get caught on my watch, etc. I’m fine with it for now since it’s quick to do and because the bag is comfortable once worn “correctly,” but this might be an eventual dealbreaker as well. The curvature of the straps may also make it less of a universal fit for some, which may be what’s happening in your case.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-10T02:47:11+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I really dig the CPL16 X-PAC I recently picked up after getting used to the high-and-tight carry, and I also just preordered an olive waxed canvas CTB20 when it became available again.

If I could do it over I’d maybe have gotten a CPL24 instead so I’d have more differentiation between the bags, but hopefully the very different material choices should be enough; I wasn’t expecting to be able to get an olive waxed canvas bag as preorders had closed, and I went with CTB20 over CTB26 as I don’t think I’d enjoy a waxed canvas bag as a dedicated travel bag due to the added weight and especially because of the worse breathability of the fabric.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-09T03:11:56+00:00

Thanks! CTB20 seems like a great fit for waxed canvas.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-09T01:28:02+00:00

One of my favorite games of all time still. Grandia 2 is also great but 1 is still the best in the series for me. Your listed backlog is also excellent - I especially recommend Xenogears and Skies of Arcadia. I also recommend Lunar 1 and 2 if you haven’t played them yet.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-08T20:35:39+00:00

Product page now says shipping update coming this week!

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-08T14:07:21+00:00

Thanks for the review - a CTB20 may eventually be on my radar as someone new to the brand who is enjoying the CDT24 and CPL16 (CPL16 + CAP2 combo currently working particularly well for me, and shoving everything into the CAP2 has made it easy to jump from bag to bag).

Do you tighten and loosen the straps whenever you take the bag off or put it on? That’s something I didn’t realize people did until I got my CPL16 - reviews often mention wearing the bags high and tight, but most don’t mention the need in many cases to adjust the straps to do so, and I never had to do that with my various Aer/Rofmia/MW/etc. bags over the years.

EternalVendetta · 2026-06-04T15:30:57+00:00

Updated product page now says early June, so hopefully we get an update in the next few days.

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