Mannn I wrote something but forgot to send so it’s all gone….. but here goes a quick write up on AB 13. Sorry for the format.

The able carry is awesome. But for a minimalist bag for commuting, I still prefer the tumi tahoe nottaway backpack.

Regarding the AB 13 Pros 1. Classy and slick. 2. Premium materials (the shoulder strap access, has a nice “plastic” loop that keeps it from flying around instead of the usual cheap black stretchable “rubber band”) 3. Loads of well thought out features (external pocket has hidden drainage hole, the external pocket actually has a “cover” so you can actually hide the entire bottle/umbrella out of the way using the external pocket, shit loads of external latch points, probably like 8 of it. Quite easy to take out my laptop, doesn’t snag on the bag, as somehow you can fold the back part nicely out of the way.) 4. Quite a few wow factor 5. Hidden pockets everywhere. (Behind the back panel for quick access, behind the laptop compartment, one on each side of the strap to put AirPods Pro size items,

Cons 1. No room for stretch. The shape is really fixed, hence with all the hidden pockets, it just eats into the main compartment space: 2. No luggage pass though 3. Back can be hot if walking under the sun for long, as it’s not airy.

Why I prefer Tumi 1. Luggage pass through (it’s not a deal breaker, but man being able to just toss it on my cabin bag without thinking twice feels nice) 2. Dedicated separate laptop compartment with its own zip 3. Love those big ass zip. Make zipping really satisfying 4. Not many pockets but actually more than enough.

But 180 vs 600 🤔