Burton Tinder Backpack with Padded Laptop Compartment

TL:DR - 5 out of 5. Will be buying again if ever my first pack wears out or I need to gift this pack to any unlucky soul having a lesser backpack. I purchased this pack as a way to improve my college backpacking experience. I have found over my primary school years that backpacks under $40 do not stand up to a large amount of abuse. Abuse being defined as a large quantity of books, and supplies place in the pack at one time. The Burton Tinder pack solves this problem by providing grade A+ material and design. I love the single main compartment, laptop compartment and outside zipper compartment. These three compartments create a slim, simplistic, and versatile feel that typical school backpacks lack. While having more compartments (like a standard backpack) is nice if you like to organized items by category in separate areas, my school needs only require two areas (sametime the laptop compartment too). Thus I find this pack perfect for most if not all college students’ needs. The only "difficulty" I have with the tinder pack (and when I say difficulty I do not mean an actual challenge, more like slight technique adjustment) is that there is a flap at the top of the inside of the pack that is corded to tighten down and secure the items on the inside. This flap occasionally gets in the way of binders with exterior rings, and book edges. This occurred at the beginning of my purchase, but now I simply adjust the flap to direct it downward to place items inside or upward to take items out. The minor style change is well worth the additional flap as inclement weather does slow me down any more, as I have this flap to prevent water from easily ruining my book/papers. Additionally for the negative sides, I will say this pack does not hold a day’s worth of courses (for me that is 4 courses and a few extracurriculars). At a maximum I have carried with me 3 full size chemistry books, 3 one inch binders a laptop, and various writing utensils.

This backpack can carry a lot of stuff. I take the train to work, and I need a bag that is both secure, and accessible at the same time. It has plenty of room in the main compartment for all of my gear. The zipped inside pocket is ideal for carrying small items, and it has a large outside pocket to carry more of the same. It also has slots for laptops, tablets, etc. It is padded enough to keep electronics intact, but the padding is not comparable to a laptop bag. This is more of an all-around bag. My favorite part about this bag is that has the familiar old-school plastic clips. I had a Herschel bag with those stupid magnetic snaps. Super frustrating. These plastic clips close securely, and easily.The two things it is lacking is a bottle holder on the outside of the pack, and a lower external pocket in the center of the pack. Other than that, it's perfect for my everyday use.

The quality of burton backpacks in general are just outstanding. I have been using Burton backpacks for about 6 years now and I don't feel like I will ever stop using them. My favorite has always been the tinder pack. This one in particular is really great because the colour scheme goes with anything. The outside material is water resistant, not waterproof. It is completely cloth from the outside, a bit thinner than denim but close. The inside though, has very water resistant material. The 2 layers make it basically waterproof. I have used it while snowboarding and in tons of rain showers. Always keeps my stuff inside super dry. I will say though, that the outside flip pocket is not waterproof, it keeps water out for a bit but if it gets soaked, the stuff inside that pocket will get wet.The comfort of this backpack is really nice as well. I have also owned the kilo pack by burton, but this one is way more comfortable.This backpack also expands to a very suitable size to carry many things. I usually have a binder, a laptop, 4 notebooks, 1 small reading book, my headphones, and have stuffed 2 hoodies inside with no problem.Let me mention as well, then Burton provides LIFETIME WARRANTY. Something rips, just send it in with proof of purchase and they'll fix it, and send it right back!

My 4-star rating is for the pack itself. IMHO, the product I received, based on features and price, is between 3 and 4 but I gave it the benefit of the doubt.I would give Amazon one star because its listing is misleading. Once again, as so many customers have complained about so many other product listings, Amazon mixes together different models under a single listing. Caveat emptor.Two features that appear in the default description for this listing motivated me to purchase the pack. First, it seemed to have just the right number of straps to be useful. Specifically, it has a sternum strap but does not have a superfluity of other straps that just get in the way for someone (like me) who plans to use this as an urban pack. I already have other packs with all manner of straps and load bearing features for hiking in rural or wilderness settings. Those features tend to get in the way when I am using transit and especially when I am using a pack for grocery shopping. The multiple straps on the day pack I was using kept getting caught in the shopping cart and it was tedious to extract them so I could pack my groceries home. This pack doesn't do that. It will become my default grocery shopping bag and that is why I'm giving it 4 stars.The second feature listed but missing from the product received is that it has a laptop pocket with BOTH internal and external access. This was the killer feature I was hoping to get. I suspect it only comes with the higher priced models in this listing but again, all the models are lumped together.The pack seems well made, reasonably light and likely to be durable. It is minimalist in its approach to zippers and straps; on other packs, these are often a cource of problems.I'm sure I'll be using this pack. I just wish it offered quick access to the tablet that I carry much of the time. Too often, I have to dig through the main compartment every time I want to access the tablet, and I had anticipated that this pack would solve that issue.

Great looking backpack with lots of space. Easily can fit my laptop in here with my lunch and a spare pair of shoes for my commute to and from the office.Has a small zippered pouch inside of the main compartment to keep your odds and ends (chargers, usb keys etc.). The zippered pouch on the top flap is great for things you need to quick access to.There is a side zipper that runs the entire height of the bag that lets you access the laptop compartment of the bag without undoing the buckles and drawstrings of the main compartment. This feature is especially handy for getting my book in and out of the bag on the subway quickly.A nice bonus is the bag appears to be waterproof - I got stuck in a torrential downpour for about 5 minutes before I got to shelter and the water droplets were just beading up on the bag and nothing inside got wet.All in all a great bag that I can see lasting a really long time.

Me encanto la mochila, es de muy buena calidad.El unico pero es que este modelo solo tiene una bolsa exterior y una interior para guardar cosas (sueltas). Sin embargo le doy 5 estrellas porque si estaba especificado en el diseño.La broche que trae enfrente me ayuda mucho con el peso. La adquirí porque siempre ando en moto.

This pack was really beautiful and well made but I decided that ruck sacks just aren't for me.... I am too used to having lots of different compartments to organise my stuff in. If I were going to get a rucksack though.... this would be the one! I love the pattern so much. Only complaint would be that the chest strap isn't removable.

Good bag, feels solid and we'll put together. My only complaint is that there isn't really any compartments except one sleeve and so it can be difficult to find something in the bag when it's full. Also the side zipper doesn't open on the bag, only opens on the sleeve so you can't see the content of the bag and what's at the bottom.I grabbed it on sale at 35$. I wouldn't recommend paying more than that.

Die farbliche Ausführung ist wie abgebildet, der Innenraum des Rucksacks ist knallrot. Das stört mich aber nicht. Das Material macht einen stabilen Eindruck und alle Nähte sind sauber verarbeitet. Nachdem ich aber einen größeren Einkauf gemacht habe, muss ich sagen, dass die Rückenwand besser gepolstert sein müsste, um eine bessere Lastverteilung zu erzielen. Als Uni-Rucksack geht er für den Preis in Ordnung, aber zum Wandern würde ich ihn nach der Belastungsprobe bestimmt nicht mitnehmen.