Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever — and my sincerely and long-loved CaseLogic was gradually losing ground: metal bits from my pockets had worn through the fabric, the straps had stretched out, the back panel had frayed and scuffed. The small crossbody pouch was also losing its looks, and most sadly — modern slab-phones no longer fit inside it!

With the arrival of a motorcycle, certain changes had to be made to the everyday carry setup — or rather, to how it was organized: a small pouch might not survive a headwind, and a phone dropped even at 80 km/h would be hard to even find, let alone put back together.

I love pockets and clothes that have them, yet for a long time I’ve carried nothing important in them: a phone in the front pocket gets in the way, in the back pocket it either disappears on its own or with a little help from kind strangers; leave your keys or access card in the pocket of a different jacket just once and you’ll be making a trip back home.

Bought this backpack. Grey color. Going to try it out.