Full disclosure: I own (and love) a number of Able Carry products, including the Daily Plus, but I don’t personally own this bag. So, why am I reviewing it?
I’m a bit of a backpack geek, but my brother could not care less about them. He’d been carrying a broken, basic messenger bag for years for work, told me he doesn’t care what bag he uses as long as it holds his stuff. I finally sat him down over Thanksgiving, asked him exactly what he needed to carry on a daily basis, got a sense of the size, function, and style that would be ideal for him, and told him I was getting him a backpack. He said fine. I could tell he was humoring me. How could the bag he was using really matter all that much?
The bag I selected was—you guessed it—the Able Carry Daily. The Daily Plus is my personal favorite EDC, but I could tell he wouldn’t need that much organization, and that the 1000D Cordura would fit a bit better into his line of work than the XPAC, appearance-wise. I had it shipped to his house. He took a goofy photo of himself with it on his back and texted it to me. I could tell, again, he was humoring me.
A few days later, I get this text message:
“Dude. I'm at a convention in Philadelphia right now, and this is the first time I've been out and about with the new backpack. It's AWESOME. Perfect size and functionality, way less awkward to carry around for long periods of time while navigating a conference, fits my laptop, writing pad, papers, and books perfectly. THANK…