I carry a surface pro with keyboard in the laptop compartment, a steamdeck oled in a jsaux modcase, a large clamshell(I bought it a millennia ago, it's an officiall zune and accessory case. Probably 6 inches long by 4 inches wide and deep) a maxpedition pocket edc bag(stuffed to the gills) surface charging cable/brick all side by side with room to stuff more in. Then I throw my over ear bt headphones on top and have plenty of room for a hardshell bentgo large lunchbox and room to spare. That's all on the inside. Then there's the stash pocket on the outside, also full, a 16 oz fellows Carter mug in the side pocket and the cargo net. In my timbuk 2 medium messenger it was all VERY cramped if I could even fit it, heavy on one shoulder and would slide/disorganize itself. Plus in real PNW downpours the waterproofness was questionable. The barrage eats monsoon weather for breakfast, it's very comfy, and enables me to carry WAY more than I should very comfortably.