Still going strong. No leaks. Will buy another

I ended up buying two. We've put them through a lot so far. We use them on the boat all the time (freshwater and saltwater), took a 600 mile road trip in the back of the pickup in the rain, everything stayed dry. No weak points so far. Zipper, straps and clips all functioning as advertised. I think these bags are going to last forever.

I'm yet to test it in water, but it feels great on my back when it's packed to capacity. I love it! I'll update this review if I do a water test and it fails.

Ive scoured Google search, Ebay, Amazon, camping stores, marine activity stores for true 50L backpacks. Ive tried the Osprey Fairpoint, Northface Router to even italian Arena or sweedish Thule. None have a true matching Litter measurement. The size is largely taken up by padding, straps, convoluted pockets and zippers. I would never transport a laptop in a backpack. Thats absurd! Especially with Windows forced updates keeping the laptop on even when instructed to shut off. You can easily brick your laptop if the storage drive is hit. Or ruin the components from overheating. With an actual laptop bag, you have easier access and more padding to protect it specifically. A laptop pocket is silly. And isn't worth doubling as a document case. Just get a document case!

The advertised bags are always never matching the litter size. Plus they can vary by length or width. Either accomodating close to the said size vertically or horizontally.

The Earthpack is as simple as it gets. It does have too many straps. I wouldnt designate it for camping or hiking. So the waist and chest straps are just useless. So i have to remove them. Even for hiking or camping, such straps dont add much because the bag isnt designed specifically for any of that. For transport traveling, if you really need a chest and waist straps, your probably have an orthopedic problem and need more than just that. Or just settle with a hiking back.

I wouldnt ever call this a hiking, travel or camping bag. I would say its an excellent waterproof hauling bag. For canoeing, jetskiing, kayaking, short distance walking through rain or through waist high water, etc. Basically a bag that is supported by vehicle transport. Which is a very general use bag.

I require a bag that can hold gym clothes, towell, bodywash and sneakers while have room for some mail or a bag of grocery. So i need 50L as a day bag. Im over six feet tall, no problem. The bag rolling top is super practical. Pretty much as waterproof as any bag can ever get today.

But it looks very very tacky if not rolled neatly enough. The thin structure takes shape of whatever stored. So the bag can look like an ugly sack. And thats fine compared to the alternatives ive tried. Since we are heading deeper into the IT renaissance, schools are requiring less physical text. So the backpack market took a big hit. Now we see just about no simple 40L backpacks. Even a very small variety of even 25 or 30L compared to 10 years ago.

So finding a simple everyday gym/grocery backpack is hard. Living in the tropics or rainy temperate, Earthpack is a no brainer. I would recommend it if it had a more solid structure and no chest and waist straps.

I will start off by saying this bag is huge!! I wanted to go slightly large as we kayak 12 plus hours down river. When I got it I was really surprised how large it was. Plenty of space for about everything you would want to keep dry. At the end of an entire day on the river everything was dry. Btw I purchased the 80L