#acdemic

this kanken (i hope it’s real) already feels like it’s going to be used for good purposes. i got it mostly because i needed a bag with a laptop compartment and one that would not distribute weight on my shoulders inefficiently.

pros:

- the color i chose was black and ox red, and honestly i’m really in love with it!

- i chose the 15 inch laptop bag, and it just perfectly fits my laptop and other notebooks and such.

- the quality is pretty amazing from what i can feel with the fabric. it will go into a “bag durability test” once school starts!

- the bag itself is really roomy and deep. however… i’ll get more into this later.

- i think that it was a great selection with the size and color and everything, and i cant wait to see how it will hold up.

cons:

- the bag itself was honestly smaller than i expected it to be. now, hear me out. my previously used backpacks that are seriously worn out (they lived a good life) are from the jansport and kipling brands. they were really spacious and held up really well themselves. i got a kanken because 1. the jansport and kipling are seriously in need of retirement and 2. i won’t be using a locker very often at all in high school, so i needed something that would distribute the weight better. when i completely opened and unfolded the kanken, it was the same if not smaller than the other two bags. however, i had lots of hope that it would be roomy. then, when i tried to put in a 2 inch binder (what i will probably be using) it just barely fit. the problem is not the depth or the height, which makes the backpack really spacious, but the width. it is a narrow backpack that does fit two inch binders , but only with a little encouragement

*i’m not really sure if this is a reason for the problem, but maybe in europe (i live in the us) the size of the binders and papers are different. when i traveled to asia, i found that problem and it could not fit in my binder from america.*

- that being said, the other notebooks and books and such fit perfect in the bag.

- yet another size complaint. the pocket in the front is really tIIIIIIIINY. i can just barely fit a pouch, my phone, a mini gopro-sized camera, and my earpods in there. i think it would be beneficial if it was a tad bit roomier.

- and lastly, the zippers. i am so used to the amazing and easy zippers of the kipling brand that are so smooth and UGH i could go on and on. however, when i first tried opening and closing the compartments, i found it a little difficult to open smoothly. then, i flipped the zipper cover flap backwards, and it zipped open easily. that only goes for the big compartment and not the small one in the front; that one is SUPER stiff and takes quite a bit of coaxing. it would be a bit tricky if you needed to take something out of the bag quickly (unless it was already broken in).

conclusion: