Ozark Trail 30L Commuter Backpack, with Laptop Compartment for Work or Travel, Black

This is a unique item among the thousand and thousands of backpacks out there. Advertised as a Commuter Backpack, the actual tag that comes with it from Ozark calls it "Duffle Bag". In actuality, it is neither. It appears to be a cross between a soft side briefcase, a daypack and a travel bag. None of which really dominates the design, so it is kind of a limbo hybrid type of thing. I own dozens of backpacks and have had many over the years from Camelbak, SOG, High Sierra, Kelty, Eddie Bauer, Outdoor Products, Osprey, Wilderness Experience, Chuck Roast, Outdoor Master, REI and others. Fabric, design, function, comfort, construction, zippers are all important factors to consider when purchasing one. This hybrid beast is very well constructed from high grade polyester, 600D if I was to guess, well padded back, excellent padded comfortable grab handle. Cavernous main compartment that is most of the huge 30L capacity. Nicely padded laptop section which butts up against the substantial back padding. The weirdness starts with the "backpack straps". They almost seem to be an afterthought attached to this briefcase like item. Similarly, there is a padded handle on the side so you can carry this pack sideways like a briefcase. One the front is a really strange configuration of two pockets made from one piece of material. Both are vertical compartment that sit atop one another made from single layered piece of material. On the right side of the pack as you are looking at it is a zippered spacious compartment that has two horizonal pockets you can use. Very awkward as you are holding the pack horizontally and the pockets are also horizontal. On the left side is another zippered pocket, but this side has no pockets to utilize. There are no usually features of a backpack such as pocket for pens, pencils etc. There are no water bottle pockets, there is no sternum strap, there is no waist belt. There is no ventilation channel on the back so you do not get a sweaty back. A platypus of a daypack, very well made, indestructible.