patagonia mini messenger bag black hole MLC Pack 30L – Luggage Pros You can store your shoes separately from your clothes in a second zip pocket Patagonia Black Hole Micro MLC

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You can choose from neutral gray or navy blue, ensuring plenty of versatility for running errands, travel, and more

I brought along my rain jacket, various travel pants, and dry bags for ocean kayaking

While the newest version does have these very useful pockets, they're pretty small we can't even fit a modern smartphone inside

And, that's because backpacks are the best for weight distribution

It fits a 15.6 laptop for the rare occasions I need to go into work, theres an external USB port so you can connect to a charging bank (not supplied) on the inside, the main compartment zips can be padlocked, its hardwearing and doesnt look too busy