Eagle Creek Explore Sling Pack with Laptop Compartment

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this bag for my husband who commutes to work by bike. He finds it extremely comfortable and durable. It perfectly fits his standard size laptop, lunch, extra layers, and anything else he might need. Super happy with this purchase!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This pack is beautifully made with quality materials, zippers and design. It is a perfect bag to carry on as a personal item. Stores easily under the seat and is big enough for a 15 inch laptop, a large tablet ( or both) plus personal items you need on the flight. Pockets are well designed to organize electronics, medications, a sweater and more. But it is small enough to make me choose what I want with me instead of lugging extra items “ in case.” It’s made me a smarter pack light traveler. At age 69, traveling light is a lot easier to carry and helps prevent injury. Plus, the pack is beautiful with a great shap and lines.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Happened upon this bag in an outdoor shop while on vacation. Was kind of looking for a small backpack to use in place of my full-sized one for afternoon hikes. Hadn't considered the sling style. This is a very versatile bag, with lots of options. Strap can go over left or right shoulder, or cross-body on either side. If you wear it cross-body so that the strap is on your left shoulder, you can get at your stuff without removing the bag, but I rarely need access while continuing to walk — it's easy enough to unclip the strap in front and set the bag down to get at the contents. Lots of convenient pockets (discovered another one while writing this review) and lots of attachment points and straps. If only this bag would accommodate my 16" MacBook Pro, it would become my everyday bag. I found myself searching online for 13" MacBook Airs just so that I could switch to this bag permanently.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Outside zipper pocket at top would be useful for small personal items. Inside organizer would be helpful.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The bag is great construction and versatile but I am stumped trying to find out why the cross body strap that connects into the should harness is way to small for me. I didnt realize, if true, it is only for a smaller frame person. If I am missing something it would great to hear.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] In theory this is my perfect bag, but I ended up returning it. I wanted something for day hikes and around-town errands/outings where a purse isn't quite enough. I really hope this gets a few design tweaks in a future release because I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Good: interior pocket in "braincase" of bag. Fabric looks and feels good. Construction feels sturdy. Thoughtful attachment points. Luggage strap for suitcase handle. Outside water bottle sleeve. Straps at bottom to attach other items. Great size! Bad: The biggest problem, imo, is the zipper placement only on the top and right side of the bag. As a result, while the bag is technically reversible, you must wear it over your left shoulder to be able to swing it around your body and get into it without dumping all of your stuff on the ground. If that's how you typically wear a crossbody sling, or if you're a person who doesn't mind taking it off to access it, great! But if it's not/you're not, you're out of luck. I also think it was a missed opportunity to not have a pocket with easier access somewhere on the outside bag or on the strap (besides the main compartment) for small things like phones, snacks, etc. It does have a small zipped slash pocket right at the top you could probably uses for sunglasses or a passport, but it's hard to get into and out of. It's close to being exactly what im looking for! But without being able to access it easily while wearing it on the right shoulder, it's not the right bag for me.

I found this pack odd. Heavy and awkward to wear, with a cross body strap that was too short. Offered it to my adult son and daughter, but it didn’t work for them either. If you wanted to use it for a laptop and some papers and carry it by its top handle it probably would be okay. Sturdy and well made.

I’ve had an eagle Creek sling bag for 25 years, still in good shape. I was hoping that this would be a back up/replacement for the day that it falls apart, but this was an inferior pack designed more for a computer than anything else. We are economics were certainly off for me. It was also disappointing that I had to pay for the return. Should’ve known better.