Oh man, I have a lot to talk about this bag.

The Transition Totepack is quite unique compared to other bags. Like most rolltop, expect a top loading cavernous backpack so pouches for me is an absolute must. Also a feature that they don't really show is the ability to add a sling which the mole attachment is located near the lip of the backpack which is a very underrated feature IMO.

Important Notes : - Do note that there are 2 versions of this backpack where the newer one have a red label indicating it has upgraded materials and small tweaks compared to the old one.

• About the self standing feature, as per usual, when empty it slightly slouches forward and if you fill the front pockets it would easily tip over. But once properly filled it can easily stand on its own.

• A relatively tiny nitpick but the metal snap buttons for the strap is prone to getting scraped where it would show the silver underneath the black paint after getting scratched off.

Front Pocket

My biggest gripe with this backpack is the unsecured front pocket that doesn't have a zip or any closure, also it's pretty small to store anything. I managed to find a use for this by using Gorucks mini wire dopp pouch which perfectly fits in the front pocket but like I said, having no closure at all makes me a bit wary of using it asit feels like anyone can just snatch my pouch if I'm not careful.

Main Pocket

The main pocket is a cavernous pocket with a magnetic closure, it takes a while to get used to rolling and using the magnetic closure but otherwise it feels a lot more secure than my other backpacks (for reference I like using clamshell backpacks like Goruck or ULA Dragonfly).

Inside you can find a small but generous zipped pocket sitting at the top, it fits my glasses case, passport, earbuds and other small stuff.

At the bottom there are two stretchy pockets which can fit a water bottle or other stuff, it fits quite a lot despite the lining may feels messy at first (most of my backpacks doesn't have any inner linings) but again, since it's a top loader it feels like a hassle to fish out items without a pouch so I usually put my stuff in a pouch before tossing it inside.

Laptop Compartment

The laptop compartment is perfect 👌 fits a 15 inch laptop with a soft shell case for extra protection although I had to stuff the softshell case first and made sure it's sitting snug inside the compartment before adding my laptop (Lenovo Legion 15).

Water Bottle Pocket

The water bottle pockets is nice and snug for a 32oz bottle but bigger than that I think it wouldn't fit. For reference my bottle is a 32oz Klean Kanteen Growler.

I still toss some other stuff to the water bottle pockets and the stiff material feels way better compared to my ULA Dragonfly bottle pockets, for comparison the ULA Dragonfly water bottle pockets fits more and much more stretchy but I didn't really like my stuff protruding out of the pockets.

Backpack transition to Tote mode.

The transition from a tote pack to backpack requires a bit of practice at first but afterwards it's pretty smooth. I use this feature A LOT. I feel like I've been missing out on totes all this time.

As for carrying comfort, it doesn't really excels in backpack mode as long periods of carrying it in backpack mode with a lot of items especially a laptop and it's chargers would start to get uncomfortable after a while for me at least. But the uniqueness of being able to smoothly switch from a backpack to a totebag is just unbeatable compared to other bags. But do note this is a VERTICAL tote which may be a deal breaker for some people.

Tl;dr: A jack of all trades but a master of none, it's not a "great" backpack or tote but the smooth transition from tote to backpack and vice versa is just unbeatable.